| Moles are normally harmless and appear in many | | | | with skin cancer. |
| different forms. There are blue nevi (Nevi is the | | | | You can have a mole that is right in the line of a |
| scientific term for moles.) that have a lot of | | | | seam of clothing. The constant rubbing and |
| pigment, some that are brown to black and some | | | | irritation of the cloth against the skin causes |
| that are flesh tone. Sometimes people are born | | | | inflammation. Usually when this occurs, it's |
| with moles, which are congenital. Most of the | | | | important to seek a physician's advice about |
| time, they come from sun exposure and the | | | | removing the mole. If the skin specialist says |
| person's genetic make-up. Moles can be flat, | | | | confirms your suspicion, you have several |
| raised, round, small or large. They come individually | | | | alternative courses of action. |
| or in clusters. Moles can darken as you age or if | | | | 1. You can do nothing and cover the mole when |
| you're pregnant, or they may even go away. One | | | | you wear clothing that rubs against it. |
| thing that isn't normal with moles is inflammation. | | | | 2. You can schedule an appointment with a doctor |
| Mole inflammation may be a sign that there are | | | | to have the mole removed. |
| problems with the mole tissue. | | | | 3. You can use a natural mole remover and |
| If you notice any changes in your mole such as | | | | eliminate the mole. |
| inflammation you need to consult your physician. | | | | Mole inflammation can also occur if you |
| Other changes that require the expert eye of a | | | | inadvertently nick the mole and it becomes |
| skin doctor are changes in the size of the mole, | | | | infected. If the inflammation is excessive, you |
| color changes, shape changes creating irregular | | | | should seek the advice of a physician since it may |
| borders, bleeding, itching, darkening of the mole or | | | | be infected. Otherwise, apply an antibacterial lotion |
| even pain at the site of the mole. These are | | | | or cream to the area and keep it clean and |
| indications that something is occurring in the tissue. | | | | protected from further infection. |
| It needs to be check out and if it's nothing, you | | | | Inadvertently scratching the mole without realizing |
| can be relieved. It might not be cancerous but if it | | | | it is another thing that causes mole inflammation. |
| is a precursor to skin cancer, your doctor might | | | | Sometimes actions are so automatic that you |
| encourage you to have the mole removed as a | | | | simply do them and don't realize it. If you have an |
| precautionary act. | | | | inflamed mole, look from scratched surface areas |
| The method of checking a mole if you find mole | | | | around the mole. Be aware of your habits so you |
| inflammation, is to take a piece of the tissue and | | | | can stop them. |
| examine it. The fact is that those folks that have | | | | The rule of thumb on mole inflammation is that |
| ten to twenty moles on their body have a higher | | | | unless you know what caused it; always check |
| incident of skin cancer. Not all mole inflammation | | | | with a skin specialist to make sure that the |
| comes from cancer, however. Inflammation of a | | | | inflammation is nothing serious. |
| mole can come from ways that aren't associated | | | | |