Laser mole removal?

reflector

You said on 19th was going to NLC. It is cheaper to get two done at once.
If you are worried, I found the first 14 days a bit worrying, but then you should get a smooth flat surface and a slight mark that fades. If you wear make up a little concealer should do the trick.

I am new to the site and only because I was googling and saw this forum with people asking, so thought I would let people know of my experience which was good.

SAZB12

Hi, I go on Saturday, so getting a bit nervous now!

Iknow it would be cheaper to get both my moles done at the same time, but think I will play it safe and just get one done, then if it goes wrong it wont be too bad. It would also probably stop people at work asking too many questions, as they are less likely to notice one mark as opposed to two.

I have been wanting this done for years. Will definately feedback after the event.

Lucy66

SAZB12 wrote: »

Hi, I go on Saturday, so getting a bit nervous now!

Iknow it would be cheaper to get both my moles done at the same time, but think I will play it safe and just get one done, then if it goes wrong it wont be too bad. It would also probably stop people at work asking too many questions, as they are less likely to notice one mark as opposed to two.

I have been wanting this done for years. Will definately feedback after the event.

All the best for Saturday. I look forward to hearing how it went for you.

lisa21

phew - what has happened to this thread please?! I was following it with interest up until a few weeks ago as I wanted to get a couple of moles removed from my face.
Anyway, if this helps anyone.....I visited my GP and asked about laser surgery and he said that it is only suitable for certain types of moles and that he didn't know it to be particularly effective, ie there's every chance the mole may grow back. He referred me to a plastic surgeon. After thinking long and hard, I decided to go with the surgery option - a friend of mine convinced me by saying 'Do you really want anyone who's not a qualified surgeon anywhere near your face?!' - the answer was no. I paid £575 for 3 moles removed, wasn't pleasant but I wouldn't say it was painful, and I had stitches in for 5 days. My procedure was exactly 3 weeks ago today and my scars are healing well - I'm glad I had it done.
Hope this helps anyone considering their options.

frames1_uk

Thanks for that Lisa, can I ask why your surgeon didn't first suggest a shave excision? I ask this because that's what I had twice, but the mole grew back.

I still haven't decided what to do about it. I contacted the surgeon to say it had grown back and he contacted me saying a surgical procedure was obviously the next suggestion, but he said scarring would almost be inevitable (its on my nose), so I shyed away from that.

Whereabout were your moles situated?

Thanks

ionelacd

Hi there,

I am new on this forum. I had few moles on my face. I went to GP and she sent me to a dermatologist. The dermatologist did not want to remove them then I went to private and they asked me £80 per each mole to remove. Too much for me because I had 6 moles so i ended up buying a cream I do not if I can give the name is called WartMoleVanish. After two weeks the moles were off.

ionelacd

By the way I paid 80 american dollars for the cream plus delivery.

lisa21

hi frames1_uk. My surgeon didn't mention shave excision at all, but I would imagine that would be because of the type of moles - one was quite protruding and I'm guessing it probably had a pretty deep root (that was on my chin). I had one removed from the side of my my nose also, it was pretty flat and about 3mm diamater. I too was warned about scarring but the surgeon said that with care (ie keeping it out of the sun, looking after it for the first few weeks etc) I should have no problems. the ones on my nose and chin are still a bit red but I can cover them with makeup and I'm pleased so far. The third one I had removed was on my neck and you can barely see the scar there at all already. I'm glad I went for the surgical option as opposed to laser.

I did kind of know what to expect anyway as I had one removed from my forehead about 15 years ago when I was still at school and I remember that within 6 months or so the scar wasn't noticeable at all.

From the sounds of it a surgical incision maight be best for you, to ensure they get the root. It's inevitable that you'll have a tiny scar, but I just reminded myself that the surgeon has done this loads of times before and that it would all be worth it in the end I guess you need to ask yourself whether you'd rather keep your mole or have a small scar.

Glad I could help, any other questions just ask

SAZB12

Well I finally went to the Nottingham Laser Clinic and this is my feedback

Why NLC
I have spent several years looking into the best ways to have moles removed and it appeared to me that the only way that seemed to minimize any scars was by Radio Wave Surgery. This technique is used a lot in Australia, where it is very common to have a mole removed.

The only clinics that I could find that carried out this procedure in the North was
1) Manchester Mole clinic – expensive and no reviews
2) Selston Clinic in Nottinghamshire – only £75 but no reviews
3) NLC £300 – but lots of reviews, all coming from this site. Hence why I joined. The clinic also claimed to have the most experience.

On the day
Dr Hamilton made me feel at ease, and initially the procedure went well.
Halfway through Dr Hamilton stopped the procedure saying that he needed to cauterize the area. He said that this was because he had found the main artery that was supplying the mole and it had started bleeding. After several attempts to cauterize the area he then continued with the procedure, before applying a plaster to the area. He advised me to keep the plaster on for 2 days and to replace the plaster every night with Vaseline on it, until it had healed.

On the way home I was a little bit worried as the NLC website had claimed that this procedure caused no bleeding, I also had read that if you have skin cauterized the heat can damage underlying tissues, which can then lead to scarring.

The wound continued to bleed until the next day. After which a yellowish/pink crust formed. Initially it looked like I had had a cigarette put out on my face.

Day 2 returned to work, felt strange as unable to wear foundation until skin healed. But to my surprise no one noticed. I mentioned it to a friend, who said that it just looked like I had had a spot which had scabbed over.

Day 6 Pale yellow/pink scab, occasionally weeps at night time, though minimal. Healing well. Happy

Overal Things seem to be healing well and I am happy and not self conscious anymore. Think NLC need to mention on their website the chance that the area may bleed and that they should produce a post surgery patient information sheet. At this stage would definitely recommend..

Ps James you say that you attend one of the top 5 Universities,,,,,,,,,you really need to enjoy uni life rather then worry/antagonize people with your conspiracy theories. I am sure the people who review this site are intelligent enough to make up their own minds as of what to believe.

SAZB12

DAy 13

The scab has fallen off and I have a lovely area of new slightly pink skin. There is no mole, pigmentation or scar.

I couldn't be happier. The mole i had removed was 1cm in width and stuck out by 1/2 cm, so this procedure has made a big difference for me.

I would definitely recommend radiowave surgery, as long as you find someone who is experienced. There is an element of skill required with the machine.

As for you James I wasn't being arsey, I just trying to tell you how you made me feel. Which was anxious, when you declared that there were several lawsuites against the place that i had booked into, and then aggitated when you couldn't back up your claims. You really shouldn't come out with sweeping statements like that as it could be considered to be libelous.

Anyway I hope my feedback has been helpful to some people.
Wishing everyone goodluckx