A mole is an oval pigmented area on the skin which can either be flat on the skin or elevated from it and oftentimes considered as a skin abnormality. In rare instances, a mole can be tested as malignant and proper mole removal should be asked at immediately before the malignancy spreads throughout the body. In most common occasions, a mole can be left alone without causing harm to the body except for cosmetic-related issues. If a mole poses too much attention from other people or it becomes a nuisance in certain activities such as proper application of make-up, shaving or combing, seek for mole removal to solve these recurring issues.
Though, there are several types of moles, a mole can simply be removed for a basic out-patient operation that lasts around 20 minutes. A benign, unwanted mole can be removed through laser surgery or by excision and suturing.
Laser mole removal is done by using laser to seal blood vessels from the area where mole tissue has been removed. This usually do not require anesthetic to be applied to the patient since it only cause tolerable pain such as tingling whenever the laser hits the skin. Laser mole removal is typically suggested to patients with small to medium sized moles.
On the other hand, mole removal by excision and suturing is done by initially applying anesthetic to the area where a mole is to be removed. Afterwards, the mole is cut using a scalpel and then the area where the mole has been removed is sutured. Big and elevated moles are particularly removed using this method.