dr mumsnet... beauty spot is itchy

[nickeljrismybabesitter]

I've got a beauty spot in my pubic hair.
it's not always been there, and it's never been lumpy, just a flat brown circle of skin.

This morning i noticed that it was itching like mad, when i washed, and it's slightly raised and pinky in the middle.

Part of me thinks "great, I've been bitten again!" because i've been bitten a lot of times this winter in very strange places, and they're always raised and itchy.
But, because this raised and itchy is in a place where there's already a mark, it worries me.

Do I keep an eye on it or make a dr's appointment (straight away i mean)
tia

[DonkeysDontRideBicycles]

A mole can change in weeks or months. As it's itchy, raised and has changed colour, and because now you've noticed it will bug you, for peace of mind I would make a doctor's appointment.

[DonkeysDontRideBicycles]

PS Am not medical, I know you said it's a beauty spot not a mole but as they say to check out changes in freckles I think the same applies.

[nickeljrismybabesitter]

i think it's more of a freckle, yes, it's not raised at all, it's just a pigment.

thanks, i think i'll have to have it checked. :)

[gordonpym]

Book an appointment to the GP. I had a very lovely and tiny beauty spot on the side of the nose. It started itching and I went to my GP who said "no, I don't think it's nasty" but referred me nonetheless to a dermatologist and guess what if was skin cancer, a rare form of BCC basal cell carcinoma. Usually, these are pinkish, white and look like scab, but there is one , the pigmented bcc who looks very different.
So yes go to the GP, but don't worry, they don't spread to deadly forms like melanomas.

[SoMuchForSubtlety]

Any mole that changes colour or size or starts itching or bleeding should IMMEDIATELY be seen by a dermatologist (not a GP). Most likely it's rubbed on your clothes and got a bit irritated, but it's very important to rule out skin cancer as it needs to be treated quite quickly but is easy to cure if caught early.

I say this as an Australian, we have skin cancer awareness drummed into us!!