it is my birthmark on my forehead and i want it to get removed, i want to know will doctors give me anasthesia, or i have to go undergo the pain without anasthesia, how much time will the surgery require, and how many weeks it will take me to heal, will this mole leave a scar, am i supposed to eat medicines also after the surgery, will there be any kind of swelling after surgery?
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For up to 3 months post operatively, you can apply a scar gel . I recommend to my patients, a scar gel called bio-corneum. It has silicone and an spf mixed in the gel. Avoiding sun,tanning, etc will also reduce permanent redness/darkness at scar as well.