I Found A New Mole On My Chest. It Doesnt Look Particularly Concerning

Posted on Sat, 14 Nov 2020

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Question : i found a new mole on my chest. it doesnt look particulary conerning but it is new and i have never seen it before. age 27, male. any concerns?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Regarding a mole

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Seems like a small, uniformly colored, well defined symmetrical mole. So, it doesn't look concerning to me. at present. You may keep a watch on it and if it changes in size or shape you could follow up with a dermatologist.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if you need any more assistance.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (2 days later)

Thank you Dr. Kakkar. Is it fine that this is a new mole? Is it customary to get new moles? I'm sure I have gotten new moles over the years, but I just haven't been cognizant.

I have read online it is not particularly uncommon, but want to double check. I have my annual skin check the first week of january. Any reason from this information to move it forward?

Thanks!

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (32 hours later)

Brief Answer:
regarding a mole

Detailed Answer:
Hi.

To get new moles is pretty normal on sun exposed sites, particularly in fair skin types. One must always use a sunscreen, particularly between 10AM and 3PM. Most of the new moles that appear are benign in appearance and stay so for ever. Nevertheless, to have a large number of moles (even if benign) is a risk factor for skin cancer even though most of the melanomas don't arise from preexisting moles.

Take care

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar