Mole Removal (cont.)

Medical Author:

Joel Schlessinger, MD

Medical Editor:

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.

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Pictures of Mole Removal

Media file 1: This is a raised, irregularly colored mole before removal. Photo courtesy Joel Schlessinger, MD, Board Certified Dermatologist, lovelyskin.com.

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Media file 2: Alcohol is being used to clean the area prior to numbing it. Photo courtesy Joel Schlessinger, MD, Board Certified Dermatologist, lovelyskin.com.

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Media file 3: The area is being numbed with lidocaine. Photo courtesy Joel Schlessinger, MD, Board Certified Dermatologist, lovelyskin.com.

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Media file 4: The area is ready to be removed. Photo courtesy Joel Schlessinger, MD, Board Certified Dermatologist, lovelyskin.com.

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Media file 5: The author is using a scalpel to remove the mole. Photo courtesy Joel Schlessinger, MD, Board Certified Dermatologist, lovelyskin.com.

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Media file 6: The mole is being removed. Photo courtesy Joel Schlessinger, MD, Board Certified Dermatologist, lovelyskin.com.

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Media file 7: This is what the area looks like just after the mole has been removed. Photo courtesy Joel Schlessinger, MD, Board Certified Dermatologist, lovelyskin.com.

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Media file 8: The area of the shave excision is being cauterized. Photo courtesy Joel Schlessinger, MD, Board Certified Dermatologist, lovelyskin.com.

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Media file 9: The area of the shave excision is now bandaged. Photo courtesy Joel Schlessinger, MD, Board Certified Dermatologist, lovelyskin.com.

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Media file 10: This mole is a dark, irregularly colored mole that needs to be removed with a deeper excision because the mole cells go farther into the skin. It will be removed by a punch excision process with stitches. Photo courtesy Joel Schlessinger, MD, Board Certified Dermatologist, lovelyskin.com.

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Media file 11: Prior to numbing the area for excision, it is cleansed with alcohol. Photo courtesy Joel Schlessinger, MD, Board Certified Dermatologist, lovelyskin.com.