This is in continuation to my erlier q about whether i should get stitches since there is a depression now where the mole was because, according to the dermitologist, "fatty tissue under the mole poped right out!"
I would like to know if the dermitologist made a mistake and removed the fatty tissue under the mole by mistake? Is this a rare case to have fatty tissue under the mole? Isnt all my face having fatty tissue under the facial skin?Arent all the moles suppose to have fatty tissue?
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You should save up money and have your mole removed by a board certified plastic surgeon or surgical dermatologist. It is well worth the moderate expense of doing it properly since an inappropriate removal can leave you with a permanent scar.
The "difference" = a laser is usualy a much more expensive cautery allowing some to "hook" more gullible patients to come in and charging them more.
The BEST way to remove a "mole" is with a scalpel and having it examined microscopically by a trained pathologist...
Sorry to hear you have assymetry and that it is bothering you. Unfortunately your picture doesn't show much assymetry, but I realize that sometimes these things can affect the person, even though others don't notice it. Depending on what the assymetry looks like, you could...