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Atypical Mole Sole foot

by Peya, Aug 19, 2009 07:01PM

Tags: Atypical mole

Hello,

I am 38 years old woman with dark hair, hazsel eyes, with light skin tone. I went to my dermatologist today for my yearly checkup and I showed him a very small mole that I just saw in the heel of my right foot. He looked at it with a microscope, and told me that it was atypical and should be removed. He assured me that it does not look like cancer, but to remove it to be in the safe side. He told me that it was not an emergency and to calm down. I have an appt. next week to remove it. I came home and I started reading about Acral Lentiginous Melanoma, and now I am convinced that I have it. Could you give me any advice, I have a week to wait until I get this removed!

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by Pum, Aug 20, 2009 06:35PM

Take it easy. You said in your other post that it was 2mm. This is very very small. If the dermatologist is unconcerned then so should you be. They are just being extra extra cautious. Moles on feet often look a bit weird but that doesn't mean anything other than they are harder so definitively say one way or the other.

Please let us know how you get on.

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