VisualDx - Common acquired nevus

This fleshy spot is a benign mole type called an intradermal nevus. It was easy to be sure what this one was, but very occasionally they are hard to distinguish from basal cell cancers. Our trusty dermatoscope can help us with this, though we need to use it unconventionally. If we fix the dermatoscope on top of this mole and then move the dermatoscope around, the mole wobbles and dances! This so-called ‘wobble sign’ (yes really - Drs are simple creatures 😆) helps confirm that a spot is a benign

Benign nevus pattern - dermoscopedia