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Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
in Health & Wellbeing
why you shouldn't pluck hairs from moles?

im always getting told not to, but i wondered if there was a specific reason?

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Doing anything to a mole - picking it, scratching it, plucking hairs can cause the mole to become cancerous.

    At least that's what I've always been told...

    Ilora x
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    a mole is basically an abnormal growth of cells (usually benign), however if you start to pluck them(or fiddle with them in any way), you might cause dysplasia (the cells will start to proliferate abnormally), in this case you could provide the right environment for a malignant change in the cells- and believe me you don't want a melanoma or a squamous cell carcinoma (both types of skin cancer)- I see alot of cases of this in my work and it's nasty!


    ...I'm not saying that it'll definately happen, but you don't want to take any chances.....
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    i don't have any thank goodness... but omg that is some scary shit! - they turn cancerous?!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I have one on the side of my face and I pluck it too. Scary!!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Just cut the hairs as close to the surface as you can.

    Doesn't it feel irritated when you pluck them? Jebus... it makes me cringe!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    get rid of the mole.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I pluck/shave mine and I've never had any problems with it. Ones on my face and they wont remove it becasue it'll leave a scar.
    The other two, one is on my thigh the other on my arm and they said they "might" remove them but I am low priority come back in a bit.
    I also once had a cut across the mole but the doc said don't worry unless it changes colour so i doubt it'll do much.
    I'm not going round with horrible black hairs sprouting everywhere on me thats for sure.
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