Mole Removal Before or After Chemical Peel?

There are two ways to remove a mole, and they differ in price. Shaving a mole means cutting it off at the skin's surface. The area usually scabs over for a week or so before healing, but in the long run there should be minimal scarring. Shave removal costs around $100 or $200.Excision involves...

Sometimes. If the mole is raised and flesh toned, I will perform a shave excision followed by low energy cautery. This typically results in no scarring, with a small chance of recurrence. There is always a small risk of a noticeable scar anytime the skin is incised.

The least expensive method to removal a mole near the eye is probably a shave excision.  I would recommend that you have the lesion sent to pathology to confirm exactly what it is. 

Using plastic surgery techniques there are ways to minimize the appearance of scars.  Often times a plastic surgeon can plan the incision to fit into existing skin creases or anatomic shadows.  It is also important to understand what makes a scar visible and understand which surgical...

Incompletely excised or lasered moles can grow back looking atypical. The key is to have the original specimen biopsy and if the pathology indicated benign nature of the lesion, then subsequent residual mole can be monitored.

A mole can be shaved off (it is cut flush with the skin surface leaving behind the deep part of the mole) or cut out (the entire mole, including the extension beneath the skin is removed).  The second option is clearly a more definitive removal but the shave can also have great looking...