Giant congenital melanocytic nevi are large, dark-colored lesions on the skin. They’re generally not harmful but may increase your risk of conditions like melanoma. Treatments are available.

Mole that is dome-shaped, has a jagged border, or contains different colors: If you see a raised, round growth on your child's skin that is pink, red, tan, or brown, it's likely a Spitz nevus. This is ...

We report simplified surgical management of giant congenital forehead nevus that customarily requires the use of tissue expander for complete excision. Commencing treatment at the age of 3 months, the ...

The following are the main risk factors for developing melanoma. A nevus (the medical name for a mole) is a noncancerous tumor of melanocytes. Moles are not usually present at birth but begin to ...

The result depends upon the scar texture, because when it is camouflaged, skin irregularity tends to ... this method is no longer performed. Nevus of Ota is a dermal melanocytic hamartoma that ...

This is especially dangerous given the rate of skin cancer has been increasing steadily over the past 30 years, and that ...

Sun safety misinformation may be going viral, but melanoma is on the rise. One pale writer decided to take charge.

Medical students should consider how AI could change the work physicians do (and get paid for) when choosing specialties.

Real-world data showed mean BMI decrease of 12.8% in adult patients with acquired hypothalamic obesity (N=8) at three months on setmelanotide ...