Moles

Moles are growths on the skin that are usually brown or black. They may be located, alone or in groups, anywhere on the body. A birthmark is a colored mark that appears soon after a baby's birth. Although many moles and birthmarks are completely benign and pose no health risk, some people choose to remove them because they consider them unattractive.
Depending on its depth, location and color, as well as factors that include the patient's skin type and age, treatment for a benign but unattractive mole or birthmark includes:

 

  • Laser or pulsed-light therapy
  • Microdermabrasion
  • Surgical removal

How irregular mole treatment in brooklyn works

If a mole is irregular and needs to be evaluated further, either the entire mole is removed, or a small tissue sample taken, in order to biopsy it. If only a small section of tissue is taken and it is diagnosed as malignant, the entire mole will be removed, along with a margin of normal skin around it. Cutting into a malignant mole will not cause cancer to spread. If the malignancy is caught early enough, this may be the only treatment needed.
A melanoma that has spread beyond the skin requires more aggressive treatment, which may include:

  • Surgery to remove affected lymph nodes
  • Radiation therapy
  • Chemotherapy
  • Biological therapy to boost the immune system
  • Targeted therapy (attacks vulnerabilities in cancer cells)
Depending on the type and severity of the malignancy, a combination of treatments may be used.

 

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