12 days out from shave biopsy on a mole located on my right upper thigh, very near the hip/groin crease. Is it infected? (PHoto)

It is hard to say what that lesion is from the picture. My best guess is traumatized hair follicle that has collected some blood. I would recommend you see a doctor and get his or her opinion.  Be Well.

My recommendation would be to leave the scab alone. Feel free to wash the area and pat dry but I would not directly pick off the scab. This can disrupt the normal healing under the scab and could promote a widened scar. Best to have the provider who removed the mole take a look at the scab at...

Based upon your history and the picture you provided this spot on your nose may be an inclusion cyst.  In order to fully remove the lesion my recommendation would be to have an excisional biopsy.  This means that your doctor would numb the skin with local anesthesia and surgically...

Fortunately, there are multiple options for removing a mole from the upper lip, and typically either involve a laser or surgical excision.  No matter the approach, it's impossible to remove a mole without some kind of scar, and it's up to you what kind of scar you'd rather have.  In my op...

After any method of mole removal there is a chance of recurrence. This chance is higher for a "shave" biopsy than for excision.  When a lesion is excised or removed it is numbed with local anesthesia and surgically excised typically in the office.  This will allow for a full...

This decision is best left between you and your surgeon- make sure to call the office and ask his/her preference.  In general I tell my patients to wait  48 hours before allowing the incision to get wet after a mole removal.  This decision can vary widely.  It is always...