I have had this round soft thing in the middle of my eyebrow which I can only assume is a mole. About 6 months ago my hair started losing pigment in that eyebrow as well, not sure if they’re related or not. Anyway I want it removed but know nothing about what it is or what goes into removal, cost, procedure, etc. Thanks!
February 26, 2019
Answer: Eyebrow mole Thank you for your photo. It appears you have most likely a benign mole or nevus of the skin in the eyebrow. This can be removed and the normal hair-bearing skin brought back together. The procedure is done quickly in the office with local anesthetic. You will likely have stitches that will be removed in a week. The mole can be sent to the laboratory where it will be looked under a microscope to determine what type of mole it is although most of these are just benign/normal moles. Hope this helps! Johnson C. Lee, MD Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon
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February 26, 2019
Answer: Eyebrow mole Thank you for your photo. It appears you have most likely a benign mole or nevus of the skin in the eyebrow. This can be removed and the normal hair-bearing skin brought back together. The procedure is done quickly in the office with local anesthetic. You will likely have stitches that will be removed in a week. The mole can be sent to the laboratory where it will be looked under a microscope to determine what type of mole it is although most of these are just benign/normal moles. Hope this helps! Johnson C. Lee, MD Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon
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February 26, 2019
Answer: Eye brow mole/normal? From the photograph this absolutely looks like a mole . I do not see anything suggestive of malignancy. Final answers are always determined by a tissue study after a growth is removed for absolute certainty but this certainly looks OK to me. Removal would be by a surgical excision and it would be best done by a plastic surgeon. The surgeon would carefully look at the orientation of the hairs and the hair follicles so as to try to preserve as much of them as possible while still removing the growth. So there would be a scar and sometimes a scar will appear as a white line when it is surrounded by hair because scars do not allow hair follicles to grow in them. Surgery would be under a local anesthetic. Costs are hard to determine. Around $400 would be the cost in my locale. Hope this helps.
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February 26, 2019
Answer: Eye brow mole/normal? From the photograph this absolutely looks like a mole . I do not see anything suggestive of malignancy. Final answers are always determined by a tissue study after a growth is removed for absolute certainty but this certainly looks OK to me. Removal would be by a surgical excision and it would be best done by a plastic surgeon. The surgeon would carefully look at the orientation of the hairs and the hair follicles so as to try to preserve as much of them as possible while still removing the growth. So there would be a scar and sometimes a scar will appear as a white line when it is surrounded by hair because scars do not allow hair follicles to grow in them. Surgery would be under a local anesthetic. Costs are hard to determine. Around $400 would be the cost in my locale. Hope this helps.
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