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What Type of Scar Should I Expect if I'm Having a Mole Removed from my Chin?

asked 8 months ago by anon
Latest answer by Philip Young, MD
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Tags: recommendation, removal, scar tissue, scarless, scarring, technique, treatment

What is the next step/procedure after mole removal in getting the skin to appear scarless?

4 answers to What Type of Scar Should I Expect if I'm Having a Mole Removed from my Chin?

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Excision of mole will leave a scar as will most procedures

When you excise a mole you have to make it into a wedge otherwise you will have bunching at the ends of the closure. The wedge is usually 2 times the largest dimension of the mole usually. Lasering however can involve only the more itself. The bigger the mole the more likely the abnormal healing with lasering. Below is a video to illustate our answer better. We have other informative videos and information on our website and a link is included to help you find us. more
Philip Young, MD

Bellevue Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Scar after chin lesion excision

Surgical excision leaves a scar. You can mitigate against poor scarring by refraining from sun exposure, reducing smoking and obtaining a good wound closure by a plastic surgeon. It is possible to develop scarring from shaving a lesion rather than formal excision. Your question doesn't specify the location of the lesion on the chin, its size and contour so it is impossible to be more specific. No surgical procedure is scarless so the resultant scar has to be weighed against the lesion... more
Robert L. Kraft, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon
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Methods of mole removal for a minimal scar

Moles are quickly and easily removed in my office by one of two methods: a shave excision or an excision with suture closure. In the technique of doing a shave excision, 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. The procedure typically takes less than a minute, and is fairly painless. When I do an excision with suture closure, I use a "layer... more
Mitchell Schwartz, MD

South Burlington Dermatologic Surgeon

dorsetstreetdermatology.com

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Scar reduction after mole removal

Here are some wound care tips: covered wounds heal faster. The "getting air" idea is a myth. The healing skin gets it oxygen from the blood supply, not the air. use an ointment like Aquaphor Healing Ointment. So many people are allergic to Neosporin that dermatologists are backing away from recommending it. Studies show an antibiotic is not normally needed. Keep the sun off the healing "scar" especially when it is red. Otherwise, the sun can turn the... more
T. Wayne Day, MD

Nashville Dermatologic Surgeon

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