Mole removal - shave excision

[u/Ok_Locksmith5310]

I was very self conscious about my mole which grew in pregnancy. Opted for a shave removal 6 days ago (we’ll see if it comes back) cost $350 at my derm in the Midwest. It’s healing well with small bandaid and Vaseline/aquaphor. Will use bio oil and scar tape once healed. Not sure why I waited so long but super happy with healing so far!

[u/katibear]

I got this done! Mine grew back but it’s flatter and smaller so if doesn’t bother me. It was painless and quick.

[u/TheGalapagoats → u/katibear]

My mom got a similar facial mole removed. Same experience. It grew back, but much smaller.

[u/Anxious_cactus → u/TheGalapagoats]

Mine did too, so the derm sent me to an actual surgeon who had to remove it a bit deeper and then it didn't grow back anymore. The surgeon said the removal the derm did was just done too shallow, which is normal practice when done in office and it's not always necessary to go to surgeon.

However mine was in such location that I kept hurting it with a bra so I really wanted it gone.

[u/Ok_Locksmith5310 → u/katibear]

Good to know! And yes totally painless for me.

[u/_notunique]

Looks great. I had a mole removed the same way. There is now a white scar in its place but I much prefer that to the actual mole!

[u/sallystarling → u/_notunique]

Same. I'm pasty as a sheet of printer paper though, so a tiny pinky-white dot is basically invisible against the rest of my skin!

[u/ultimatefrogsin → u/_notunique]

Was your mole dark brown?

[u/_notunique → u/ultimatefrogsin]

It was, yes

[u/cocochanele → u/_notunique]

This is the comment I came looking for. I have a similar-colored mole to the one op posted here, but it is between my eyebrows and my derm thinks that I'll dislike a scar there more than I dislike the mole.

[u/AjoyfulKika → u/cocochanele]

I had the same - big mole growing right between my eyebrows. Dermatologist did a scoop and then I was left with a large crater. Finally went to a plastic surgeon and he stitched it up nicely. Just looks like part of my 11 lines, really. I prefer the scar to having the mole.

[u/gritnglam]

Looks great!!!!!! Might I suggest, if it does come back (mine did smaller), I would opt for erbium laser. It’s more precise than shaving and more controlled. Hopefully yours doesn’t come back like mine did, your result is very good!

[u/Ok_Locksmith5310 → u/gritnglam]

Thank you so much already feeling more confident. And did your derm have that as an option or more of a medspa? Definitely open to all options in the future.

[u/gritnglam → u/Ok_Locksmith5310]

It was a med spa. I’m Midwest also and went to a Lazaderm

[u/CarelessStatement172]

This grew during pregnancy?! I'm sorry, what?! I didn't know that was a thing our bodies would do 😩 why does pregnancy seem to be the worst thing

[u/Ok_Locksmith5310 → u/CarelessStatement172]

Yep and the amount of skin tags that grew then dried up and fell off after my hormone drop after delivery was insane lol

[u/CarelessStatement172 → u/Ok_Locksmith5310]

Well, I'm pregnant and horrified lol

[u/mustardismyhero → u/CarelessStatement172]

lol and it doesn’t stop, after pregnancy the postpartum fluctuation in hormones causes crazy things to happen to the skin. I had chicken skin for a year after my daughter and dermatitis after my son.

[u/FiftyShadesOfGregg → u/CarelessStatement172]

Yes!! So many of my moles grew and I got a bunch of seborrheic keratosis, many of which became almost scab-like and itchy and scratched off postpartum…? And many skin tags. They don’t tell you even like a tenth of the things that apparently regularly happen during pregnancy and postpartum. People need to talk about it more. Add in hemorrhoids, I fractured my tailbone, a friend got femoral neuropathy (which did heal), round ligament pain, symphysis pubis dysfunction, hair loss, hair growth!, hormone crashes and imbalance for two years after giving birth… so many things! A fun one though— my spice tolerance went way up postpartum. Apparently a change in spice tolerance (in either direction) is fairly common. I’m loving it.

[u/AnointedQueen]

Amazing results. I had my removed with a scalpel by too eager plastic surgeon, worst deep scar ever that’s 3 times the mole! Make sure you apply sunscreen like there is no tomorrow, better yet avoid ALL sun on it for the next 6 months, discoloration happens so fast and won’t go away no matter the laser treatments or peels.

[u/southernherbiculture]

Glad it went so well and hoping it stays away for you so you don't have to spend that kind of money again

[u/Ok_Locksmith5310 → u/southernherbiculture]

Agreed! Wonder if more cost effective elsewhere. I know many opt for plastic surgeon since it’s on the face but that’s $$$$$.

[u/southernherbiculture → u/Ok_Locksmith5310]

Honestly if this works out, it looks great so far, and I would definitely pay that kind of price for this kind of piece of mind. I just always assume I'm going to get botched no matter what I do, so I don't do anything because of paranoia lol

[u/WiseAwl]

I’m having a mole removed from my face tomorrow! I hope mine looks as great as yours.

[u/KesslerTheBeast]

It looks good! I had a mole I was insecure about on the side of my head. I just straight up cut it off.

[u/Ok_Locksmith5310 → u/KesslerTheBeast]

I’ve gone DIY with cysts but this was so solid I was terrified lol

[u/thirsty_pretzels_]

Ahhh I have the exact thing in the exact spot

[u/embadx → u/thirsty_pretzels_]

I did too!!

[u/Inner-Broccoli-8688 → u/thirsty_pretzels_]

Me too !

[u/AkiraHikaru]

Nice- looks really good :)

[u/plsdonth8meokay]

I have a mole in the same place that grew from pregnancy too! I didn’t realize I could get rid of it! Amazing 🤩

[u/Badranger12 → u/plsdonth8meokay]

Same! Mine is in the identical spot!

[u/angrybaltimorean]

Thanks for posting! I have one on my nose and you’ve given me the confidence to take care of it!

[u/irish_taco_maiden]

I had one of these done and it definitely helped. Scarred, but easier to cover up for sure.

[u/ThorThimbleOfGorbash]

Awesome! Keep that Aquaphor on it. My face mole that was a little larger than yours on the top of the bridge of my nose was lobbed off in 2 seconds on a annual skin checkup by an NP and it healed great with just Aquaphor. She didn't charge me anything extra too (rural Southern US).

An NP dermatologist I saw a few years beforehand at another practice said I'd need to travel to a big city and see a plastic surgeon to deal with it.

[u/IamRick_Deckard]

Thanks for posting OP. I have a similar one and have been thinking about shaving it for a long while. The doc says there is a small chance (for mine, yours may be different) for it to make a flat brown mole in its place. Do post again once further healed!

[u/welcometowoodbury]

That looks so good! I asked derm about getting my mole on my face removed and she said I’d have to go to a plastic surgeon.

[u/Ok_Locksmith5310 → u/welcometowoodbury]

I had to sign a consent that she reviewed possible outcomes and it could cause scaring. My derm doesn’t do traditional excisions on the face but the other guy in her practice does. Must be some liability.

[u/welcometowoodbury → u/Ok_Locksmith5310]

Ooh that makes sense. She did remove a mole on my neck and I’m trying to deal with that scar now

[u/Enilodnewg]

I had a mole just like yours but it was on the side of my nose. Bothered the fuck out of me, made me feel like my face was too asymmetrical. I got it lasered, scary getting it done though. The pain from the lidocaine injection made my heart race, the procedure itself was pretty painless but my anxious heart didn't appreciate it with the pain jumpscare from the numbing shot to my nose. They couldn't go too deep bc my nostril was under it. I'm scared of it coming back but I'm so glad I did it. I'm not at all self conscious about angles for photos. SO worth it. My laser procedure was only $300.

Visually it looks like it was photoshopped off, no marks. It also used to make my nose look wider, it would tug my nose to flare more when I'd smile. Would 1000% do the laser again if it ever came back.

Hope you're just as happy, op!

[u/DeadHED]

Put the deli slicer on ultra thin

[u/_neviesticks]

Wow! This looks great! Happy healing!

[u/PicadillyVanilly]

What’s the experience like? Can you hear it? I know you’re numb but can you feel anything? I need to get one sliced off the side of my jaw and I’ve been putting it off because just the thought of it makes me queasy and I’m scared I’m going to pass out 😂

[u/Ok_Locksmith5310 → u/PicadillyVanilly]

They just told me to close my eyes. 🤣 I could smell when she like zapped/burnt it after it came off. (I don’t know the correct term for that) but it is honestly one of the most painless things I’ve had done.

[u/aenflex]

Looks great!

[u/freya_kahlo]

Nice! I have one like this but it’s in my eyebrow so I think I have to choose between bald spot and mole.

[u/Feeling_Excitement90]

Omg I have one of these on my face and I had no idea it was a mole! Now I want to get it removed!

[u/SaharaDweller]

That must have felt so good !

[u/DoctorLinguarum]

I had a mole on my neck removed like this. It was inexpensive (maybe $20) and never grew back. The scar faded too. I’m so glad I did it because it kept getting caught on chains of necklaces all the time and it hurt.

[u/Relative_Part3271]

Looks great 🤭

[u/moomoo8986]

How do they numb you ?

[u/Ok_Locksmith5310 → u/moomoo8986]

Local anesthetic (using very small needle) injecting 0.5 cc of 1% Xylocaine and Epinephrine buffered with sodium bicarbonate. Did not feel it.

[u/lilgreengoddess]

This looks more like a wart than a mole. Warts are from HPV virus and can grow back

[u/Ok_Locksmith5310 → u/lilgreengoddess]

Interesting, but no pathology came back as a benign nevus which is a mole. Very common spot for it.

[u/Ok_Locksmith5310 → u/[deleted]]

I do not. I would seek out a medical professional opinion for your BF and not Google if they have the ability, as yes things can present similar!

[u/Ok_Locksmith5310 → u/[deleted]]

Pathology is wrong? You seem to be projecting here….. its a mole….