I have a huge mole that I want removed. It is located at the top crack of my labia majora. Which kind of doctor should I see?

Hi and thank you for this great question! I agree with the physicians who have posted before me in that you have a few options, specifically a shave excision or full thickness excision. A shave excision, although better from a scarring standpoint, does not definitively remove the mole and...

The amount of lidocaine with epinephrine used for mole removal is less and more slowly absorbed than what is used in dental procedures and thus is usually well tolerated. If after discussing this with your dermatologist there is reason for concern, plain lidocaine without epinephrine can be used.

Hi James, Breaking it down etymologically, "cytologic" basically means "of or relating to cells" and "atypia" means, well, "atypical."  In the setting of a nevus, this means that there wasn't a significant proportion of the cells that showed an abnormal appearance consistent...

From your picture and what you described, it does look like the area could be infected.  The spreading of any redness,a malodorous discharge, and increasing pain are warning signs not to be ignored.  Please speak to your doctor right away and have the area examined.

Most of the time, when lidocaine is used just for local anesthesia, it causes little or no reactions for the patient.  Most of lidocaine's effects should wear off in about four hours, which is twice the half life of the medication.  Common reactions can be injection site pain and...

2% hydroquinone is a good starting place.  The prescription level in the US is a 4% HQ, and your doctor can have a compounding pharmacy create a higher dose, like a 6% or 8% if needed.  I find that people who do not respond to the HQ usually just need a higher dose.  Don't use it...