Laser mole removal?

knight1_2

valentino46 wrote: »

Hi everyone, just thought I'd share my experience of the Nottingham Laser Clinic. I like many others had read great reviews, so thought it would be worth the £300 cost, as it said the results were pretty much scar free and pretty quick.
The treatment itself took probably no more than 5 mins, if that. It was completely painless.
After the treatment I went back to my hotel, excited by the results, for the first week there is a scab and this isn't to be touched. So, after the week the scab disappeared and I was left with exactly the same mole as was there before!! It's been a few weeks now and still it looks exactly as my mole did. Unsurprisingly, I'm a bit hacked off, I do not earn a high income but put my money towards a place I thought would guarantee good results.
Some of the info supplied by the website is contradicting - they say that Dr Maini does all mole removals - he didn't do mine. The website also states that results can be noticed pretty much after the procedure has taken place, this certainly wasn't true in my case.
Also the reception area could do with being more welcoming.
I felt I had to share my experience, as it is a huge disappointment after spending, in total after travel/accommodation £500!! Ah!!! :mad:

Hi There

I had the same problem, but it settled down quite well after a few weeks. I'd give them a ring, they were pretty quick to fit me in when I was a bit worried. I don't know what they said to you but they were very clear in stressing to me that there was no further or hidden charges for any further treatment. Good Luck and thanks for your post! keep in touch.

knight1_2

Hi elle99

My understanding from talking to a doctor is that normal laser cannot penetrate deep enough in to most moles to remove pigment. so flat or not shave or ellipse excision is the way to go. I have heard of lasers that can burn moles off (CO2) - but the scarring seems pretty bad from what I have heard and they are not used in that way now. There seems little to choose between Snowberry & Notts, if you find somewhere else that's good, please let us know.

Mike-Lancashire_2

Hello there,
SAZb12 & Lucy66, could you please post an update, as to how you're now getting on ? It's been a few months now, since your radio surgery. I'm thinking of going to the Nottingham Laser Clinic, (I've had the initial consultation), but would like some extra feedback.
Thanks in anticipation,
M-L.

wehavethepower

Hi everyone - especially elle99 - it would be useful if you go back to the very first posts about that and read my stuff about natural herbal remedies and dermatend.
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=242499

you might find a much cheaper solution to your problem!
I did try the garlic/cider vinegar route and it did reduce my mole quite a bit.
I have been planning to use the dermatend but have never had the time to find a spare 2 weeks when i don't mind having a plaster over my forehead!!

Lucy66

Mike-Lancashire wrote: »

Hello there,
SAZb12 & Lucy66, could you please post an update, as to how you're now getting on ? It's been a few months now, since your radio surgery. I'm thinking of going to the Nottingham Laser Clinic, (I've had the initial consultation), but would like some extra feedback.
Thanks in anticipation,
M-L.

Hi Everyone

(Thanks Mike for the reminder) It has now been 5/6 weeks since my first round of radio surgery and am happy to update that all scars have healed nicely and are fading. As no two moles were the same in size, height, etc, certain scars are different (the ones on my throat are taking longer to fade, for example) but overall I am very happy with the results.

A little tip that I found is working for me was to not use Bio Oil as I find that makes the scars redder, so I am using Boots Body Butter which I think (just MY opinion) is helping the scars to fade.

I was so impressed with the results I returned last week to have 25 more removed from my body. At the moment they all have nice neat scabs on and are healing very well. I completely left these alone for a few days avoiding getting them wet, which I feel helped them to form a scab quicker. (again just MY opinion and what worked for me)

To sum up overall I would say that I am impressed with the results from Snowberry Lane. The Dr explained that the moles I requested be removed were all raised, which are THE best type for this kind of proceedure.

Hope this update helps anyone thinking about radio surgery

Jacob8

First of all I am very happy to hear that it worked out so well for you so congrats!

Could you tell me if the moles were pigmented? I am going to try the radio surgery myself on 3-4 pigmented moles to test if it's any good for me, and I wanted to know if it's the same type.
Maybe you can post a before and after photos.. that would be great!

Thx

Mike-Lancashire_2

Lucy 66 - Thanks for the feedback. To go back again, is a great recommendation. Is there anyone else out there, who can give feedback, on the radio surgery method ?
Cheers, M-L.

Dave101t

i was always told that moles actually have a medical function to perform, or was i just told that to stop me worrying? got well over 200 small flat moles as well as 15 raised ones, almost all are from childhood tho.

Cowboy.

Good stuff.

Jacob8

Hi everyone,
I have some good info so I decided to post back. I recently been on holiday abroad and went to a clinic to radiologically remove a few moles. Before I went to the clinic I saw a dermatologist who insisted I shouldn't go through with it because:
A. If the mole isn't completely removed, it will be very hard to detect any signs of melanoma after the surgery.
B. The fact that a concentrated beam of energy (being laser or radio frequency) is used, may actually promote changes that can lead to melanoma.

I decided to take this into account but I thought it was a bit pessimistic and went on to the clinic.
The surgeon actually recommended that I shouldn't go through with this as well!

Apparently this method is very good when trying to remove a BIGGGGG mole where the cosmetic results matter. On regular moles (I have a lot of them, brownish and raised) it's better to do it traditionally.

According to the surgeon:
1. Removing a mole on the face, incision or radio-surgery, will both provide good results because the skin on the face is very dense and will scar well.
2. Removing a mole on the back/chest, again with either incision or radio-surgery, will scar badly because of low density/flexibility of the skin in those places.

-I know it's surprising but as far as I understand, if you want to remove with the radio-surgery you'd better do it properly which mean you need to cut it deep and not only on the surface. So basically if you do it properly and cut it deep, it will need to scar and therefor there is not much of advantage over regular incision.

Hope this helps.
Jacob.