Hello, 9 months ago I had a bengin mole removed from my forehead , it has left me with a indented scar which I am very conscious about. What would be the best treatment for this?
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Dear munchbunch~
Thanks for your question. It's not possible to tell from just a photograph whether a mole is normal. If you have any concerns, please see a dermatologist for a formal evaluation.
Best wishes,Amy Hsu
Matt Erdmann, MBChB, FRCS(Eng), FRCS (Plast) says:
You have answered your own question. You must leave the wound to heal by itself with a scab and allow this to drop off in time. What you are doing is irritating the wound, removing all the healing cells, potentially intruducing infection each time you do this and ending up with a deeper...
The best method can be determined by a formal examination of the mole. Generally shave excision is far more accurate than laser excision which is not as predicatable.