Freckles are small brown spots usually found on the face, neck, chest, and arms. Freckles are extremely common and are not a health threat. They are more often seen in the summer, especially among ...

Moles and skin tags are skin growths that appear for different reasons. While both are usually harmless, one carries a higher risk for cancer than the other. Read on to find out what moles and skin ...

A mole is an unwanted skin growth. It usually looks like a flat or raised bump that’s the color of your skin or darker. Most people get moles as a teenager or adult. Some moles are present at birth.

Moles are usually brown and black small lesions on the skin. Sometimes, they are also red, pink, tan or skin-coloured. They are formed when cells in the skin grow in a cluster of the pigmented cell, ...

When a new mole appears, or a previously stable mole begins changing, this could be an early warning sign of cancer. But what about when a mole disappears? Moles sometimes fade or disappear, ...

We all know the importance of covering up in the sun in order to lower our risk of skin cancer (or at least hopefully we all do – the anti-SPF movement doing the rounds on TikTok aside...). Wearing ...

A mole removal scar typically fades over time. However, there are ways to reduce the appearance more quickly. Moles, or nevi, are so common that most adults have at least a few. While some moles can ...

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A mole can bleed if it’s been injured. A bleeding mole may also be caused by skin cancer. If a mole is bleeding and is also asymmetrical, has variations in color, has a poorly defined border, is ...