Laser for 2 moles next to each other on upper lip area - best way to remove? (photo)

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 option of scarless or non-surgical mole removal with lasers and RF and plasma. Our office specializes in non-surgical mole removal.

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Dr. Raffy Karamanoukian
Realself 100 Surgeon

These moles appear to be what is called an intradermal nevus, which are usually congenital-type moles that have probably been there since birth or shortly thereafter. Usually these start off very tiny and grow with age. You have several options in removing these. The cells that comprise these types of moles go down deeper so when we perform a shave removal on these they can come back, the pigment sometimes shows up months or years later. The scar left will be circular. Another way that these can be removed is with a punch biopsy. This is a method that removes a cylinder of skin and you close it with a stitch or two. The benefit is that these will not recur and you're left with a linear scar. Moles should not be layered, they should always be sent to the lab for a pathologist to diagnose and make sure there's nothing concerning.From the photo they do not look concerning but I would always advocate seeing a board-certified dermatologist at their office to check these in person.