there are A LOT of suspicious moles on my body but i figure, if they were skin caner or somethin, something would have happened by now. Is it possible to have many moles without any kind of symptoms aside from the moles themselves? I dont have a doc (i live in canada where u are put on waiting lists for doctors and ive been on one for 2 years) and when I go to a walk-in clinic, they tell me I should see a derm and you need a family doc to see one, so i’m screwed. So i’m relying on you folks! Thanks.

Yes I have 5 big ugly moles on my face. They are on the right side and are SO embarrassing. I have no self-confidence left b/c ppl at school make fun of me and call me names. I try to ignore them but I end up crying anyway. Please ,do you know a way (other than plastic surgery) to lighten, fade, or hide them? I am always having to turn my face away from people. They stare and I am so embarrassed. Other than that, I have blonde hair, blue eyes and I’m 5’10"..I feel beautiful until I see my horrible face. PLEASE PLEASE help me. Oh please I feel awful. Thank you SO much.

help me its black and its on my cheek 10 points for the best answer thanks!
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http://i518.photobucket.com/albums/u346/LizzyJewel93/mole.jpg

^^ thats my mole.

I have a mole on my back that is causing me trouble. And I think I may have melanoma. I have apt. this friday with the doctor. But was looking to get some insight now. Below is what the sympotoms are suppose to be. I have a yes or no beside it as to whether or not I have that symptom. Do you think I have it?

Yes- * A is for asymmetry. One half of the mole or skin growth doesn’t match the other half.

Yes- * B is for border irregularity. The edges are ragged, notched, or blurred.

Yes. Brown and tan- * C is for color. The pigmentation is not uniform. Shades of tan, brown, and black are present. Dashes of red, white, and blue add to the mottled appearance. Changes in color distribution, especially the spread of color from the edge of a mole into the surrounding skin, also are an early sign of melanoma.

Yes- * D is for diameter. The mole or skin growth is larger than 6 mm (0.2 in.) or about the size of a pencil eraser. Any growth of a mole should be of concern.

Signs of melanoma in an existing mole include changes in:

Yes. Thickening. -* Elevation, such as thickening or raising of a previously flat mole.

No- * Surface, such as scaling, erosion, oozing, bleeding, or crusting.

Yes. My mole is on my back and all around it is red and itchy. almost like a rash – * Surrounding skin, such as redness, swelling, or small new patches of color around a larger lesion (satellite pigmentations).
* Sensation, such as itching, tingling, or burning.
* Consistency, such as softening or small pieces that break off easily (friability).

Melanoma can develop in an existing mole or other mark on the skin, but it often develops in unmarked skin. Although melanoma can grow anywhere on the body, it frequently occurs on the upper back of men and women and on the legs in women. Less commonly, it can develop on the soles, palms, nail beds, or mucous membranes that line body cavities such as the mouth, the rectum, and the vagina.5

Many other skin conditions (such as seborrheic keratosis, warts, and basal cell cancer) have features similar to those of melanoma.
Later symptoms

Later signs of melanoma include:

No. – * A break in the skin or bleeding from a mole or other colored skin lesion.

Yes. – * Pain in a mole or lesion.

Symptoms of metastatic melanoma may be vague and include:

No. – * Swollen lymph nodes, especially in the armpit or groin.
No. – * A colorless lump or thickening under the skin.
Yes. – * Unexplained weight loss.
No. – * Gray skin (melanosis).
No. * Ongoing (chronic) cough.
Yes. -* Headaches.
No. -* Seizures.