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My friend and I have birthmarks. Can it turn cancerous?
Query: Hello doctor, I have a facial birthmark. I searched it up and it seems like a nevus spilus/ speckled lentiginous nevus. I read that it can turn cancerous. My parents never told me this and when I told them they told me I was just being paranoid for nothing. My friend also has a birthmark that seems ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I appreciate you deciding to go an extra mile in gathering information about your and your friend's problem. In answer to your problem, chances of it to turn malignant (cancerous) are remote but nevertheless cannot be ruled out. As such, birthmarks tend to be deeper ... Read Full »
What could be the reason for brown patches at the back of the neck?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 26-year-old male. I have black or brown patches on my back below the neck. The whole of my upper back portion has turned black/brown. It has been around 10 years this discoloration started but is now constant (not spreading) for the past four to five years. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is pigmented hairy epidermal nevus (Becker nevus or Beckers melanosis). The first appearance of this nevus is in adolescence. It presents as an irregular, hyperpigmented patch. Once present these nevi stabilize after several months or years. Becker nevus is a benign ... Read Full »
Can tattoo over a birthmark cover it?
Query: Hello doctor, I am attaching a picture of a mark. Can you tell me if this is a melanoma? It has been that size for a long time but, it looks a little weird. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. From your description and the given picture (attachment removed to protect patient identity), it seems you have a mole or melanocytic nevus. They are considered benign melanomas and nothing actively needs to be done for them. If the mole shows a sudden increase in si... Read Full »
Please suggest cream to remove Becker's nevus.
Query: Hi doctor,I have Becker's nevus on my upper part of the chest. It has grown subsequently dark in the past few years. Also, hair growth has increased very much on that part. It is aligned towards my left shoulder. My childhood photos show no sign of any such mark. Only, occasional acne occur on that ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.Becker's nevusis a kind of mole, which usually starts at puberty and keeps increasing in size and pigmentation till the age of 25 to 30 years. Also, it is tough to treat. It can only be lightened, but not completely removed. You may have to try laserssuch as Q-switched Nd-Y... Read Full »