About a year ago I developed a mole by my eye, I never had one (was a very tiny dot) so it makes me very self conscious. A derm tried scraping but it came back so a Gen. practitioner tried cryotherapy. I really regret it now bc the mole came back and now the skin is discolored. Will it go away? It’s been 5 months now, as a kid I had it done on my hand but deeply and it faded completely after 1 1/2 years. Is there any way to fix this? I really just wanted the mole off, or at least reduced to a dot.
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Dear Bobross_adamsandler,Steristrips can sometimes fall off, and if they do no worries. Keep you incision covered and schedule a follow-up with your surgeon. He/she should be able to reapply more if necessary, or will give you alternative instructions. I usually counsel my patients not to self ...
Dear kennanme,Thank you for your question. Although I am a plastic surgeon, I am referred dysplastic nevi frequently for excision and would like to comment. Dysplastic nevi have changes on pathology that make them higher risk for melanoma, but they are NOT malignant. Rather, they are ...
Thank you for your question. Yes, lesions may be removed after previous cryotherapy. There are multiple different techniques to remove a lesion. The spot can be shaved off, which would leave you with a circular, slightly indented scar similar to a chicken pox scar, and the possibility of the le...