Cosmetic Enhancements

Most moles and other blemishes are benign or non-cancerous. But because a mole can be a cancerous growth, it is always best to get medical advice if you notice a mole that suddenly changes in size, shape or color, bleeds, itches or becomes painful.

Patients may want a mole removed simply because it is unattractive.

Most procedures used to remove moles and skin lesions take only a short time and can be performed in-office. Usually a mole will not return once it has been removed.

The most common methods of removal include removing the mole by shave excision or cutting out the entire mole and stitching the area closed (excision).

Shave excision:

A simple procedure called a shave biopsy is used to treating protruding moles. After the skin is numbed with local anesthetic the mole, above the surface of the skin, is removed with a scalpel. While a flat white mark is usually left after healing, sometimes the color can remain the same as the original mole.

Excision:

Excision removal is necessary if the mole extends into the deeper layers of the skin. The full depth of the mole is removed and the wound is sutured. The scar that results from excision may be only a thin line, though it can sometimes be more noticeable than the mole was.

With an excision on the face, the doctor may use a combination of extremely fine sutures on the surface and absorbable sutures under the skin.

Usually the area heals with normal skin colour but rarely can heal with a white or brown and/or the same colour as the original mole.

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