Suggest Treatment For Skin Cancer

Posted on Mon, 4 Sep 2017

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Question : Hi i am 29 year old female non smoker non drinker. I have had this mole on the top of my right thigh for as long as i can remember couple days ago i noticed it "seemed" a bit more raised then before so i squeezed it and little bit of clear fluid came out amd squeezed it more and a little bit of blood came out to. Now it looks like this? Is this normal?! Im worried about it being skin cancer. I only have a few moles so not sure what they should look like. (Image attached) it is smaller then a pencil eraser.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (20 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Use a topical antibacterial

Detailed Answer:
hello. thank you for writing to us.

I am Dr. Kakkar(dermatologist). I have gone through your query and I have viewed the image.

It is an irritated nevus. Nevi can become a little raised as they age and as they move deeper i.e become compound or intradermal. That is normal. I can see the overlying skin eroded and that's because you scratched it otherwise it looks pretty symmetrical, with regular borders, round to oval in shape and even colored. So that seems just an irritated mole to me. I suggest you to use a topical antibacterial ointment e.g Neosporin or Mupirocin ointment, twice daily for a week. Only a nevi which develops spontaneous ulceration and/or may show other features like asymmetry, irregular borders, variegated colors should be biopsied.

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