I have two Flat Moles on my face that I like to remove or make less obvious. Is there procedure out there that can leave no scars? This is purley for cosmetic reasosn. I've seen youtube videos of lasers treating flat moles, but so far have not been able to find a Dermatologist or Plastic Surgeon that performs this procedure. Can you doctors help me to find out A) if this can be done?. B) an experienced doctor in Bay Area,CA?
August 22, 2018
Answer: No such thing as a "scarless" excision I'm afraid that there is no such thing as a scarless excision. Any time you cut the skin, whether it's with scissors, a scalpel or a laser, there will be some form of scar left behind. You are trading a mole for a scar. If you see the right doctor and you are not prone to keloids or bad scars, you will likely have a very small mark (scar) in place of the mole and you will have to decide if the moles bother you enough to proceed.
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August 22, 2018
Answer: No such thing as a "scarless" excision I'm afraid that there is no such thing as a scarless excision. Any time you cut the skin, whether it's with scissors, a scalpel or a laser, there will be some form of scar left behind. You are trading a mole for a scar. If you see the right doctor and you are not prone to keloids or bad scars, you will likely have a very small mark (scar) in place of the mole and you will have to decide if the moles bother you enough to proceed.
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February 14, 2017
Answer: Removing Flat Moles First point, in my opinion, is that you should not have any flat dark mole lasered. It's important to have a specimen to send to pathology to make sure that the mole is benign. The last thing you want to do is have a melanoma blasted off your skin and not be aware of any spread that might be occurring.Then, seek out a board certified dermatologist or plastic surgeon for evaluation. They can advise whether a shave or excisional biopsy would give you the best result.
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February 14, 2017
Answer: Removing Flat Moles First point, in my opinion, is that you should not have any flat dark mole lasered. It's important to have a specimen to send to pathology to make sure that the mole is benign. The last thing you want to do is have a melanoma blasted off your skin and not be aware of any spread that might be occurring.Then, seek out a board certified dermatologist or plastic surgeon for evaluation. They can advise whether a shave or excisional biopsy would give you the best result.
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