Is It Normal for my Excision Site to Be White?

I have had a great deal of success removing moles on the nostril using a "shave excision" method. With this technique, the mole is actually "shaved off" at a very superficial level just below the surface of the skin. This method is quite effective and leaves a minimal scar. The procedure...

Although removing elevated moles by any method from any location is likely to leave a small scar, scalpel sculpting, which involves no deep cutting or stitches has, in my experience, proven quite successful for achieving gratifying aesthetic results while leaving little, or often barely...

If the mole is raised, it's possible that it could be shaved off and would not require any sutures.  If the mole is flat, then it would need to be surgical excised.  If that were the case with your mole, I would excise it vertically and the incision would need to be longer than the...

If the lesion is raised, then a shave excision can be done.  If flat, then a complete surgical excision of the lesion can be done.  Either way, a scar will result.  And either way, it should be sent to pathology prior to doing any laser procedure on the area.  

I feel that it is never appropriate to use a laser 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. There are many ways to surgically remove a mole with a minimal scar and have tissue to send for microscopic...

In this situation, it may be best to do a scar revision by completely surgically excising the scar and making a new incision.  It is important to follow through with post-care as this will help the scar heal as best as possible.