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Childhood Moles & Melanoma may be present or may develop during childhood or young adulthood. Moles tend to increase in number during the first two decades of life, and sun exposure can stimulate the body to make more moles. Melanoma is more common in adults but occasionally develops in teenagers.
Moles are common, raised or flat skin lesions that contain an increased number of melanocytes, pigment cells that make color pigment. Moles are most often tan or brown in color, but sometimes they can be skin-colored, pink, or even blue.
Moles may be present at birth (congenital melanocytic nevi; see below) or may develop during childhood or young adulthood. Moles tend to increase in number during the first two decades of life, and sun exposure can stimulate the body to make more moles.
These are benign moles that are present at birth or within the first few weeks of life. They have an increased risk for transformation to melanoma. The risk correlates with their size therefore they are categorized based on their (projected adulthood) size. Management of these lesions require consideration of melanoma risk, patient’s age, aesthetic, treatment risks, and psychosocial aspects. Most small and medium-sized lesions are managed with baseline photography and regular follow-ups. If treatment is needed, excision/removal is recommended as first choice.
Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that can be deadly if it spreads throughout the body. Therefore, early detection and removal of a melanoma is very important. Melanoma is more common in adults but occasionally develops in teenagers, especially those with risk factors. Risk factors for melanoma in teenagers includes 1) having many moles (>50-100) and a 2) family history of melanoma.
If you have any concerns about your child’s moles make an appointment with Dr. Heidi for a full skin exam.
Do you know a redhead? I’ll stay all day and all night to teach a redhead child apply sunscreen properly ❤️
Redheads typically have mutations in the MC1R (melanocortin 1 receptor) gene. This mutation leads to the production of pheomelanin instead of eumelanin, resulting in red hair, fair skin, and increased sensitivity to UV radiation.
As gorgeous as they are, unfortunately they have increased risk of melanoma (even independent of their sun exposure), and increased risk of non-melanoma skin cancers such as basal cell carcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas.
If you know a redhead please send this to them and encourage them to go see a dermatologist!
And for males, just get together and put sunscreen on them - it’s a team sport 😂😂
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Food Allergy = when your child develops HIVES (or vomits) 30 minutes to 6 hours after ingestion of a food. These HIVES are raised, swollen, pink, and soft rashes. Antihistamines such as @zyrtecallergy are first line of treatment.
Eczema = DRY, ROUGH, SCALY RASH. It is a chronic skin condition and antihistamines do not resolve them.
📣 Food Allergy does NOT cause Eczema.
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A hug from Spider-Man 🕸️
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A lollipop 🍭
is all you need to avoid general anesthesia and do your skin surgery in our office ❤️🙏🏼
If your child has a SKIN lesion, you don’t need plastic surgery or general anesthesia or operating room- see a pediatric dermatologist and discuss office procedures.
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Where there was no vaccine for it a lot of people died. Please vaccinate your children 🙏🏼🩵
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One of the most notorious places for scarring after skin surgery? Chest area, specially in women.
So when this teenager asked me to remove this mole, I tried really hard to convince her not to do it. But as many conservatives with this age group goes:
Teenager 1, Dr. Heidi -0-
So when I did this procedure, instead of a regular football shaped🏈excision which would’ve left her with a scar three times as long as the original mole, I decided to do a purse string closure 👛 : This is when you cut the lesion in a circular fashion, and you put in a purse string suture and pull on it to create a small round scar (see next slide). This results in a scar smaller than the original mole itself 🤩
I was very happy with the results at her one week follow up. The scar will continue to fade in color over months and look better. So this California girl can continue to wear her itty bitty bikini 👙
#moleremoval #molesurgery #scartreatment #scar #dermatology #pediatricdermatologist #californiagirl
When you are a teenager, image is everything. Please take your child’s acne seriously.
Also, acne comes and goes but acne scarring is permanent and requires cosmetic procedures such as laser treatments. So it’s best to prevent acne scarring by treating acne early !
#acne #acnescars #acnescarring #teenageacne #bodyimage #asianskincare
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