Mole Removal: Q&A
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How Much Scarring Should Should I Expect After Having my Moles Removed?
Hi. I am 22 years old, and all my life I have been told I am an attractive person, except for the moles all over my chest. I have had several removed from other parts of my body with minimal scarring, but I'm nervous about having them removed from my chest/neck area. I have at least 6 that I would like removed that are all about the size of a pencil eraser or slightly bigger. Dermatologists have told me this is a delicate area, but I want them gone! What do you suggest?
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Mole removal
Depending on whether the moles are raised or not can determine the method of treatment. Either way, with any surgical procedure you will be getting a scar. The chest is prone to scarring.
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Mole removal
Any time the skin is cut, it will heal with a scar. The chest is also a very difficult area that is prone to scarring. A shave removal will likely heal in a better scar than an excision with stitches.
Miami Beach Dermatologist
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Any removal technique, outside of laser treatment, must lead to some type of scar.
Any removal technique, outside of laser treatment, must lead to some type of scar. If your moles are perfectly flat, your dermatologist is convinced you do not have melanoma, and you have no familial tendency toward melanoma, some of these spots can be lightened with a q-switched laser.
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Mole removal on the chest
When I remove benign nevi (moles) on the chest, I will almost always use a "shave excision" method to decrease the risk of significant scarring. The mole is actually "shaved off" at a very superficial level just below the surface of the skin. This method is quite effective to remove moles and leaves a minimal scar. As we all heal differently, and different areas of the body heal differently, you should try having one or two moles removed and see how they heal.
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Scarring after mole removal
There are a few factors that determine how good or bad a scar will look after it heals. The size of the move being removed, the area that it is being removed from (areas with more motion tend not to heal as well), post operative care, how well the patient tends to heal and the expertise of the surgeon doing the procedure. Although it is not fail proof, I would suggest that if the moles really bother you, take one off and give it 6 months to heal and see how it looks. If you...
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