Hi everyone, my 8 month old DD has two moles, not since birth. One tiny one on the back of her leg, and one a bit bigger on her hip. The one on her hip is really light, we noticed it over Christmas and saw a HV at the start of January who said it looks like a normal mole.
the past few days I’ve noticed part of it is a darker brown - not black, but a normal mole colour. However, I’ve been freaking out as my DH’s dad had skin cancer, and both my parents have had moles removed.
I booked the gp and turns out they booked me with a physician associate, so someone qualified but still in training. This person once incorrectly advised me to stick to a higher dose of medication, when it should have been lowered so I am nervous about their advice. But they said the mole looks fine, it’s not scabby, not got jaggedness to it, it’s not raised. They said just to keep an eye on it. They said some moles can be different colours, or it could be changing to be the normal dark brown mole colour. I asked if a dermatologist referral would be beneficial and they said no as they believes it’s okay.
I suffer with anxiety so I’m just here to ask - what would you do? Would you take her word for it and keep an eye out, or would you call again tomorrow but ask for a different person for a second opinion (and a GP).
ill attach a photo - bit blurry as she wiggles lots, but you can see the darker spot on it.