I have a small flat, brown mole in my jawline. I also have facial hair growing in this area. Can this be removed without leaving a very noticeable scar being that facial hair will not grow in that area after? And how should it be removed?
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June 2, 2011
Answer: Facial moles with hair can be easily removed without an ugly scar.
Atypical moles (also called dysplastic nevi) are usually rated by the pathologist as being mild, moderate, or severe. In our office, we will do an excision with suture closure to get clear margins for all moles that have moderate to severe atypia. If the margins are close to the edge, another...
Moles can be classified based on how dysplastic they appear. They are graded by atypia from mild to moderate to severely atypical (or dysplastic). If the pathologist did not read these moles as melanoma than they are not. What it means is that the cells have changed and left untreated they co...
A shave biopsy is usually the only way to go to have a mole checked for cancer, especially one that is growing on your back. It typically leaves a minimal scar which sometimes will have a central area of hyperpigmentation. The mole will rarely regrow and the appearance with the central dark spot...
