I had a mole excised and the dermatologist scheduled me to remove the mole after 7 days of having stitches in. I read online that 3-5 days is the norm and having them in longer causes railroad track scars. Am I going to be horribly scarred?
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I have so many patients come see me after trying this. Many have horrible infections, so hopefully that is not the case with you. You CANNOT remove moles with apple cider vinegar. So what you have now is a wound, and the mole is still there too, under the goopey mess. See a doctor as soon as...
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I feel that initially the stitches used should have been absorbable and kept under the skin. This is for two reasons. Firstly, any sutures under the head and neck generally tend to remain for longer than two weeks. This means if your stitches are removed before this...