What to ask the doctor when examining a mole?
In the story below, we will try to give an answer
Karina (our COO) had two large moles on her back. We tested NOTA on them even when the device was a single board with chips without a case. Then the device showed that the moles are suspicious, but it all came down to a joke "The device fails". That was over a year ago.
The next measurement was made in March 2021, and when the NOTA again showed that the moles were suspicious, Karina thought about it and went to a dermatologist.
After examining the moles, the doctor said: "These are ordinary nevi, just large ones. They are benign, but since the moles regularly rub against the clothes, they are constantly injured and there is a slight inflammation". The NOTA reacted to this inflammation both the first and second time.
So what can happen if the nevus is regularly inflamed?
The answer was simple: the mole will grow and can be reborn into something else. Even something malignant. And this is a real medical practice, confirmed by hundreds of clinical cases.
So what to do with such nevi?
There are two ways: the first is to be regularly observed by a dermatologist, i.e. to go to appointments every 3-4 months. The second is to remove the nevus. The patient decides which path to follow.
Our Vice CEO removed two moles and now it is cancer-free (i.e., the removed nevi will not be reborn).
And now the conclusion from the whole story:
On the one hand - the usual nevi, which the NOTA considered suspicious. The patient removed them, the doctor confirmed that this is the right decision. On the other hand-if your device shows that moles are suspicious, and the doctor says otherwise, ask him 2 questions:
Is the mole injured?
Are there any inflammatory processes?
And after receiving the answers, make a decision - to observe the nevus further or to say goodbye to it forever.
The next measurement was made in March 2021, and when the NOTA again showed that the moles were suspicious, Karina thought about it and went to a dermatologist.
After examining the moles, the doctor said: "These are ordinary nevi, just large ones. They are benign, but since the moles regularly rub against the clothes, they are constantly injured and there is a slight inflammation". The NOTA reacted to this inflammation both the first and second time.
So what can happen if the nevus is regularly inflamed?
The answer was simple: the mole will grow and can be reborn into something else. Even something malignant. And this is a real medical practice, confirmed by hundreds of clinical cases.
So what to do with such nevi?
There are two ways: the first is to be regularly observed by a dermatologist, i.e. to go to appointments every 3-4 months. The second is to remove the nevus. The patient decides which path to follow.
Our Vice CEO removed two moles and now it is cancer-free (i.e., the removed nevi will not be reborn).
And now the conclusion from the whole story:
On the one hand - the usual nevi, which the NOTA considered suspicious. The patient removed them, the doctor confirmed that this is the right decision. On the other hand-if your device shows that moles are suspicious, and the doctor says otherwise, ask him 2 questions:
Is the mole injured?
Are there any inflammatory processes?
And after receiving the answers, make a decision - to observe the nevus further or to say goodbye to it forever.
