Hi Hazel,

For your peace of mind I would get the marks checked out by your GP. However, I think it sounds more like trauma than anything serious. Have you been wearing different footwear or shoes that are slightly too tight on the toes? These type of marks are probably bruises caused by your footwear. Melanoma rarely presents as a bruise type mark, it's usually a mole or a dark brown/black lesion. Also, it almost never occurs in two different places at the same time. So appearing on two toes, especially on both feet, indicates a less sinister & more treatable problem. Contact your GP and they may ask you to monitor the marks for a short time to see if they grow or fade. Take photos with a ruler next to them so it shows their size & then take another photo in 2 weeks to see if there is any change.

Good luck and please let us know how you get on, Angie (Stage 3 melanoma patient since 2009)