I had a mole removed on my leg about a month and a half ago, and the scar hasn't subsided. It's still a very deep purple/black. The results came back saying that the mole is atypical and I need to return in 3 months. Does the nature of my scar mean my mole may not be benign?
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October 25, 2023
Answer: Recommend doing Vbeam laser to help minimize appearance of pigmentation
I have treated thousands of lesions of sebaceous hyperplasia, never with a scar. You may need more than one treatment so as to avoid a scar, but you're much better off going slowly & gently and doing a touch up treatment, than having to deal with an indented scar from an overzealous treatment....
Plastic surgeons can do that as well. You have check with the particular plastic surgeon that you are seeing to see if this something that he is comfortable with. I would get multiple opinions and see their results and ask them as many questions as possible. Below is a video to illustate our...
Cold sores and any time your skin gets excessively stimulated can lead to hyperpigmentation. The one question I would wonder is if this mole is undergoing changes. I would keep an eye on this mole and make sure that nothing serious is going on like progression to a cancer. Most likely it...