Does surgical excision hurt?

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Just wondering if it hurt and side affects

Robert S. Schmidt, MD · Answer

Surgical excision for moles starts with numbing medicine. This is usually done with injectable lidocaine which does sting. After that, it's usually not a big deal from a pain standpoint. You will have a scar afterwards. We cannot do surgery that does not leave scars. The point is to make the scar as inconspicuous as possible. Modern plastic surgery techniques are generally very successful at disguising scars. Scars can always be revised if they are unacceptable.Good luck. I hope this helps!

F. Victor Rueckl, MD (in memoriam) · Answer

A surgical excision for a mole means the area will be numbed with lidocaine. (Kind of like if you go to the dentist for a cavity.....different, but similar in concept) That area is numbed with a small shot and so you won't feel anything after that. It will not be painful. "This answer has been solicited without seeing this patient and 
cannot be held as true medical advice, but only opinion. Seek in-person 
treatment with a trained medical professional for appropriate care."

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