Hi
just wondered if anyone knows wtf this could be.
I noticed a red area of skin at the tip of my nose. I assumed it was a spot or boil but it didn’t come to this. I didn’t have any injuries or anything either. That was over 4 weeks ago and it’s still not got better.
it’s really hard to explain what it is like (I’ve attached photos) it’s not a boil or cyst or lump or pimple or infection. But at the same time, it’s also not redness on the top of my skin (eg it’s not eczema or irritation and the skin isn’t dry or inflammed ) it just feels like a normal bit of skin which has suddenly turned red.
does anyone have any idea what would cause this? I’ve got a family history of skin cancer (melanoma and another relative who lost her nose due to a particularly nasty rodent ulcer ) but I’m young (20s) and healthy and it doesn’t look like the signs they tell you to watch for with skin cancer (eg it’s not dark, not bleeding, not crusty etc) it’s just suddenly gone red and not got better for a month now.
i’m going to go to the gp but in the meantime does anyone have any idea what this could be?!