Its been there since i was born but it has now gotten bigger, its an irregular shape, its raised and it has a darken middle!!!
Kansascutie, I had the same situation! I had a mole on the very top of my forehead since birth. When I was pregnant with my 5 yo daughter, it changed.
I casually asked the doc to look at it at my 6 week check up and she immediately referred my to a dermatologist. He looked at it and told me it was melanoma.
Long story short, I had a biopsy and, within 3 days, surgery.
They removed the surrounding area and the lymph nodes behind my ears.
The end result was great, it didnt spread and they got it all (and I had a brow lift at the same time as a favor from the plastic surgeon!).
The last thing I want to do is to scare you. But I was the BEST person at ignoring things before this experience, going to the doc was always such an annoyance for me. I get scared now thinking that I came so close to not even mentioning it to my doctor.
The biopsy didnt hurt a bit. The surgery recover took a while, I had two black eyes for about two weeks and a little pain. I have skin checks every three months now.
(By the way, I have none of the risk factors for melanoma.)