Mole removal begins with a comprehensive examination and consultation to determine the likelihood of a mole being worrisome. Excisional and incisional biopsies are reserved for suspicious moles. But it’s good news that most moles are not problematic and are only cosmetic, thus leading to the o...
Thank you so much for your question. I tell my patients that it is normal to feel a bump or firmness underneath the tissue where a lesion was excised. This can be present for even up to a year after surgery. As the scar matures over time, this firmness usually resolves on its own, and...
Mole removal begins with a comprehensive examination and consultation to determine the likelihood of a mole being worrisome. Excisional and incisional biopsies are reserved for suspicious moles. But it’s good news that most moles are not problematic and are only cosmetic, thus leading to the o...