How Do Skin Moles Form?

Melissa Wilson, PA-C, MPAS, Melanoma Lead, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, and AIM's Ask a Melanoma Medical Expert explains how skin moles develop and how to know if they're dangerous.
Not all melanomas start from a mole, but all moles are made up of the type of cells that can become melanomas: melanocytes.
The information in this video is correct as of 1 January 2022.
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[@RomanForkosh]

I appreciate the effort to make the video, but it explains very little. However, it did lead me to be able to ask more questions, so thank you, as that is the most important part of education.

[@elijahjflowers]

Thanks

[@Mothxcat]

Thanks lol I’ve been seeing those forming in my body more often

[@ammabthedigitallynomadic3385]

What happens when a random mole pops up on your face when you are almost 40? It’s a small mole like a tiny beauty mark

[@katalystc1268]

Is it both environmental and genetic predisposition that creates moles?

[@VarunKumar-zh6vt]

How to remove the mole

[@internalinjectiontrulyhere6182]

There not warts