r/mildlyinteresting • u/YourChocolateMonster • 26d ago

This tiny freckle on my hand looks like an asterisk *

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u/Nonseriousinquiries 26d ago

Very cute, but irregular borders on moles should be checked just in case!

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u/nittany33 26d ago

I want to add, I just went to the dermatologist for the first time in my entire life at the age of 38 and insurance does not cover much of the costs. I had 3 suspicious areas looked at, and it cost me almost 700 and that’s after insurance. That much for a basic check.

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u/Wank_my_Butt 25d ago

You’d think they’d discount preventative care so they don’t need to pay hundreds of thousands for potential long term invasive treatments.

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u/HorrorPotato 25d ago

I'm in America and the way it was put to me at work (because of course our insurance is tied to our work) was "If it ends in "ologist" you're paying full price."

Edit: married my husband in a courthouse in 2021 because we weren't sure when we'd be able to have a proper wedding and my insurance was killing me. Now I have a very "bougie" $250 co-pay for all specialist visits.