Dr Nash and his team are amazing! Him and his staff spent a significant amount of time going over my laundry list of questions about my skin concerns. He confirmed I was misdiagnosed with melasma on my face (I thought I was going to be plagued by it for my whole life) and gave me a treatment path to correct sun damage. I was pretty nervous about getting any sort of laser on my face due to reviews of some people on here so in order to comfort me his esthetician did some test spots on my face and chest to see how i respond to it and so for so good! Auburn is lucky to have dr Nash!
It is always best to prevent scab formation because this slows down wound healing. Scabs act as a barrier to wound repair by limiting wound cell migration from the sides and bottom of the wound. The best way to improve wound healing is to keep it moist at all times with vaseline and a bandage until the wound has healed. At this point, I would start using vaseline and a bandage and the scab will fall off. There are occasionally instances when we do not biopsy the entire lesion depending on the size of the lesion, location etc. Your physician, will review your pathology report and determine whether additional treatment is required.
You should never attempt to lighten a mole. Altering the pigment of a mole with a home remedy or laser treatment could impair the ability to detect a melanoma at the earliest stages. Although this is a controversial topic, I would highly encourage you not to do this. If you do not like the appearance of the mole it could be cosmetically removed. At 1mm in diameter, a simple punch excision could be performed with a minimal scar. In addition, the mole could be sent off to make sure it is benign.
