Hi. I am a 22 year old fair skinned female that lived in a country with very hot springs and summers (sometimes over 40 degrees celsius) until the age of 18 without wearing sun protection. This is haunting me everyday as I now am trying very hard to reverse some of the damage - wearing 50+ spf every single day even if I don't leave the house, hats, long sleeves as much as possible, going out after 6pm and working from home on very hot and sunny days.
 

I have many moles, most from a very young age. Over 10 moles on my face alone - 3 of them around 2 cm, the rest smaller. Every 6 months I notice 2 new moles on my body and they all looked similar up until this one appeared on my forehead a few months ago.

It is bright red, hard to touch, raised but circular in shape. I have observed it growing slightly - even though it is only half a cm currently. My doctor consulted me online and said he is not concerned as it looks like a cherry angioma. However, I have never had a mole that looks like this before and its tendency to grow is making me very worried. I have read plenty of people's stories of having what looked like a mere pimple that was not going away turn out to be basal skin carcinoma.

I am losing sleep over this and all independent clinics are closed because of covid which is making me even more concerned - if it is something more serious I am losing precious time.

Skin cancer is one of my biggest fears, I burn incredibly easily and I remember so many months on end of me being out in the sun all day as a child and then my skin burning, blistering and peeling.

I suppose I just wanted to ask wether I am justified to be this concerned and not entirely believe the doctor's opinion. Should I go to an independent clinic when one opens to have this looked at again and potentially taken out? I simply know my anxiety over this won't leave me if I don't. I am so so afraid.