How to lighten and remove an indentation caused by laser removal of a mole on the tip of the nose. The original mole was raised and removed with a laser one month ago. What are my options to smooth the indentation and blend the color of the scar tissue.
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A mole removed by electrocautery is a standard method of removing a mole by heat. To make sure that the mole heals well I would continue to do traditional wound therapy by keeping the area cleaned and covered and apply aquaphor and change the dressing at least twice a day.
In a shave excision, the mole is actually
shaved off at a very superficial level just below the surface of the skin. Moles that are removed in this fashion should not
recur enough to be bothersome, but occasionally some of the pigment producing cells are deeper in the skin and are not removed by...
A shave excision is
typically the easiest, most cost effective, and least likely to scar method of
removal for your mole. With this method the mole is actually "shaved off" at a
level just below the surface of the skin. From
the appearance of the mole on the photograph, I believe that...
