Fia

Does anyone know if it's possible to have a mole removed from the face without scarring?

newtx

I have had 3 moles removed from my back years ago. Even with the procedures they used back then I have very little scarring.
I also had one removed on my nose with no visible scar. I'd have it removed.

dawnoffawn

what about birthmarks?
is the procedure painful?
What is the procedure exactly?

Grasshopper Green

I had some large skin tags removed from my shoulder...one of them left scarring. It probably depends on how good the doctor that removes it is.

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Pip

Aren't birthmarks and moles pretty much the same? Anyways, I've had a few of the annoying brown spots removed when they started itching or generally behaving like OMGCANCER!!! It's a pretty easy procedure. The doc gives a local anaesthesia, then cuts out the mole and stitch the cut up. The only thing you'll feel really is the prick and burn from the anaesthesia and maybe some itching from the healing cut. But that's it, nothing to worry about. Since it's (usually) a tiny cut and not very deep, it heals real fast and neat. So don't hesitate to have a birthmark removed if it's bothering you.

The stitches either come out of their own or you (or a friend if they are in an awkward place) can remove them yourself, and you should avoid getting too much direct sunlight on the scar for a few months.

dawnoffawn

Thanks, Pip. Is the procedure expensive?
I meant birthmarks that are flat....on the skin, and not on top of it..they're in the same level of the skin, but it's a dark pigmented dot.
Thx

Pip

That's the kind I've had removed. I don't know what it'd cost wherever you live, but in Sweden it costs just as much/little as a regular visit to your doc, because that's just what it is.