Bleeding spot

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A friend just asked me to look at a spot that's on her back where she can't see it.
It looks like ordinary acne, definitely not a mole. But apparently it's a permanent feature - she's had it for years. Every few weeks, it comes to a head and bleeds, then dries up. But then it comes to a head again and repeats the process. The doctor told her it's just acne, but couldn't explain why it never heals. Has anyone ever experienced this?

If it's not healing up then she should get it checked out again. See a different Dr just to check it's not a melanoma.

I've got something similar on my upper arm .

It's like a little blood vessel close to the skin ,if I knock or scratch it it will bleed ,if it doesn't get knocked the skin gets thicker over it and it's ok for a while .

Thanks for the advice. I have already told her to see another gp but she seems reluctant.

It could be just a cyst - a sebaceous cyst or similar. They can fill up and then if you don't remove them, the little 'sac' just fills up again.

Bit like a blocked hair follicle or something.