Laser Mole Removal 101

Some moles are called beauty spots as they can enhance or get you the attention of others to a particular facial feature.

There are many situations when people would like to get rid of moles from their body. There could be many reasons for this but the method and technique for removal would be uniform.

The most recent and one of the most prevalent techniques for treatment of this condition is laser mole removal.  The technique works best on moles, which are non-cancerous and benign.  These are the moles, which have been either present from birth or have not shown any changes in appearance, shape, size or color. It is important that moles (raised or flat) be sent by the doctor for pathological examination, so that risk of cancer is ruled out.

How does Laser mole removal work

This technique of removing moles uses laser to break the dark pigmentation of skin cells on your skin(skin moles). The moles are removed as the body absorbs the fragments (left over from pigmentation after laser treatment). Though some might perceive this procedure to be painful, but it is not as such, this technique is comparatively very less painful.

Some people will require many sittings with their dermatologist for complete treatment. Some times even 4-5 visits to the dermatologists will be required to treat the moles completely.

After you are done with the laser treatment, shortly you will experience formation of a scab on the location where you had your mole. Doctors advice that

you protect it from sun or outside dirt. Your dermatologist may also advice you of some creams or ointment to help make the healing process faster.

Cost

The cost of laser mole removal will vary according to your geographical location, location of mole on your body, expertise of doctor, complexity, pathological examination, etc.

Benefits

1) Many moles can be treated in one sitting

2) It is a non-invasive technique of mole removal

3) It is cost-efficient

4) You can continue with your daily routine with the work.

5) No cuts are made to your skin.

6) Anesthesia is sometimes not required

7) This methods leave very less or no scarring as compared to other surgical methods of removing mole.

8) Moles can be removed through lasers in areas which are difficult to reach through other surgical methods.

Disadvantages –

1) Bigger moles cannot be successfully treated using this method

2) No pathology tests are possible as the laser completely destroys the mole and doctor will never know whether the mole was cancerous or not.

One of the other disadvantage of using this method is, it sometimes does not remove or treat all mole cells. This is more common in cases where the moles have deep root. Therefore, there are higher chances of mole growing back after some time. People claim in some cases they have got even bigger regrown moles.

Most of the times people get rid of moles because of cosmetic reasons, therefore they it is very less likely that insurance companies will cover the cost for the procedure.