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Mole Removal w/ Stitches - Scarring?
I have a mole on my right lower cheek about the diameter of a pencil eraser. It's raised a bit but not a lot. I am getting it removed by a plastic surgeon in a couple months but I am really worried about the scarring. The method is with stitches. Will there be a lot of scarring? Will it look worse than having the mole on my face?
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Amber12
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Mole removal
If the lesion is completely surgically excised, there will be scarring. As a board certified facial plastic surgeon, it is our goal to make the scar look as good as it can. Ultimately, you will have to decide whether or not you are willing to trade in the mole for a scar.
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Scar after mole removal
Typically a scar after a well-done scar removal is much better looking than the mole itself. If performed properly, the mature scar (about 3-6 months out) should be smooth and flush with the level of your skin. What you want to avoid is for the mature scar to become depressed (dented in), which can result from inadequate suture techniques. Make sure your surgeon is experienced and meticulous so that you can obtain the best result possible.
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Mole Removal
You are trading in the mole for a scar. Only you can determine which is more aesthetically pleasing. A well trained board certified facial plastic surgeon or plastic surgeon has experience in how to best minimize scaring, Best wishes!
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Worried about the scars ?
Are you having the mole removed because it is suspicious for skin cancer? That is what I think of whenever the phrase " the diameter of a pencil eraser" comes up. We dermatologists use that 6mm guide as one of the criteria for suspecting that a "mole" is really a malignant melanoma. The fact that your surgery is scheduled "in a couple of months" makes me hope that that is NOT what the surgery is for. If no one suspects skin cancer, then you may just want...
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Cutting out a mole and using stitches to close the wound will leave a scar
Cutting out a mole and using stitches to close the wound will leave a scar. Since beauty is in the eye of the beholder one cannot say whether a patient will prefer having a mole or a scar.
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Mole removal will leave a scar
Removing any skin lesion will likely leave a scar. A mole can be cut out, shaved off, or burned off. Cutting it out will have the best chance of making sure it does not come back, and it will allow your surgeon to send it to a pathologist who will examine it under a microscope to make sure it's nothing dangerous and that it has been removed completely.
Burning it off with an electrocautery will leave a perhaps less obvious scar but it does not guarantee that deeper...
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Skin Scarring with Mole Removal
Unfortunately any time that you cut the skin you will have a scar. Generally when these are made surgically they are minimal. Without an examination it is impossible to say if the scar will be less visible than your original mole.
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Mole Removal and Scarring
There are different methods of removing moles depending upon size and location. Dermatologic surgeons are skin specialists who use many different methods of mole removal to minimize scars so I recommend you get a second opinion from a board certified dermatologist.
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Scars after mole removal
Any way a mole is removed, there will be some sort of a scar.
In order to remove a mole appropriately, it does need to be done with stitches. There are usually two components to a raised mole, above the skin and below the skin. If the mole is removed just by shaving it off the surface of the skin, the component left below can recur, either as another flesh-colored mole or a pigmented spot. That will still leave a scar, a flat round one.
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Mole removal
Removing the mole will leave a scar and the hope is that it would look better than having the mole. The scar will take several months to fade and scarring on the face usually settles very well but this can't be guarantee.
I agree with Dr Rand, you should have this discussion with your surgeon.
Birmingham Plastic Surgeon
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Fcial mole questions
As long as you are going to a PS at least you are doing the best you can for scar. Ask these questions directly of the doctor not on the internet.
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