i noticed a red pimple looking thing on my tummy...i used to tan before like always and i got very dark,now since my pregnancy my tummy is stretched...could this be skin cancer or just from the tanning of the stretch marks im worried?
2007-04-23 06:58:47 · 3 answers · asked by k 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
If you're worried, have your doctor look at it. Salon tanning is not the safest thing you can do.
2007-04-23 07:07:30 · answer #1 · answered by clarity 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A red pimple looking thing on your tummy is not indicative of a skin cancer. It's probably just that, a pimple. Also, when you were pregnant, you body when through a lot of changes, one of which has probably resulted in you not getting nearly as dark as you used to. When I was young, I was one of those instant tan kids as soon as I stepped in the sun. However, after having chicken pox when i was 9 or 10, I think it had an effect on my pigmentation because I never really got that dark again. And I think too, with stretch marks, tanning may actually emphasize them...although I don't know, because I no longer tan and I don't have stretch marks (nor do I have kids, so don't think I'm rubbing that in).
By the way, I no longer tan because two years ago, at the age of 32, I was diagnosed with my first melanoma.
2007-04-23 07:09:01 · answer #2 · answered by Sunidaze 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its probably just an ingrown hair. I have stretch marks on my tummy from my pregnancy and I get ingrown hairs near them every once in a while... If it is something that is worrying you then I would definitely see a dermatologist.... Hope this was abit helpful!! Good Luck Sweetie!!
2007-04-23 07:12:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋