Boulder Mole Removal doctors

	Shawn Allen, MD Boulder Dermatologist 4840 Riverbend Rd Suite 100, Boulder		10 answers
	T. Casey Gallagher, MD Boulder Dermatologist 1140 W. South Boulder Rd. Suite 202, Lafayette
	Stephen Chia-Jen Ho Boulder Dermatologist Boulder
	Steven Hong, MD Boulder Dermatologist Boulder
	Diane L. Kallgren, MD Boulder Dermatologist 3434 47th Street Suite 200, Boulder

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Why Would I Want Both a Dermatologist and a Plastic Surgeon to Have a Mole Removed? If I'm just going to end up seeing a plastic surgeon to make the removal/scar area look right, then why see a dermatologist? Can the plastic surgeon send the tissue to a lab to check for cancer?

A: mole removal with a dermatologist or plastic surgeon Whether a dermatologist or plastic surgeon removes your mole is truly up to you and your doctor. A board certified dermatologist has excellent training in mole removal and usually performs this procedure multiple times everyday as a routine practice. Some Dermatologists have also done a fellowship in procedural dermatology and are recognized as experts in cosmetic surgery as well as skin cancer removal. Therefore, This group of dermatologists will have extensive experience with reconstructive surgery and can provide an optimal outcome for your mole removal. In any case you need to be sure that whoever removes it is a good surgeon first and foremost.

Shawn Allen, MD

Boulder Dermatologist

Shave the Mole or Remove It All by a Plastic Surgeon? (photo) Hi, I have a mole that is located on my left cheek right above the mustache end. This mole is about to be removed by a plastic surgeon.I know I am going to have a scar and I have been researching the mole removal procedures and it seems this is the procedure that will leave the biggest scar out of all the other procedures. So now I am reluctant to remove the mole using this method and I am thinking about shaving the mole and have less scar? So what do you doctors think? shave it or remove it?

A: Best way to remove a mole Shave removal and excision with sutures are 2 ways to remove a mole. In either case the mole is almost always sent for pathological evaluation. Shave removal can have an excellent outcome if done properly as can excision with sutures. A conservative approach would be to shave the mole and evaluate the cosmetic outcome results. In a vast majority of cases this is can bring an excellent result. You can always later perform excision if the results are not excellent or the mole comes back.

Shawn Allen, MD

Boulder Dermatologist

Should a Mole That Has Mild to Moderate Cells Be Removed or Watched? Should a Mole That Has Mild to Moderate Cells Be Removed or Watched?

A: Moles with atypia

Moles with atypia fall along a spectrum of benign to melanoma. Mild atypia falls closer to benign while the moderate to severe are closer to melanoma. That being said, they are atypical and not normal and no one can tell you whether a mole with atypia will become a melanoma in the near or distant future. Conservative patients and their doctors will excise mild atypia. Some patients and their doctors will simply follow clinically the mild to moderate atypia, while almost all dermatologists will agree that severe atypia requires removal with clear margins. This decision comes down to the patient, the type of atypia and the ability to follow closely any changes in the mole. Your family history and prior history of any melanoma will also be critical in deciding how to proceed. Although this is a grey area for sure, your dermatologist will be the one who can best advise you how to proceed and any decisions should be made by you and your dermatologist.

Shawn Allen, MD

Boulder Dermatologist