I had a small raised mostly-colorless mole shaved off my chin for cosmetic reasons. I kept the area moist and by the end of the first week, it had grown back raised (or rather, the area grew back raised). I got it shaved again and the same thing happened. Any idea what might be going on?
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February 26, 2014
Answer: Moles on the face can be removed by a dermatologic surgeon
Cancer in a mole in an 8 year old would be excessively uncommon. However, if your dermatologist was at all worried about the edges or color, then it's good it was removed and sent into a lab. Wait for the pathology report and go from there. If your daughter is already prone to freckles and...
A mole removal done by a shave excision is the most common way this is done. The area is numbed with a tiny bit of lidocaine. You will feel a tiny pin prick, and then nothing else. The mole is then shaved off with a small instrument. If necessary, the piece is then sent to a lab for review. If...
Although removing moles by any method from the face 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 perceptible, scars...
