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mole, freckle or spot?

I have 2 very pale raised moles on my face and a lot of freckles the same colour. in the last few days one of the moles has got hard and dark and feels like a pimple. does this sound like cancer or a spot under a mole?
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1666434 tn?1325262350
Yes best to not touch it until you can get it looked at.  My husband has a lot of moles and sometimes they get an ingrown hair on one of them that gets infected.  Keep us posted indeed:)
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and no more touching it!
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thanks guys! stupidly tried to squeeze it then read you can get cancer from that...oh dear :( plus nothing happened an it doest feel like a spot anymore. I'll try and get on waiting list asap
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If it's a pimple it will be gone and healed in a 2 weeks. That isn't a dangerous amount of time to wait if it was the worst case scenario (and it sounds like an expert opinion doesn't think it is).

Try to think of other things and don't touch it so it heals up.

Take care.
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168348 tn?1379357075
It's hard to really say for sure, but I've had to wait for many appointments a few weeks and then a few more weeks inbetween for treatment .. it's hard waiting for sure.  Maybe call and let them know you are concerned and get on a wait-list for cancelations.

C~
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i went to the doctor and she said it looked like a spot but referred me anyway and now im panicking cos i cant go for at least a month...how fast do these things progress?
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