If you find that you have a mole that is in an area where your clothing irritates it, you nick it when you shave or you feel uncomfortable because it detracts from your appearance; then you are a candidate for mole removal procedures.

Some mole removal procedures work best on certain types of moles. When you see your doctor he’ll check the area to see if the mole has any irregular colors, irregular size, if the mole is not symmetrical, and other procedures. He’ll also check to see if the mole causes you pain or bleeds often.

The signs listed above are used to tell if a mole is cancerous or not. The doctor will take a biopsy of the area to know for sure. He will do this before any type of mole removal procedure.

Natural mole removal involves the use of a cream or lotion. You apply the lotion to the mole a number of times, depending on the cream and the size of the mole, and within several weeks it darkens, forms a scab and falls off. This leaves a red spot where the mole originally was. The red spot is a scar and normally goes away and lightens in several weeks.

There are three possible procedures if you use the services of a surgeon. The first procedure involves the removal the mole and the plug of skin that surrounds it. The surgeon numbs the area cuts out the mole and skin around it and makes stitches either inside the hole or on the surface depending on the depth of the mole. A scab forms and lasts about two weeks and then falls off leaving a red spot.

If the mole isn’t deep, the surgeon might recommend planning the mole off with a scalpel and then cauterizing it with electrical current to stop the bleeding. Again, it takes about two weeks for the scab to drop off. There are no stitches with this mole removal procedure, but it could leave a scar.

Laser mole removal is another procedure to remove moles. It sends a ray of light into the mole to kill the mole cells. This method works best on raised to the surface moles.