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Oct 6, 2008
If you recall, a RealSelf.com reader had asked about It Works Paste for mole removal, so I tried it. Well, I've given It Works Paste a few more weeks--8 weeks actually. And while I can certainly say that the mole (which, for the record, I had my dermatologist assess in July and it was not a mole of concern) I once had is completely gone, the scarring is not.
The photo at top shows how my inner arm looks today (October 6th). However, if you compare it with the photo from August 11th, at right, you won't see a huge amount of difference.
I had high hopes for It Works Paste. And I still do think my scar will lighten up and heal more over time. But...
Was it Worth it? Yes...but a reluctant yes. For two reasons. First, I don't advocate taking mole removal into your own hands--always, always talk to your doctor first. Secondly, given my own experience, the mole went away, but I'm left with a red scar mark that will take quite a bit of time to fade away.
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10/8/08
This is an extremely dangerous product and in my opinion should be removed from the marketplace. Atypical moles and melanoma can be lethal if only partially removed. What is left over microscopically can become melanoma (if atypical) and if melanoma, can spread elsewhere in the body, undetected because of partial removal. If a mole was to turn into a melanoma, you would see it change it some way if it was still on your skin, alerting you to see a dermatologist.
Most people will not go to their dermatologist to get their okay to use this product, they are buying this product to avoid making a trip to the doctor. Even when we, as dermatologists, remove moles we always cut them off and analyze them (biopsy them), we never just burn or freeze them off (other growths that are not moles can be treated this way however.) Sometimes the most normal looking moles can actually be bad.