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Many moles can become traumatized and lead to bleeding and redness. If you think your daughter's mole has become infected ( increased redness/swelling, pain, or yellow drainage) I would recommend a visit to a board certified dermatologist for evaluation.
If the mole is irritated or inflamed, it may need to be removed. Find a local dermatologist to evaluate and treat this area.
Retinols and/or retinoids will typically have no impact on mole removal. The exception is if the surgeon uses a laser in conjunction to mole removal. Some ablative lasers are best used in absence of a retinoid/retinol.
You are fine to use makeup. You can use it as soon as the site is healed, which at 8 days post sutures, is more than enough time. "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...
If you desire removal, a full thickness excision with scar improvement techniques would suffice in the treatment. Raffy Karamanoukian Los Angeles
For a mole on this area of the nose, I would recommend a shave excision method. If need be to achieve better contour, a laser ablation can be performed immediately after the shave.
Because your mole is dark and irregular and is in a sun exposed area, it is important for you to have it examined and most likely biopsied. However, I fully disagree with the plastic surgeon below who frequently states that you need a complete excision with sutures and even says that you...
The level of pain and symptoms you're describing are completely normal after a small surgical excision. These generally resolve after a few days.
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