Moles from the sun: is "solar love" dangerous?

To the birthmarks on the body, the person has always had a twofold relationship. On the one hand, neat cute pigment spots are a kind of unique decoration peculiar to a single individual. But on the other hand, this is an occasion for reflection, and sometimes even worry. There are birthmarks in different periods of a person's life. They can have both different forms and manifestations, and different reasons for their appearance. It can be hereditary factors, trauma, hormonal bursts. Among the variety of pigmented spots, the moles from the sun are especially prominent, which appear as if without our participation.

Causes of the birth marks from the sun

In order to understand why there are moles from the sun, you need a basic knowledge of biology and chemistry. Many, probably, noticed that in summer after a long stay in the sun or after visiting the solarium the amount of pigment spots increases. Under the influence of sunlight (UV radiation), the human body produces a certain special substance melanin, which is the basis for the emergence and growth of moles.

The appearance of moles on the human body in itself does not pose any danger to human life and health.

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Pathogenesis

The pathogenesis of this process is that, provided that the body produces a large amount of melanin, innocuous moles are capable of mutating, developing into a malignant tumor.

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Symptoms of the birth marks from the sun

Safe moles from the sun (pigment nevi) - small spots of rounded form, colored brown, more or less saturated, depending on the depth of the location of the nevus cells. Sometimes they stand out slightly above the surface of the skin, while in their visible structure should not differ from the surrounding skin. Uniform coloration, as well as hair growth at the birthplace of the birthmark, once again indicate its safety. Any change in the appearance, shape, color, size of the habitual birthmark should be sure to alert its owner.

It is necessary to pay attention to the following moments of appearance and existence of moles, which can serve as a distress signal.

• The emergence of new nevuses in adulthood (usually birthmarks appear up to 25 years)
• Large moles with a diameter of 1 cm.
• Increase-reduction in birthmarks.
• Change in the intensity of color, the erasure of the skin pattern.
• Unpleasant sensation in the area of a birthmark
• Emergence of foci of inflammation or bleeding.
• Sensitive Segments of Birthmarks
• Unusually smooth, glossy surface of a mole
• Asymmetric, irregular form of nevus.
• Peeling, crusts in the area of the birthmark.
• The appearance of a red border around the nevus
• The appearance of small ulcers or a wet surface on the mole.

Care should also be the redness of the birthmark or the disappearance of the hair on the mole, if they were before.

Moles from the sun, appearing in large numbers or merging into groups, can also be an alarm and an excuse to contact a dermatologist, or even an oncologist.

Diagnostics of the birth marks from the sun

As in the case of other diseases, early diagnosis of pathological changes in birthmarks leads to a rapid and timely elimination of the problem. Not all changes in moles from the sun lead to the appearance of malignant tumors - melanoma. Sometimes on this background there are other skin tumors, mostly benign. Nevertheless, both at the early stages of development with great success can be treated.

Conversely, insufficient attention to the problem of the degeneration of nevi, can have severe, sometimes irreparable consequences. A neglected form of skin cancer with metastasis to the internal organs leads to the death of the patient. The same complications can have injuries and self-relieving from moles without consulting and prescribing a doctor.

Diagnosis and examination of moles for the presence of cancer cells are carried out in specialized medical centers or in oncology departments of hospitals. Gone are the days when you can analyze the birthmark for cancer only after its removal. Currently, there are various diagnostic methods, such as:

• Complex diagnostics of the organism, including a patient's questionnaire, anamnesis study, blood and urine tests.
• A skin biopsy in the area of a mole (taking a small amount of material to analyze the presence of pathological cells indicating the development of cancer).
• Punch biopsy (scraping of the skin for cancer diagnosis).
• Dermatoscopy (examination of a birthmark at a 50-fold increase).

Operative treatment is carried out only after the appointment of a doctor after a comprehensive examination to determine the stage of development of melanoma and its localization. Surgical removal of a birthmark at the initial stage of cancer usually passes without consequences. In later stages, in addition to removing the melanoma itself, lymph nodes are removed around the tumor and metastasis from the internal organs. And here the success of the operation depends not only on the qualification of the doctor.

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Treatment of the birth marks from the sun

If your birthmark does not arouse suspicion, but only spoils, in your opinion, an aesthetic appearance or brings some discomfort due to its location, you can get rid of it by cauterization. For this, drugs such as "Superchistotel" or "Solkoderm" are used. But before the procedure begins, it is necessary to make sure that the birthmark is safe from the point of view of the formation of malignant tumors, and for this it is absolutely necessary to consult a doctor and undergo a medical examination.

Moles from the sun can be treated with alternative methods. Alternative treatment of moles is based on the specific properties of the plants and preparations used, as well as on some share of autosuggestion, which stimulates the body to fight the problem.

• Chalk and hemp oil (1: 4). A mixture of chalk flour and oil to insist about 3-4 days. Apply 2 times a day for a month.
• Acetic essence. To remove the birthmark for a month, gently apply the essence directly to the birthmark, trying to avoid skin burn.
• Juice of garlic and lemon. Alternately apply on the birthmark as often as possible for a certain time. Complete removal of the mole occurs in 1-2 weeks.
• Onion juice.
• Black radish juice. Lubricate the mole 3-4 days.
• Castor oil. Lubricate the birthmark twice a day for a month.
• Mash of sour apple. Within 3 days at night, spread the mush on the mole and tightly wrap it with a cloth and cellophane.

In alternative medicine, the treatment of moles with grasses is very popular:

• Infusion celandine on alcohol. Apply externally to the area of moles.
• Dandelion root. Kashitsu from the root of a dandelion to apply for several hours to the mole for at least a week.
• Grass of milkweed. Lubricate the birthmark with fresh sap from the plant, or apply a gruel from the leaves to the mole for a couple of hours.

There are such sympathetic means of treating moles from the sun, based on self-hypnosis. Nevertheless, many people apply them and quite successfully. Whether they help or not is unknown, but they will not bring harm exactly.

• Bread spike place of cut for a short while applied to the mole. Then the spike is buried in the ground with the rootlet down.
• A beautiful apple is cut in half and, rubbing halves of each other over the mole, bind them together and dig in the yard.
• The potato is divided in half. One part is immediately buried in the ground, and the second is placed next to the first one after rubbing it with a birthmark.

The cure comes immediately after the buried product decays in the ground.

If the mole from the sun does not bother you, then it's best not to touch it at all.

Prevention

Many fans of solar procedures are concerned with the question: what to do if there are birthmarks from the sun?

In this we will help prevent the appearance of moles, which consists in refusing frequent visits to the solarium, as well as from prolonged exposure to the sun. Take the rule of sunbathing until 10 am and after 16 pm. The rest of the day try to be in the shade.

Prevention of the occurrence of malignant tumors at the site of moles is as follows:

• Do not touch the birthmark, which does not cause anxiety.
• Avoid injuring the birthmark physically.
• Protect already existing birthmarks from sunlight with clothing or the correct mode of exposure to the sun.
• Do not remove moles yourself without reason and preliminary diagnosis.
• Taking medications, carefully read the annotations to them, as taking certain drugs increases the sensitivity of the skin to UV radiation.
• The same applies to certain foods and herbs, such as parsley, carrots, St. John's Wort. Do not abuse them before going out in the sun.
• Use special sunscreens with the best protection for you (the lighter the skin, the more protection you need to choose). The use of such creams and emulsions not only prevents the occurrence of skin cancers, but also effectively prevents the appearance of new moles.

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Forecast

If we talk about the prognosis, then following preventive measures and timely access to a doctor in case of a marked change in the mole, almost completely eliminates the occurrence of negative consequences.

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