III. Treatment
of a mole:
 
Most moles are harmless and safe to ignore.
Mole
removal for cosmetic reasons is a
simple procedure usually covered by insurance. After numbing the skin,
mole removal is completed with scissors or a
scalpel. The wound heals to leave a flat scar.
Complete destruction of a mole requires
removing the full thickness of skin. The resulting scar is usually less
noticeable than the mole was.
Moles sometimes grow annoying coarse hair, and
it may be safely removed by shaving or plucking. Permanent removal of the hair,
which has roots deep within the skin, requires laser hair removal or complete
surgical excision of the mole.
A mole that bleeds, itches, markedly changes
color, has an unusual appearance, or changes in any way should be checked by
your plastic surgeon immediately!
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