Ellipse Excision Surgery
Moles that are flat, potentially worrying or not suitable for shave excisions or laser treatments require ellipse excisions. These involve a small painless injection under the mole only to numb just that area. WIth precision cutting the entire mole is removed in one go. The remaining opening is then brought together with skin stitches that in most cases just simply dissolve away. The result is a thin white line instead of the mole. This only takes about 20 minutes and is not painful. See mole removal costs>
Usually a dressing is placed over the wound to protect it for the first week and then moisturing and massaging the wound to help improve the scar with vitamin e, bio-oil or silicon gels is advised. The wound initially starts of red and then gradually fades to a whitish line. Very rarely scars can overheal and form keloid or hypertrophic scars which would then require further treatment.
"I had a mole that just began getting darker and bigger over 6 months. It was on the side of my cheek so it was difficult to see it changing until it was the size of 20 pence piece.”
Bill remarked “The mole was abnormal and I am so grateful that it has been treated quickly and with very little scarring.”
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