San Jose Mole Removal doctors
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Vincent D. Lepore, MD
San Jose Plastic Surgeon
2581 Samaritan Drive Suite 102, San Jose |
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Donald M. Brown, MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon
2100 Webster Street Suite 429, San Francisco |
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George Commons, MD
Palo Alto Plastic Surgeon
1515 El Camino Real Suite C, Palo Alto |
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Shahin Javaheri, MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon
2100 Webster Street, Suite 329, San Francisco |
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Sheldon S. Kabaker, MD
Oakland Facial Plastic Surgeon
3324 Webster Street Street Level, Oakland |
Recent Answers
My Husand Had 4 Moles Tested. They Came Back and 2 Are Mild, One Moderate and One Severe. They want to remove which I agree but only the severe and moderate ones, my dad a Melanoma patient is suggesting i go to oncologist to have removed. What do you suggest and what does mild, moderate and severe mean. Could he have Melanoma?
I believe you are describing the amount of atypia or dysplasia of your husband's moles. The more atypical or dysplastic they are, the more likely the will become malignant. I would suggest your husband be regularly checked by a dermatologist, to monitor all of his moles and have any suspicious ones excised and examined by a pathologist. If any mole should suddenly change, he should should see his dermatologist immediately. I would follow your doctor's advice. The only way to be certain a mole is not a melanoma is to have it removed and examined microscopically.
I had a shave biopsy to my lower back 4 days ago! Ever since then I have had a dark brown spot in the middle of my biopsy site! What does this mean?
A shave biopsy removes only the upper portion of skin and/or the mole. The dark spot you are seeing may be the remaining area of the deeper mole. Check with your surgeon to make certain this is not a malignant mole which may require further excision.