Weird bump under mole on my neck?!


Question: Weird bump under mole on my neck?
Okay, first let me clarify...I'm calling the spot on my neck a mole...but it could very well be a freckle. I'm not sure what I could classify it as.

A couple days ago, I discovered a swollen area around one of my neck freckles/mole. Thinking that it was just a pimple, I tried to squeeze it and found that it was pretty painful. It's still pretty sensitive to touch. There's also a significant amount of redness that seems to be surrounding it (about two inches).

I've tried warm compresses, acne medication, disinfectants, everything...nothing seems to be working. Someone mentioned that it might be skin cancer...although I don't know how on earth I'd get it (I don't bask in the sunlight).

Any idea what this could be?

p.s. when I grasp the bumb (just to hold it, not squeeze it) I can feel a swollen ball underneath the skin. HELP!

Answers:

Definitely see a dermatologist.



If it is under your jaw bone, kind of nested near it, it is probably your lymph node. Squeezing it would indeed be painful.




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