Could A Scar After A Mole Removal Expand And Grow During Pregnancy?

Posted on Tue, 19 Jun 2018

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Question : Can a scar grow when you ser pregnant . I had a mole removed before getting pregnant and it was clean. But I had a bad scar. My doctor put prednisolon in it and it Got s bit better. But Now i noticed it is has grown . Could it be something malignant or just because i am pregnant

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (54 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Hypertrophic scar, not malignant

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

I have gone through your complaints and reviewed the attached photograph.
It seems to be a hypertrophic scar.
It occurs as a normal phenomenon to injury or scar in some individuals.
It is not malignant.
It has a tendency to enlarge during its course but nothing to worry about.
Regards
Dr Asmeet

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