My Husband Recently Had a Mole Checked by the Family Doctor. The Mole Has Been on His Shoulder for Years but Recently a Red ring appeared around it and the mole raised 5 mm. It is bigger than a pencil eraser and dark brown/not smooth. The doctor wants to remove it in the office. He plans on taking margins also. He was trying to figure out how deep he needed to go. This doesn't sound right to me. I read that a punch biopsy with follow up by a dermatologist would be the better way to handle this situation. We know the mole is suspicious, and the doctor doesn't want him to wait to get into a specialist. liastdbubut
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March 13, 2015
Answer: Excisional biopsy is the best. punch biopsies would need some normal tissue for the best diagnosis
Personally I will treat small flat moles with a laser that are less than 3mm in diameter and are evenly pigmented. Some patients have hundreds of very small moles that can be safely and completely destroyed with a laser without a scar. Any mole of any size with irregular pigment or...
Moles are quickly and easily removed in my office by one of two methods: a shave excision or an excision with suture closure. Because of the size and location of your mole, it should be removed by excising a simple ellipse of skin. I then use a "layer closure" using both dissolving and...
