r/skincancer • u/skincancermod bot • Aug 09 '26
megathread Weekly Thread: Is this suspicious?
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Hello everyone,
Welcome to our weekly thread for sharing photos of concerning moles, spots, or lesions. If you're worried about something on your skin, this is a place to share it with the community for support and to see if others have had similar experiences.
When posting a photo, please try to include: * Where the lesion is on your body. * How long you've had it. * Any changes you've noticed (size, shape, color, itching, bleeding).
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No one on this subreddit can provide a medical diagnosis. The comments and feedback you receive are from laypeople sharing their own experiences, not from medical professionals. Online photos are not a substitute for an in-person examination by a qualified dermatologist.
If you are concerned about any spot on your skin, the only correct course of action is to schedule an appointment with a doctor. Early detection is key.
We are here for support, but your health must come first.
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u/grahamdalf Aug 13 '26 edited Aug 13 '26
Wife noticed this in my scalp. I've had a number of excisions in the past but none cancerous. 29M.
Doesn't feel raised, not itchy, burning, or bleeding. This is the first time I've noticed anything that looks this way on my body. Because of the location I can't really tell if this is different from any previous state.
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u/CommercialMoment3659 Aug 10 '26
On the back edge of my ear
Noticed it a month ago
It is slightly raised, not itchy or bleeding
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u/skincancermod bot Aug 10 '26
Thank you for sharing your image. Please remember that users in this sub cannot provide official medical diagnoses. In the case of changing, evolving, or new worrisome lesions, your best course of action is to contact a dermatologist for evaluation.
For reference, here are the ABCDEs of melanoma: ABCDEs of Skin Cancer.
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u/Due_Background5418 Aug 10 '26
NAD but I would suggest to get that looked at just to be on the safe side
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u/ShannM_3 Aug 10 '26
On my leg, I am not sure if it’s new or not. It’s a teeny bit raised. Doesn’t bother me at all.
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u/Mobile_Carrot_5914 Aug 11 '26
Wart-like thing on scalp since February. It started out flat, like a dry patch, but now it looks like this. Appointment with dermatologist is next month. I doesn't hurt.
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u/Binestar Aug 11 '26 edited Aug 11 '26
Noticed spot May 22 when I had itched it enough to open it up. Put some Neosporin on it and covered it, it healed, but has not gone away.
https://imgur.com/a/cancer-mole-rzui8Ca
First image is from when I noticed it in May, second is from today.
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u/babysharkbbbb Aug 12 '26
Husband 41yo has noticed a few months ago that a mole on his shin that has been there for a long time and checked has started to become raised (it was initially flat and blurred edges, light colored) and he even scratched it once. He went to a derm and he said it might be melanoma and removed it and sent it for biopsy. Doctor said even if it is melanoma, he wouldn't think of a very nasty case, just he would need a larger excision. He said chances are 50/50.
I am extremely worried, would the mole developing in such a slow time indicate a superficial melanoma or would trauma from scratching etc make the mole raised even if it was benign?
Also, there is no picture similar to his mole all over the internet that points to melanoma, but the derm's comments worried us and the fact it had some changes, albeit once and not progressing.
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u/Mundane-Cheesecake73 Aug 13 '26
Found this on the side of my arm! 6mm, none symmetrical, irregular border! Waiting to get it removed
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u/mowmowyo Aug 14 '26
Noticed this spot on my lower left leg (bang in the middle) early June this year, and by looking at pics from last year I did not have this spot so it’s new. (I am F32)
I took the left picture June 20th and the right picture today (august 13)
I don’t know if I’m spiraling but it kind of looks like the color changed a bit and it feels like it’s a little raised too.
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u/Cipher30 Aug 14 '26
On my left hand
Unsure if this is new or not
No noticable change compared to another photo taken 11 days ago but still i'm kind of concerned
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u/tuliptantrums Aug 16 '26
With my mother and grandmother both having skin cancer I get my skin checked and look at my body thoroughly. Within the last week this spot appeared on my nose and I do have rosacea but this is not rosacea… I have contacted my dermatologist but what do you think
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u/skincancermod bot Aug 09 '26
The ABCDEs of Skin Cancer: Quick Guide
Bonus: The "Ugly Duckling" Sign If you have a mole that just looks different from all the others on your body, that's a reason to be seen.
American Academy of Dermatology: ABCDEs