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Anonymous wrote:I'm watching Olympic track and field right now and so many of these athletes have prominent moles and it does not detract from their appearance at all (and obviously doesn't impact their performance). Watching Anna Hall on heptathlon and she is (1) absolutely stunning and (2) has several facial moles.

I'm really surprised to read all these posts saying they are gross. It feels like an opinion people would have had during the middle ages based on some weird theory about how moles are the mark of the devil or something. Like it just sounds like an old fashioned or ignorant opinion based on weird prejudice.

Again, people can have thoughts on celebrities and famous athletes. These people are not divine.

Did anyone say they are? Just as you can have opinions on celebrities and athletes others can have opinions on your opinions.

To me it is irrelevant if the person in question is a celebrity or not. I don't even like Blake Lively as an actress or care about her mole. but I still think the comments in this thread about moles being ugly and saying people should always remove them are stupid. Almost everyone has moles and facial moles (especially the size of the one on Lively's face) are incredibly common. The suggestion that literally everyone with one of these should remove it so that the tiny minority of people with weird mole issues can be more comfortable is dumb.

And I say that on my own behalf. Not Lively's or any celebs. I'm quite certain they don't give a rat's a$$ what either of us think.

Anonymous wrote:If you are an adult and you think something as commonplace as a mole is "icky" I feel bad for you. It must be hard going through life with the sensibility of a toddler. "Icky" is a word for children who lack the emotional maturity to process things that are different or surprising. It is what my DC used to say about soup and peas when they were 3.

Even just a cursory google search would let you know that like 99% of the population has moles and most people have 10-45 moles. Moles on faces and hands are common. The vast majority of moles are totally benign and they can even fade with time.

You might find a mole like Lively's unsightly but you need to understand this puts you in a tiny minority-- most people do not care. It's like being a very picky eater as an adult or having a phobia about the color green. It's a dysfunctional preference.

So yes-- a "you problem."

Why would the poster care if this were true by the way? Is this supposed to be intimidating? "I am scared the internet doesn't agree with me!"

Anonymous wrote:I'm watching Olympic track and field right now and so many of these athletes have prominent moles and it does not detract from their appearance at all (and obviously doesn't impact their performance). Watching Anna Hall on heptathlon and she is (1) absolutely stunning and (2) has several facial moles.

I'm really surprised to read all these posts saying they are gross. It feels like an opinion people would have had during the middle ages based on some weird theory about how moles are the mark of the devil or something. Like it just sounds like an old fashioned or ignorant opinion based on weird prejudice.

Again, people can have thoughts on celebrities and famous athletes. These people are not divine.

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Anonymous wrote:It's not really something that I notice, tbh. Lots of people have moles and I guess they (moles) seem normal enough to me.

I'm the opposite. I can't stop noticing when people have moles, especially on their face. I don't know why but I've always been that way.

I agree. They can be gone with a 15 minute visit to a dermatologist. Don’t know why anybody thinks they enhance one’s looks. You listening , Vanessa Marcil & Rachel McAdams?

Yes, I'm sure famously attractive celebrities are reading your anonymous lectures about their moles and taking note.

And they don't need you to defend them.

Anonymous wrote:When I read some of you saying you find moles on other people "gross" and "distracting" I view that entirely as a you problem.

Maybe you should treat your OCD and control issues instead if expecting everyone with moles to have them surgically removed.

I have never noticed Lively's mole before and now that it's brought to my attention I think it suits her and is part of her beauty.

O look another person with a pseudo relationship with celebrities on social media telling people at her actual level to stop talking about her "friends"

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm watching Olympic track and field right now and so many of these athletes have prominent moles and it does not detract from their appearance at all (and obviously doesn't impact their performance). Watching Anna Hall on heptathlon and she is (1) absolutely stunning and (2) has several facial moles.

I'm really surprised to read all these posts saying they are gross. It feels like an opinion people would have had during the middle ages based on some weird theory about how moles are the mark of the devil or something. Like it just sounds like an old fashioned or ignorant opinion based on weird prejudice.

i just google image searched her and she does not have moles, really, she has freckles.
google karen huger and you'll get a sense of the type of mole people think is startling.

That mole is pretty prominent and I would probably have it removed though mostly for texture reasons (I think it would bother me to have something that raised on my face where I would feel it when ever I applied skincare). But I wouldn't call it "startling." Just prominent. I think she's an attractive woman and I don't think the mole makes her look unattractive even though it's noticeable.

But also: this thread was premised in Blake Lively's mole which is waaaaaaay smaller. I have a similarly sized mole under my left eye and it's never bothered me and never occurred to me to remove it. I think this is the type of mole most people in the thread are thinking of.

yeah i mean it depends. Hers is fine. I think if i were her I would have explored removal just bc i really dont like moles and had all mine removed for this reason. but it certainly doesn't 'ruin' her looks. I think the ones that I'm always surprised by are like very large or raised ones that people could very easily deal with, and that I'd think would bother them if not aesthetically then just like for other reasons. But they don't. Same with skin tags - why leave those?

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Anonymous wrote:How does anyone know how easy a mole would be to remove except the doc and the owner of said mole.

Those of us who have had it done know. It’s not hard except in exceptional circs

It depends on the type and size of mole and also it's location. I've had moles that took two second to scrape of at the doctor's office and I've had moles (of similar size!) that I had to see a surgeon for because of the location and risk of scarring.

Also if you are someone prone to moles with family risk of skin cancer, one reason you may not remove a specific mole is because you are focused on other moles. Like I have many moles and my derm is not concerned about 99% of them (due to family history I get regular mole scans so that the deem can track the size and shape of my moles in order to identify any that are concerning and need to be biopsied -- not just removed but biopsied for signs of cancer). When I see my derm we focus on the 1% that may be an issue. I have mole on my chin that I guess some people on this thread would consider unseemly but it doesn't bother me and is not considered a health risk by my doc. So I don't waste time on it -- I focus on the moles my doc flags as potentially troubling and spend my time and money getting those addressed.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm watching Olympic track and field right now and so many of these athletes have prominent moles and it does not detract from their appearance at all (and obviously doesn't impact their performance). Watching Anna Hall on heptathlon and she is (1) absolutely stunning and (2) has several facial moles.

I'm really surprised to read all these posts saying they are gross. It feels like an opinion people would have had during the middle ages based on some weird theory about how moles are the mark of the devil or something. Like it just sounds like an old fashioned or ignorant opinion based on weird prejudice.

i just google image searched her and she does not have moles, really, she has freckles.
google karen huger and you'll get a sense of the type of mole people think is startling.

That mole is pretty prominent and I would probably have it removed though mostly for texture reasons (I think it would bother me to have something that raised on my face where I would feel it when ever I applied skincare). But I wouldn't call it "startling." Just prominent. I think she's an attractive woman and I don't think the mole makes her look unattractive even though it's noticeable.

But also: this thread was premised in Blake Lively's mole which is waaaaaaay smaller. I have a similarly sized mole under my left eye and it's never bothered me and never occurred to me to remove it. I think this is the type of mole most people in the thread are thinking of.

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Anonymous wrote:It's not really something that I notice, tbh. Lots of people have moles and I guess they (moles) seem normal enough to me.

I'm the opposite. I can't stop noticing when people have moles, especially on their face. I don't know why but I've always been that way.

I agree. They can be gone with a 15 minute visit to a dermatologist. Don’t know why anybody thinks they enhance one’s looks. You listening , Vanessa Marcil & Rachel McAdams?

Yes, I'm sure famously attractive celebrities are reading your anonymous lectures about their moles and taking note.

Anonymous wrote:How does anyone know how easy a mole would be to remove except the doc and the owner of said mole.

Those of us who have had it done know. It’s not hard except in exceptional circs

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Anonymous wrote:It's not really something that I notice, tbh. Lots of people have moles and I guess they (moles) seem normal enough to me.

I'm the opposite. I can't stop noticing when people have moles, especially on their face. I don't know why but I've always been that way.

I agree. They can be gone with a 15 minute visit to a dermatologist. Don’t know why anybody thinks they enhance one’s looks. You listening , Vanessa Marcil & Rachel McAdams?

How does anyone know how easy a mole would be to remove except the doc and the owner of said mole.

Anonymous wrote:Are people distinguishing flattish, "birthmark" moles from 3-D moles. I have dark birthmark spots, but don't have ones that appear as a growth.

To me mole is a raised thing but specifically the ones that I think are of note are ones that could be easily removed but the owner chooses not to. That doesn’t apply to flat things in the same way - you’d have to laser

Are people distinguishing flattish, "birthmark" moles from 3-D moles. I have dark birthmark spots, but don't have ones that appear as a growth.

Anonymous wrote:I'm watching Olympic track and field right now and so many of these athletes have prominent moles and it does not detract from their appearance at all (and obviously doesn't impact their performance). Watching Anna Hall on heptathlon and she is (1) absolutely stunning and (2) has several facial moles.

I'm really surprised to read all these posts saying they are gross. It feels like an opinion people would have had during the middle ages based on some weird theory about how moles are the mark of the devil or something. Like it just sounds like an old fashioned or ignorant opinion based on weird prejudice.

i just google image searched her and she does not have moles, really, she has freckles.
google karen huger and you'll get a sense of the type of mole people think is startling.