Newport Beach Mole Removal doctors

	Andrew Kaufman, MD Los Angeles Dermatologic Surgeon 267 W Hillcrest Dr, Thousand Oaks		16 answers
	Anne Marie McNeill, MD Newport Beach Dermatologist 1441 Avocado Ave. Suite 702, Newport Beach		3 answers
	Hisham Seify, MD, PhD Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon 20072 SW Birch St Suite 110, Newport Beach		2 answers
	Michael Sundine, MD Orange County Plastic Surgeon 1640 Newport Blvd #450, Costa Mesa		1 answer
	Jeffrey S. Lauber, MD Newport Beach Dermatologist 320 Superior Ave. Ste. 395, Newport Beach		1 answer

Recent Answers

What Can I Expect From Mole Removal Recovery By Excision? Hello, I went to a plastic surgeon to see my mole and he suggested me to remove it by excision. I am worried about the recovery time because I dont want to go to my job with a big cut. My mole isn't big , its medium size and its in my face. How much time will it needs to heal? What will be the size of the wound after the surgery? Bigger than my mole?

A: Wound Healing and Recovery after Excision of Mole

There are basically two ways to remove moles (or nevi) on the face. The first is shave removal, also known as tangential excision. The second is excision. Tangential excision works best for skin-colored nevi, where the doctor has no suspicion that the lesion could be dangerous. Excision works best for darker colored nevi or if the doctor is concerned about a possible skin cancer. Recovery tends to be a little simpler and easier for the tangential method, but recovery for both techniques is fairly quick and easy. The best option is to discuss these techniques with your doctor and discuss recovery time, wound healing and expected cosmetic result.

Andrew Kaufman, MD

Los Angeles Dermatologic Surgeon

Moderately Atypical Nevus with Several Focal Atypia- Do I Need Surgery? How serious is it? Should i get surgery for it?

A: You should get surgery for it

It is not serious... by that I mean it is not a melanoma or a skin cancer.

But, if you don't remove it, it probably has a higher chance than other (non-atypical) moles on your body to turn into a melanoma. So just have it removed, better to be safe.

Anne Marie McNeill, MD

Newport Beach Dermatologist

Will Local Anesthesia to Remove a Mole On My Chest Puncture my Breast Implant? I have mole on the inner breast cleavage area and need to have it removed. Is there any chance they will puncture or pop my breast implant by using a small needle to numb to area? I am very worried and don't want to take any chances of them doing this , but also afraid of having skin cancer?

A: Mole Removal Following Breast Augmentation

It is unlikely that a breast implant could be punctured during a mole removal. If the mole has changed, then it needs to be removed and examined by a pathologist. There is a fair distance between the skin with the mole and the breast implant. The local anesthetic needs to be placed just under the skin in order to avoid the breast implant.

Michael Sundine, MD

Orange County Plastic Surgeon