Hairy moles are almost always benign. A young person may have a halo of depigmentation around moles. Known as halo naevi and this is benign. Fair skin and blue eyes. Moles on the buttocks, palms and soles.
Ordinary moles are smooth and regular.
Shades of brown and black. Ordinary moles may be brown or black but usually are of one shade. A Patient Information Sheet on moles and melanoma is included at the back of the booklet. Many patients are referred to the PLC with typical seborrhoeic keratoses. These are raised lesions with a warty pigmented surface and often greasy in appearance with multiple pits in the surface.