i picked at a mole.... will i get cancer? - Cancer: Skin Message Board

RICEBOY8778 · 06-23-2002, 04:37 PM

hi, i have this mole on my left arm and chest, i tried to remove them with a needle and now they look like scars(the one on my arm looks like a scar)but the one on my chest is like a red spot wit a dark brown background, im worried, will i get skin cancer? please help me(i removed them for cosmetic purposes)

RICEBOY8778 · 06-23-2002, 04:39 PM

ps. these moles are the regular kind... just the small black one that a lot of people have. please replie guys

LCarter · 07-25-2002, 08:10 AM

My 15 year old had a melanoma mole. They had to remove 3 lymph nodes. We caught it in time and she has been okay for 1 year. Don't mess around with moles, go to a good Plastic Surgeon and have them removed. She had to go through the dye which hurt horribly, etc. Just get them checked out.