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Skin Moles Definition
Common names:
  • Mole
  • Nevus
  • New Mole
  • New Skin Mole
  • Skin Moles
A person with a skin mole has a dark spot in the skin caused by increased pigment in the skin cells. Images

Everyone has skin moles, although skin moles are most common in light-skinned people.
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Last Updated: Jan 5, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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