How to remove white spot after mole removal

Oncologist-dermatologist. Specialist in benign and malignant skin lesions.

1. Candidate of Medical Sciences,
2. Member of the European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO),
3. author of 12 scientific papers and 1 patent for invention,
4. performed more than 1,500 operations to remove moles, warts, and papillomas.

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It is almost impossible to get rid of moles without any traces, except for those that are flat. But following the statistics, we can conclude that people decide to take such extreme measures only after complications arise. Almost all patients have one problem in common - age spots after mole removal.

Why do sores remain after mole removal?

A spot after removing a mole is the result of actions that were carried out on your skin, and it does not matter what method of treatment was used. The size of the spots will depend on the following factors:

1. Size and depth of nevus. The spot at the site of the removed mole is the size of the removed mole; the larger it is, the larger the mark will be.
2. What treatment method was used? Complications after mole removal The laser method remains extremely rare, since the treatment process does not affect the deep layers of the skin. As for surgical excision, after such exposure the spots always remain and disappear only after six months, and sometimes even longer.
3. If you have a mole removed and a spot appears, it means that the wound was not properly cared for. The skin must be protected from sun exposure until the wound becomes the same color as healthy skin.

It is these reasons that contribute to the fact that such unpleasant stains remain.

Types of stains

The doctor must inform the patient in advance about what consequences they can expect after removing moles, including spots. The marks are different from each other, have different sizes and colors. Among them are the following:

1. Black spots - can form regardless of what treatment method was performed. The crust protects the wound from infections. After the wound heals, the crust will fall off on its own. You need to know that you should never rip it off yourself.
2. A pink spot - it always remains after the crust falls off, and does not pose any danger. This is still very young skin.
3. The red spot is the result of self-removal of the crust. Most likely the wound has not yet healed.
4. Pigmented - appear with frequent exposure to the sun on the wound.
5. A brown spot - it remains only when the nevus is not completely removed. In this case, you need to seek help from a doctor as soon as possible, otherwise you may face very dangerous and unpleasant consequences.
6. Burgundy - indicates an infection or the development of an inflammatory process.
7. A white spot remains after laser treatment. They often disappear on their own after six months.

Only a pink spot can indicate that healing is going well and there are no complications. Such marks do not require treatment; it is enough just to follow some rules in rehabilitation. In other cases, you must seek help from a qualified specialist. Only timely measures taken can protect you from unpleasant consequences.

After removing a mole, a white spot remains

No. 4 988 Plastic surgeon 02/01/2013

Hello, in 2010 I had a mole removed on my back using a surgical device, after removal I still have a white mole in this place, what could be causing this?

Malova Varya, Magnitogorsk

ANSWERED: 02/02/2013