Orange County Mole Removal doctors
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Andrew Kaufman, MD
Los Angeles Dermatologic Surgeon
267 W Hillcrest Dr, Thousand Oaks |
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Dev Wali, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
350 Vinton Ave. 102, Pomona |
3 answers | |
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Michael A. Jazayeri, MD
Santa Ana Plastic Surgeon
2010 East First St. Ste. 270, Santa Ana |
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3 answers |
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Hisham Seify, MD, PhD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
20072 SW Birch St Suite 110, Newport Beach |
2 answers | |
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Harold J. Kaplan, MD
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon
23211 Hawthorne Blvd. Suite 200, Torrance |
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1 answer |
Recent Answers
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?
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.
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?
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.
I have a small, pin-had sized sabaceous hyperplasia on the tip of my nose. I have been advised that a shave biopsy can be performed to remove the lump followed by cauterizing the wound to stop bleeding. Presumably, after the procedure, there will be a crater wound and I'm concerned that cauterizing will leave a blood clot and encourage an indented scar - is this likely? And, how long will the crater from the excision generally take to "fill in"?
In practice, in this situation the best option is for the doctor caring for you to determine how to remove the lesion. Sebaceous hyperplasia, angiofibromas, intradermal nevi, as well as many other types of lesions, can be effectively treated by shave removal and light electrodesiccation of the wound. Any type of surgical procedure leaves a scar. Sometimes shave removal is the best option and sometimes excision and closure is the best option. Your doctor should take into account the factors that might impact wound healing and scarring and present you with the best option given the lesion being treated, the location, your skin type, etc. If you're still not sure, I would recommend that you ask questions of the doctor or even get a second opinion. But I still think that shave removal and light electrodesiccation is a good option for something like sebaceous hyperplasia on the nose. Of course, if there is any confusion as to what the lesion is (i.e. could it actually be a basal cell carcinoma), the specimen should be sent for pathological evaluation.