Mole Removal

Klein

Hey, so I have a mole on my chin that I am getting removed soon, and I am wondering if anyone has had any experiences with mole removal. I am mostly worried about the scaring, since the doctor said that most of the time there is a mild scar, but he said the scar could be worse and be more noticeable than the mole.

Fantasma

Hello,

I have had several moles removed from my nose and close area by a Dermatologist, this was like two years ago. To be honest, I do not notice any scar, my friends and family are unaware of anything.

I have seen several methods to remove then, but the one used on me was actually Laser, really quick and painless after being injected anesthesia. It will all depend upon the way your body heals itself.

minirhyder

I've had mine chopped off with a scalpel/surgical scissors, and while there is some scarring it's not major. Don't worry about it.

sacreandprofane

It's still wise to have it removed if it has changed (or has the potential to change) in size/color when exposed to the sun - skin cancers, etc. These days, if it's on your face, they'll probably just laser it, or they freeze it. Check with your dermatologist though. I would also check the results of these sort of things with his/her other patients. Once it's removed, just be sure to use the scar creams and take care of it properly and I'm sure you'll be fine. The scar will probably only be mild.

I was exposed to the sun a lot (too much, probably) as a kid, so I developed spots on my body where dark marks changed size/color etc. My mom has types of skin cancers so when I was a teenager she took me to the dermatologist and had things cut, frozen, and lasered from my body over the course of a few years - all of these were easy procedures. No real problems with scars. I used Neosporin and other ointments. The one mark that was cut with a scalpel from my lower back left the only semi-noticeable one. Again, you should be fine, and if you have a good dermatologist the scar shouldn't be too noticeable.

Rend

Have had moles removed from face and chin, and yeah it's nothing to worry about. I'm sure it's possible you'll have a larger scar, but in my experience it's very small, not noticeable, and way better than having a mole.

EggyToast

My ex had a mole removed from her arm, it was very dark and she was worried it was skin cancer. So she mentioned it to a dermatologist, he said "nope, just a mole. I can remove it." She said "um, ok?" and he just did it right there, much to her surprise.

She was OK with it until she realized that now instead of being brown, it's pink. As she's very pale, the presence of moles seemed natural, and the resulting pink spot stood out to her since it was more obviously a scar.

But from speaking with other friends, that's generally the worst of it -- a pink spot. If you're prone to keloids you should mention it with your doctor, but in general a pink spot is better than a mole, especially if the mole is lumpy.