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Mole not fully removed?

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Sj900Jan 27, 2023

I had two moles removed from my face and now that they are fully healed I notice one was not removed all the way. It was a shave excision and a bit of the edge of the mole is still there. Can I go back and have them fully remove it without having to pay again? Since it wasn’t fully removed to begin with?

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