We do not offer this service at Face Doctors but would refer suspicious looking moles to a dermatologist for removal or evaluation. While this would permanently remove a mole, the risk of scarring is significantly higher. Alternative options such as mole and mole border excision with sutures are the preferred options for riskier moles that look cancerous or precancerous. If you have noticed a mole or wart on your skin that has changed colour, shape, and size, please consult a dermatologist or general practitioner urgently, so that they can do a mole map and see if it is malignant or benign. It is imperative that you get to a doctor straight away so that they can diagnose it and operate if necessary.

There is no physical downtime with mole removal. Once the wound is healed, there may be some redness but there should be nothing that would stop you from returning to normal activities.

Radiosurgery uses radio waves to cut tissue with a high frequency alternating current. This allows the fine cutting of the skin around moles without bleeding and damage to the surrounding skin. Radiosurgical mole removal also has a low chance of scarring.
Face Doctors Clinic does not treat suspicious looking moles (irregular borders, irregular pigmentation) which have an increased risk of being cancerous. We only remove low risk moles for aesthetic reasons.

The procedure is done under local anaesthesia and should not cause any pain. The skin around the mole is made numb by injecting anaesthesia under the mole. While patients may or may not form a scab around the area of the removed mole, fresh skin should grow over this area in the ‘

The procedure is done under local anaesthesia and should not cause any pain. The skin around the mole is made numb by injecting anaesthesia under the mole. While patients may or may not form a scab around the area of the removed mole, fresh skin should grow over this area in the

After the procedure
Once the treatment is finished, avoid sunlight exposure and ensure sunscreen is applied. Be cautious with the skin until fresh skin has grown over the wound and the colour matches the surrounding skin.

Once the treatment is finished, avoid sunlight exposure and ensure sunscreen is applied. Be cautious with the skin until fresh skin has grown over the wound and the colour matches the surrounding skin.