A dermatologist explains why laser and shaving are bad ways to remove moles. Improper methods destroy tissue, cause cosmetic problems, and skip the diagnosis step that professional excision provides.
And we're gonna work on this thing as it disappears. Oh, this is not the smartest approach, especially when you have a commonly acquired nevus or a mole on your face. And while, yes, these moles tend to be benign and they're not likely to convert into a skin cancer, there's still many reasons as to why I would not laser it off that way. Number one, you are lasering it off. You are destroying the tissue. And when you are destroying the tissue, you have nothing to send to confirm that it was truly benign in the first place. Number two, cosmetically, any mole that is popping out on the surface of the skin or even flush with your skin is like a plant. All you're seeing is the top part. You're not seeing the roots underneath the soil or your skin. So as you're shaving it off or burning it off or just ablating it, the roots are still present. And guess what can grow back. You're a little friend. But this time, it's gonna grow back even fuglier because it's gonna grow back through the scar tissue. And guess who's gonna get confused? Your doctor. Because your doctor now is gonna say, that doesn't look normal. Is that skin cancer? We should biopsy it. And if we biopsy, it's gonna be confusing because it looks messed up already since there's scar tissue there. So. So instead, literally, go see your dermatologist. They'll numb your little skin down, and they will cut it out and close it to perfection so it looks absolutely seamless. And your skin will not be hypopigmented, hyperpigmented, and that little sucker will never come back. Plus, we'll send it to the lab to make sure that you're safe.
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