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Is it safe for dermatologists to remove small flat moles? What's the safest way to remove it at the dermatologist's office?

Unknown.1234Jun 2, 2020
Is radio frequency safe on flat small moles? Why or why not? What’s the best way?

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Jason Emer, MD

Its much harder to do this for most poeple and doing a simple shave with cautery or laser gives same results with less downtime.  I used to do it all the time, but stopped years ago for some reason. I like to pretreat the skin with vivatia foam or cosmelan 2 cream and is clinical pro heal (see ...

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Jason Emer, MD

I suggest you see an expert this would need pretreatment with cosmelan 2, vivatia, vitamin c, and phyto plus, reve skin retinol and anteageMD  (see link to emeragecosmetics.com for skincare) to prevent hyperpigmentation.  Then treatment in the office.  Best, Dr. Emer.

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Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS

Mole removal begins with a comprehensive examination and consultation to determine the likelihood of a mole being worrisome. Excisional and incisional biopsies are reserved for suspicious moles. But it’s good news that most moles are not problematic and are only cosmetic, thus leading to the o...

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Jason Emer, MD

If a mole wasnt removed at the base it always returns. you should consider proper skin care for healing and acne at this time. Best, Dr. Emer.

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David J. Cohen, MD

If an otherwise benign mole, but it is in the way of clothing or irrtated it can be covered by insurance for removal.

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