thread: I'm really not mole-obsessed, I promise, however... ?

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  1. #1
    Registered User

    Jan 2011
    Perth
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    From experience I'd say if it's genetic then it will become a mole no matter how little sun that part of the skin gets. I have a lot of moles on my body and while yes, many of them appeared over time and with age, a lot of them came along when I was a child and in are virtually sun-free places like between my toes and on the small of my back. My dermatologist once said that people with a hereditary pre-disposition to moles are like that because of a genetic quirk which results in the body localising melanin to little clusters - hence the darkened moles.

  2. #2
    2013 BellyBelly RAK Recipient.

    Oct 2012
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    That's interesting, Ladylove! My DS1 has a mole in an area that never sees the sun and I often wondered why?? We get it checked out once per year, and so far it's all good. Been there since he was around 2.

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    BellyBelly Member

    Sep 2010
    North West Victoria, Australia
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    I've got a few on my belly, back, shoulders. I've had them for as long as I can remember.

    Places that never saw the sun. Hell, I've even got one on my vagina