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Will the colour of my raised mole ever come back? If not, is there anything I can do to bring it back?

jeninedDec 2, 2016
10 years ago I was getting laser hair removal on my upper lip when an inexperienced replacement staff lasered over the Cindy Crawford like mole on the upper left corner of my lip. All the natural colour had gone. I went to a dermatologist who advised me sometimes after about 4 years the colour may return. However, it never has. It is still raised and it has no abnormalities. It still has small, thick hair around it which I only trim but no colour.

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