Shave the Mole or Remove It All by a Plastic Surgeon? (photo)

Thank you for the question and picture.

If this mole were on my face I would want it to be excised rather than “shaved”. The excision will allow for complete removal, less chance of recurrence, and a finer ( more predictable) line scar  than shaving will allow.

I hope this helps.

You just have to make sure that you are choosing the right doctor. You will have the right intuition. Your doctor should care about your results.  Laser removal is another option but you will have more variable healing. But the benefit is that with the laser the removal is concentrated on just the mole and doesn't have to be twice as long as the width of the mole. Below is a video to illustate our answer better.