What Causes Developing Of Multiple Moles Over Body?

Posted on Tue, 13 May 2014

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Question : I'm 23 and recently I've been having I guess what you would call beauty marks appearing everywhere from my feet to my hands. They are about the size of a period, brown, and flat. No pain. They are on my stomach now and even appearing on parts of my vagina. I had a annual in February and my gynecologist thought it was normal but i have two new ones there now. Just a tad bit worried.

Answered by Dr. Geetika Paul (25 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Moles over body, harmless skin lesions

Detailed Answer:
Hi

I understand your concern regarding your skin problem and I hope I am able to help you in the same .
I have seen the attached pictures .
You seem to be developing multiple melanocytic naevi or moles over your body.
I would like to tell you that these lesions are absolutely normal. It is just that some people are predisposed to develop many of these but these are completely harmless skin lesions and are also called beauty spots.
These lesions are a real cause of concern only if there is a sudden increase in the size of these lesions or if there is development of irregular border or irregular pigmentation or irregular shape . Only in these conditions , a check up might be required. But otherwise, it is completely normal to have multiple small black to brown lesions over the body.
In case these are really bothersome, then you can get them removed by a dermatologist .

Hope it answers your query

Please ask if you need any further clarifications
Dr Geetika Paul

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