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What happens if you tear off a mole?
Last reviewed: 18.06.2019
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Many of us remember the terrible stories from childhood about what will happen if you tear off a birthmark. But is it all so terrible in reality? Let's figure it out.
First you need to understand what the mole is. It is a growth on the skin that is benign. It accumulates a large amount of melanin (pigment).
If you have already torn off the birthmark, you need to know what to do in this case:
- Do not panic.
- Take a small swab or a piece of bandage and stop the bleeding.
- Burn the damaged area with hydrogen peroxide and make a sterile bandage on top.
- Immediately go to the doctor, who must examine the torn mole. If the birthmark was not completely ripped off, the surgeon must cut out the remnants of melanin until they were in the body. Otherwise, avoiding cancer is quite difficult.
- If you completely tore off the birthmark, try to put it in saline and take it to the hospital for tests.
Remember, if the birthmark was not malignant, and benign education, then you will definitely avoid a terrible diagnosis. Only melanomas (malignant moles) are dangerous.
How to understand if a mole is a melanoma? First of all, to determine this, carefully examine the place where it used to be. If the skin there began to darken, it becomes uneven, so it was melanoma. Sometimes melanoma again begin to grow in the same place and slightly bleed while doing so.
What happens if you tear off a hanging mole?
So-called hanging moles are very dangerous for human health, especially if they are located in places where the skin is constantly rubbed with clothing. Hanging moles are not always melanomas, sometimes they can be benign entities. Such nevi can be flesh colored or have a slightly darker shade.
If you want to know what will happen if you tear off the hanging birthmark, you can refer this question to a dermatologist or an oncologist. They will explain in detail what problems arise in this case. The main feature of the hanging mole is its root, which is located very deep in the epithelium. If you tear off the hanging mole, it usually remains in the skin. When the top is ripped off, it will trigger the processes for the release of melanin into the body. That is, skin cancer is provided to you.
If the hanging mole prevents you, try to get rid of it yourself. Be sure to ask for help from qualified personnel who will recommend the best method of removal. Among the most popular are:
- Use of liquid nitrogen.
- Laser removal.
- Burning by electric current.
- Intervention surgically.
At the peak of popularity in modern medicine is the laser removal of hanging moles, as it allows you not to worry about the possibility of the appearance of scars or scars.
What happens if you tear off a mole on your neck?
Neck - one of the most unfortunate places for the location of moles, because there they are often rubbed with clothing collars or chains. In addition, the risk of accidentally tearing a tumor or part of it grows so. What happens if you tear off a mole on your neck? If it was a melanoma, that is, a malignant formation, then it is necessary immediately go to the doctor who will cleanse the skin of the remaining parts. The fact is that the risk of getting cancer after this increases several times.
If you tore off a large mole on your neck, immediately try to burn the place (alcohol or hydrogen peroxide is suitable). You are lucky if you have a small amount of skin that can be attributed to histological analysis. With it, you can understand whether the birthmark is cancerous. In the summer, try not to open the place where there was a mole, while walking under the sun. And best of all, of course, immediately seem to a specialist.
If your birthmark is hindered by the neck, it is better not to wait for you to accidentally tear it off, and immediately go to the surgeon and get rid of the education.