I picked this mole I had on my arm last year as I hated the look of it but then it grew back and formed a scab, so I picked that Now it keeps growing back and im wondering if I will get skin cancer or something. I though I saw some black which indicates melonoma but its just a very tiny hair. Theres no point saying how stupid I am cause I know but what do you think?
Me mum said the same thing. I think lots of moles MAY be an indication of skin cancer, only if they bleed when you pick them. Picking a mole in itself will not cause cancer, i dont think, though dont take i word for it!
What keeps growing back? The scab? As in... you keep picking it? Try stopping.
You won't get skin cancer, at worst you will get an infection like you could anywhere you picked your skin... moles turn cancerous of their own accord (or lie dormant and then become active of their own accord, or something), I think, not when you pick them. But I'm not an expert.
What keeps growing back? The scab? As in... you keep picking it? Try stopping.
You won't get skin cancer, at worst you will get an infection like you could anywhere you picked your skin... moles turn cancerous of their own accord (or lie dormant and then become active of their own accord, or something), I think, not when you pick them. But I'm not an expert.
The mole and the scab keep growing back, I thought it wouldn't grow back at all but it is doing
The mole and the scab keep growing back, I thought it wouldn't grow back at all but it is doing
Scabs are just exterior blood clots, of course they're going to "grow back" if you keep picking off the stuff separating the blood from the air. And your mole will grow back unless you get it surgically removed.
No - I believe that skin cancer will very rarely be caused by picking a mole. Saying that, please don't pick your moles; it makes all of our moles feel sore just thinking about it. And it's not very attractive either...I'm sure it's far more attractive having a mole on your arm than having a scab on it
The vast majority of skin cancer cases are due to excessive sunbathing. Picking moles or spots in itself is very unlikely to cause skin cancer, but the wound could get infected, and in some rare cases infections can cause cancer.
Regardless, picking spots and moles won't make them go away unless you actually hurt your skin so bad that it form a scar. If you want to get rid of it I suggest you go have it done propperly. By a doctor.
Why oh why are you picking your mole? My arm-mole gave a sympathy twinge when I read that.
Go to the doc, and get it surgically removed. It's quick and fairly painless (got to hurt less than picking it!) and if you have it cauterised rather than shaved off it won't leave a big scar. I've had both (cauterised and cut out) and the cut one left a big scar that still hurts a bit.