Everything you need to know about growing new moles after 30
We are often told that a new or changing mole raises alarm bells for skin cancer. In actuality, it’s very common for people to acquire and lose moles over the course of their lifetime. Most moles are not present at birth but develop from around the second year of life until we reach middle age. Around one per cent of babies are born with a congenital neavus (more commonly known as a birth mark) but the majority of moles don't form until our later childhood and early adulthood. A brand new mole in an adult aged 30+ may be a sign of an evolving melanoma. We can still develop new moles in our 30s and 40s, but the older we get, the rarer and more suspicious new moles become. Most people do not develop new regular moles after 30. Other growths in adulthood such as freckles, lentigines, liver spots, and seborrheic keratoses are common, and these - in addition to any new moles appearing on our skin after we reach 30 - require close observation, medical evaluat...