I Had a Mole Removed and It Had Veins What Does That Mean

When it comes to moles, it is advisable to use a scalpel as opposed to a laser.  In this way a sample of tissue can be sent to the lab to make sure it is benign not cancerous.  Sometimes if you have a raised brown mole, the laser is useful in conjunction with the scalpel.  First...

In my office, I will do an excision with suture closure to get clear margins for all moles that have "moderate to severe atypia". For a mildly atypical mole I will observe the area and if any pigmentation remains or recurs in the biopsy site it is excised. Since you may still have some...

Yes, it can be normal for a mole to fade and it actually is more common than we think. Often it is a sign that the mole is being reabsorbed by your body. Classical warning signs of skin cancer are darkening, not lightening, of the mole. Of course, nothing is ever 100% certain so there is no...

A dark brown (not black) mole that is so small (1mm) and is not changing is very unlikely to be a skin cancer or at significant risk to become one. Please use the ABCDE's as your guide for when to be concerned about moles: Asymmetry; Irregular Borders; black or uneven Colors; Diameter...

I feel that it is never appropriate to use electrocautery as your primary treatment for removing a mole. Regardless of how "benign" a mole may appear, a biopsy may still reveal it to be atypical. Using electrocautery to improve the appearance of a mole will alter its look and make it...

The bottom line is that if you do not remove all the mole cells, the mole has the potential to recur.  The shave biopsy method of removal is very common and works well.  But the risk is that because you leave a part of the mole underneath, it can regenerate.  Your only other...