Everyone wants a white face, but God doesn’t give us what we want, just like a dark mole. Who wants to have a big black mole on their face? This time we will be inferior and depressed, black moles make us very ugly, so we are looking for a good way to remove them, but before that we need to know the types of moles, in order to know ourselves more clearly.
First of all, let’s introduce the classification of moles.
First, junctional moles: they are brown spots of several millimeters to several centimeters in diameter and different shades. It is generally smooth and hairless, but can also be slightly elevated. It can occur in any part of the body. The palmoplantar and genital nevi often belong to this category, without gender differences.
Intradermal nevus: It is the most common type of pigmented nevus in adults. They can occur on any part of the body, but most commonly on the head and neck. The damage is from a few millimeters to a few centimeters, with regular edges and different shades of brown. The surface may have hair, which is thicker than normal. Intradermal nevi appear as hairy nevi on the scalp, face and neck of adults, usually less than 1 cm in diameter, with hemispherical elevations, but also papilloma-like or tipped lesions. Intradermal nevi usually do not increase in size.
Mixed nevus: The appearance is similar to junctional nevus, but it may be more elevated.
Hairy nevus: Hairy nevus is particularly unsightly, with localized blackness, rough and uneven surface or even elevation, and long hard short hairs, often attracting special attention.
V. Nevus: Nevus is a pigmented plaque on the skin. They are composed of nevus cells in the deep dermis with the appearance of melanin vesicles. Nevi are very common, and almost everyone has more than one.
Hairy nevi: Hairy nevi are particularly unsightly, with a dark, rough or even raised surface, and long, hard, short hairs, often attracting special attention.
Blue nevus: Blue nevus includes two different types: common blue nevus and cellular blue nevus. Common blue nevus is a small gray-blue nodule with clear border, occurs early, grows slowly, and can be 2-6 mm in diameter, usually as a single damage, but it can also be a majority. It most often occurs on the upper extremities and face. This type of blue nevus remains unchanged throughout life and does not deteriorate. Cellular blue nevi are large, firm nodules of blue or blue-black color, most commonly found on the buttocks and caudal sacral region. They are present at birth and may be lobulated and well-defined. It has been observed to be more common in females than males. This type is more prone to malignant transformation into melanoma.
Giant nevus: Giant nevus, also called giant congenital melanocytic nevus, is a congenital tumor of the skin, and its area can be distributed in various parts of the body. Giant nevus not only causes ugly appearance to patients, which is a great psychological burden to patients and their parents, but also has the possibility of malignant transformation.
Nine, warty nevus: warty nevus, also known as epidermal nevus, linear epidermal nevus, etc., usually develops at birth or in early childhood, but there are also 10-20 years old, both men and women can develop. They usually appear as yellowish to brownish-black warty lesions. The size, shape and distribution vary, mostly papillary elevation, arranged in bands or lines or patches, and can occur everywhere in the body, in and around the genitals and anus of both men and women, at which point it is often easily misdiagnosed as a condyloma acuminata.
If the moles are on the face, large in number and large in size, there is basically evidence for removal, depending on personal preference. We have a lot of questions about mole spotting, so let’s share them with you today.
Should I choose to have a mole spotted with potion, freezing, laser, or surgery?
The damage to the surrounding normal tissues caused by potion (commonly used is dilute hydrochloric acid or sulfuric acid) or freezing is greater than that caused by laser, especially for larger moles, the chance of leaving scars is much greater than that caused by laser, so it is recommended to use laser.
Is laser or surgery better?
Laser and surgery have their advantages and disadvantages. Laser treatment is simpler and less expensive, while surgical removal is more thorough. In general, it is recommended to remove moles with a diameter of more than 1cm and surgical removal is recommended for repeated laser treatments that always recur.
Does laser mole removal leave scars?
Laser mole removal will leave more or less superficial traces, depending on the size and depth of the mole, and also depending on the scarring body. Surgical removal of moles will definitely leave scars. Although it is not possible to do the same as normal skin, it is better to get rid of it than not.
Laser mole removal is something that doctors are torn about. Laser treatment is easy to leave scars if it is deep, and easy to recur if it is shallow, so the doctor’s experience is crucial, but even a good doctor can’t guarantee that no scars or recurrence will be left. Therefore, you don’t need to struggle with this kind of problem, finding a reliable doctor is the key, and claiming to remove moles without scars is purely a joke.
What are the precautions for laser mole removal?
After laser mole removal, scab will be formed, usually 7-10 days to remove the scab, no water, no makeup, soy sauce, light diet. Some people ask what should I do to wash my face? Then you can only use a wet towel to wipe it off, and avoid the treatment area.
Does laser mole removal cause recurrence?
The recurrence is closely related to the depth and size of the mole, and there is a 40% chance of recurrence after the first treatment and a 30% chance of recurrence after the second treatment.
What kind of moles can become malignant?
First of all, most moles are benign, but if you have the following conditions: a mole has recently become larger, its color has become darker or uneven, its shape has changed, its edges are blurred, some small black dots are found around the mole, a flat mole is raised, it often feels painful and itchy, a mole breaks or bleeds on its own, or the lymph nodes near the mole are enlarged and painless, you should pay attention to it. Moles in some special areas should also be noted: moles on the palms of hands, feet, scalp and waist are easily stimulated by friction and may become malignant after a long time, as shown in the figure below
The figure below shows the comparison between ordinary moles and melanoma
It is a kind of benign skin tumor, and in most cases, it is in a stable state, and the chance of it becoming malignant is very small, so there is no need to be overly alarmed.