Thinking about removing your moles?

Most people don't want to have moles on their faces. Too bad then, moles are just like colds, infections and other annoying diseases, they show up whether you want them or not and there is not too much you can do about preventing them.

Friends and relatives will often enough miss how distressing a blemish in a place like the face can be for a patient. Sometimes very secure people can get unlucky and end up with a ugly mole on their nose and lose all their confidence seemingly overnight. Sometimes this makes people change from cool and charming to total shut ins who fear that everyone is staring at them at all times. A similar scenario could happen with blemishes on the body and swimmers as an example

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Another thing that is ofter forgotten and replaced with the cosmetic aspect is the unfortunate truth that some moles can sometimes develop into really dangerous skin diseases like melanomas. It is therefore recommended to remove or at leas keep a close eye on moles.

Thanks to today's medical technology blemishes are nothing to get upset about since it can usually be easily removed, so chin up and read on. All of the available methods, from do it yourself at home solution creams, to expensive surgery in posh clinics, all available mole removal methods have their pros and cons. All methods yields slightly different results so research them all and find out which of them are most suitable for your personal needs. It doesn't really matter if you want to get rid of a blemish because of career reasons or health reasons, the more you know the better choice you can make.

Below are the most common methods that are used for mole removal today and a short description of how the procedure is done, and what risks and costs are involved.

Scalpel Excision
This is probably the most common and simplest way of removing moles. It can be useful in most situations as long as they are not too big and can be safely excised. It consists of the doctor removing the mole and base with a scalpel after numbing the area by injecting an anesthetic and cleaning the area with a antibacterial solution. After the blemish has been removed the resulting wound may be stitched with regular stitches, which require the patient to come back to be removed, or simply bandaged if the base of the blemish is small enough. In some cases the doctor might use dissolving stitches which makes a return visit unnecessary. The mole may be sent to a lab if necessary to check for malignancy. This procedure can be carried out in a outpatient clinic unless the mole is difficult or situated in a sensitive area or an area prone to scarring. It is a good and cost effective method that carries some risk of scarring.

Cauterization
If the mole is tiny and flat enough to not be above the layer of the skin it might be preferred to cauterize the mole instead of removing it manually with a scalpel. As in simple mole removal with a scalpel the area of around the mole will be numbed wit an anaesthetic and then cleaned. Then the doctor will cauterize the mole, which means it will be burnt off. This is a stitch free method since the heat cauterizes blood vessels. It is an cost effective method that sometimes leaves a slightly lighter skin tone on the burned area.

Laser Mole Removal

This procedure is similar to normal scalpel excision except that a laser is used to cut the skin instead of a scalpel. The great thing about this is that it has the lowest risk of infection and scarring. Unfortunately this method is more expensive than the other methods, especially if you have multiple moles to remove.

Home Mole Removal
Can be used if the mole is not showing signs of malignancy. There are various home treatments that suits different skin types.


You can read up on the different methods for Mole Removal here.