I am going to book an appointment at the doctors to have 2 moles removed, Both are the size of a rubber on the top of a pencil.

I have 1 RAISED mole on my neck which the doctor said he will freeze off, Can someone explain to me the precedure doctors do when they freeze of a mole DOES IT HURT? and DOES IT LEAVE A HOLE OR MARK OR SCAR UNDERNEATH?

The other mole is near the end of my hairline and i want it removed because i hate it when people stare at it, It is a FLAT mole so it is not posible to freeze it off right? so how will the doctor remove this one and does it also LEAVE A SCAR OR HURT?

I asked a question like this a while back but got no helpful answers. Guess i’ll try again.

So there’s a couple moles on my back and stomach that are black, red, tender and growing. I’m fairly certain it’s skin cancer. Even if it’s not, i’m sure a doctor will want to biopsy them.

Unfortunately, I am poor, and can’t afford health insurance or doctors bills. I have no money to fall back on, am not in university, not linked to my family in any way, so they can’t pay for it, and not eligible for medicare, medicaid or anything like that.

How the hell am I supposed to pay for skin cancer treatment? Or are my choices just "die" or "be in debt for the rest of my life?"

If anyone knows any programs or anybody that can help me, I would be more than glad to hear about them.
When I say I have no money, I mean I have NO MONEY.
Lots of people seem to think that "no money or insurance" means "available money and insurance that i’m just not accepting"
IT DOES NOT. STOP BEING UNHELPFUL.
I’ve checked free clinics, any around here that offer skin cancer treatment aren’t "accepting new patients"
AGAIN, I have NO MONEY, I recently moved, and would be homeless if it wasn’t for the good graces of my grandparents, who are letting me stay with them for a short time.

A few weeks I noticed a black dot underneath my skin, it has no head, bump, borders or brown/red/odd colors around it, it’s just a black dot as if someone poked a marker on my skin

My problem is I have never took notice of my body until I began researching about cancer, and I honestly can’t figure out if I’ve always had this mark or not. My mother told me I was born with a few black spots on my body, which I do have that are quite larger than this one in fact since birth, And that I could just be getting more as I grow. My main concern is that this black spot is more "out there’ than my other spots, as in my other spots look faded in with my skin, while this one is more darker than the rest.

She and my father explained that this is just genetics making them appear, and not cancer which I am concerned about. And they are my only transportation and money to actually go to a doctor, which they refuse as they think I’m being a hypochondriac about cancer in general.

My family has no history of melanoma or skin cancer, and I haven’t been exposed to the sun for more than two-ten minutes for the past three years, and I’ve never tanned or used a tanning bed.

Here is the black spot in question

http://i.imgur.com/krGqw.png

http://i.imgur.com/4mwtD.png

The last time I went for a full checkup was after I had an anxiety attack in 2006 which the doctors said everything was fine and I only have an anxiety disorder which was described as severe, and I was born with no defects.

And just a note, I know if I think something is wrong I should see a doctor, my problem is my parents refuse to believe anything is wrong with me and therefor will not take me to the doctor, and they also don’t want to spend money on what they believe would be a waste of time as they think I am normal. So please no "go to the doctor"

Its kind of embarrassing, but i have skin tags in my underarms. i am wondering, is there any OTC lotions or treatments i can do to remove them. They have gotten so bad, i wont show my arm pits to my hubby of 2 years. They are just embarrassing. Please help.
Also, if i go to the doctors to get them removed, will it be painful? I don’t have a very high tolerance for pain. Can it be done with a local anesthetic?

Recently I have been going to the gym for 2 months, but have not been on any equipment that can make to blotches on the side of my thighs on both sides next to my testicles. At first I thought it was be ring worm of some sort, but my brother said no since he was in wrestling and has had plenty of ring worms. I have had these to small blotches for a week and a half. Itching on both sides have began and than I thought it must be dirt of some sort, but I was wrong, it wasn’t… it is still there. I am worried that it may be melanoma, but the only symptom I’ve had is itching. If any doctors are only please tell me what it can be. I looked up melanoma and it looks like it was it’s not a mole and it lighter in color, so i guess it’s benign or it just may be blood cells not going through.

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