Mole Removal: Q&A
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Questions About Types of Mole Incision? (photo)
I have a large mole below my right nostril & want it removed. I don't know whether to see a dermatologist, dermatologist surgeon or facial surgeon. What are names & type of incisions better to remove the mole & leave less scar? I've looked online & there are incisions made vertical or horizontal. Which 1 of these is best for my case? What is fusiform & elliptical excision? What questions do you recommend for me to ask the doctor. I'm nervous about the procedure & would appreciate your help.
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Scalpel Sculpting and Dermaplaning Work Well For Removing Facial Moles (Beauty Marks, Birth Marks)
Although removing larger moles by any method from the face is likely to leave a small scar, scalpel sculpting, which involves no deep cutting or stitches has, in my experience, proven quite successful for achieving gratifying aesthetic results while leaving little, or often barely perceptible, scars.
The technique, which I have been using for thirty years, involves "scultping the mole" off from the surrounding skin in a tangential fashion (i.e. not cutting deeply into the skin). Deep...
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Minimal Scarring for Mole Removal
Shave excision with vaporization with either laser or ellman radiofrequency device has yielded consistant results. Linear scars seen with excision and suture closure are seen by the eyes of an observer much more rapidly and are detected as unnatural in appearance. A circular defect even though pigment irregularity may be seen by the observer as a natural pox, acne, or blemish scar is usually dismissed. Avoid UV exposure for over 6 weeks after your procedure. M.Lyons,md
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Best methods for mole removal
Depending on its size and location, facial moles can be easily removed by either a shave excision or a standard elliptical shaped excision with sutures. Either method, done properly, should result in a minimal scar. I would recommend being evaluated by a board certified dermatologic surgeon to decide which would be best for your particular mole as plastic surgeons rarely do shave excisions.
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Mole Removal Techniques
There are a number of ways to remove moles from the skin. One technique that is used frequently is a shave excision. In this procedure, the physician will literally 'shave' the mole off so it is flush with the skin. A special solution, electric needle or laser can then be used to stop bleeding and blend the scar in with the surrounding skin (kind of like airbrushing). This leaves minimal scarring after the procedure, but may leave a slightly hypopigmented or whiter area of skin where the...
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Mole removal under the nose should turn out very nice.
Excising the mole under the nose should turn out very nice and have a good cosmetic result. It would be done under local anesthesia and a slight swiggly curvature to the incision with overlying superficial dermabrasion to help camaflouge it and fine buried sutures. Good Luck, David Hansen,MD
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