Barbara has written professionally for more than two decades. In the past five years, she has specialized in creating real estate and home improvement content. Besides writing for Forbes Home, she ...

A mole is an unwanted skin growth. It usually looks like a flat or raised bump that’s the color of your skin or darker. Most people get moles as a teenager or adult. Some moles are present at birth.

From which sort of mole changes would benefit from being closely watched, to whether or not black moles are okay, the bottom line is that it's important to clue yourself up on the tell-tale signs of ...