About a month ago I used a small amount of apple cider vinegar to remove a small red mole on my nose. It was already checked by a dermatologist a year ago as non cancerous. I know how stupid this choice was and I have already consulted. Dermatologist. He didn’t seem overly concerned and gave me a steroid injection which has done nothing to improve it. He also put me on tretinoin 0.05%. Is this just taking a long time to heal? Or am I looking at a scar that will need treatment?
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Most facial moles are excised and have the edges dermabraded initially and maybe 3 months later as well. Usually the Derm Surgeons are the best at those procedures but facial plastics and general plastic guys can also do it. Your doc should be cosmetically oriented in his/her practice as th...
You should make an appointment with a board certified dermatologist to evaluate and remove that mole if necessary. It should be sent for a biopsy and have a pathologist look at the mole under the microscope to make sure it was a normal mole and not cancerous. This could...