The scar after mole removal depends on numerous things including the skill of the physician, technique used (shave vs. deep excision with stitches), healing ability of the patient, size and depth of the mole, etc. Your dermatologist can best determine the type of scar after examining the mole. The scar will... more
What to expect for scar after mole removal?
My 13 year old daughter has a mole on her chin. If surgically removed, how much of a scar can she expect and what are chances of it going away?
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A: Scar after mole removal on 13-year old's chin
There are two possible methods for surgically "removing" the mole. The first is a flat shave removal, which would leave the root of the mole underneath the surface of her skin (to potentially slowly regrow, but not necessarily), but leave a flat, nondistorting scar that might have the potential to... more
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