Moles or beautymarks?????????!
Question:
Moles or beautymarks?????????
Ok I want to know how do moles or "beauty marks" form on our bodies I mean some are flat then some are huge! I just want to know where the heck do they come from... Please tell me
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A mole, technically known as melanocytic naevus is a small, dark spot on human skin. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, the majority of moles show up during the first two decades of a person’s life while about one in every 100 babies are born with moles. Acquired moles are a form of benign neoplasm, while congenital moles are considered a minor malformation, or hamartoma. A mole can be either subdermal (composed of melanin), or a pigmented growth on the skin, formed mostly of a type of cell known as melanocytes. The high concentration of the body’s pigmenting agent, melanin, is responsible for their dark color. Moles are a member of the family of skin lesions known as naevi.
Some scientists suspect that overexposure to ultraviolet light -- including excessive sunlight -- may play a role in the formation of acquired moles.[2]However, more research is needed in this area. Genes can also have an influence on a person’s moles. Dysplastic nevi or atypical mole syndrome is a hereditary condition which causes the person to have a large quantity of moles (often 100 or more) with some larger than normal or atypical. This often leads to a higher risk of melanoma, a serious skin cancer.[