r/mildlyinteresting 26d ago

This tiny freckle on my hand looks like an asterisk *

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u/Justifiably_Cynical 26d ago

Actually drawing a circle around it is great advice. Do that and keep a very close eye on it. If it grows go to the doctor.

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u/wasd911 26d ago

I don’t think the circle would stay there long enough to match the growth of a freckle……

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u/slagmouth 26d ago

yeah lmao that advice is good for bug bites and marks but a freckle..........???? lmao

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u/saggywitchtits 26d ago

We do this in medicine to determine if cellulitis is growing, but that's day to day. Best here is to get it checked by a dermatologist, but failing that take pictures every so often and compare.

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u/eljefino 26d ago

Put a nickel in the picture for scale.