What is that dark spot on my skin? Is it a birthmark, a wart, or something else? Really matters? – It does matter, especially if it’s a mole, and it seems to grow or spread over time.
In that case, removing the mole from your skin is a priority, preventing it from becoming precancerous.
Both moles and warts can appear as a raised area of the skin, so there is often confusion between the two.
However, moles are usually dark in color while warts are not. Is there any hair growing from the center? – If so, then the lesion is a mole. Moles often, but not always, seem to grow a bit of hair from the inside.
Finally, moles appear to be part of the skin, while warts can appear shiny and even blistered.
If the mole does not alter its appearance, its color or size, and remains there for years with no visible change, then it is a personal choice to remove it or not.
Moles are sometimes considered “birthmarks” or even “beauty spots” and are left alone.
To remove a mole, you can go to a skin specialist or dermatologist, who will decide the best way to remove it from your skin. The most common techniques that a specialist is likely to apply include cryotherapy, which means freezing the mole with liquid nitrogen, excision, or a form of laser therapy.
When excision is used, this technique involves surgical removal or cutting of the mole. This is often a painful procedure and is usually done under some form of anesthesia. This technique often becomes necessary due to the depth of the mole below the skin’s surface.
The only other safe option for removing a mole is one of the “natural remedies” that are easily done at home. When the mole is not too deep and does not show signs of growth, home remedies will be surprisingly effective. They often involve substances that are readily available without a prescription and are perfectly safe.
Home remedies can work and are often preferable to drastic surgical techniques. They are mostly painless, do not require medical supervision, and are very inexpensive.
Natural home remedies are also a great way to avoid scarring, which can be a problem with some of the surgical techniques. The scars are sometimes larger than the mole itself and quite unsightly. If there are severe scars after a surgical procedure, a form of scar removal treatment will be necessary, both time consuming and expensive solutions.
Invasive surgical techniques can be expensive. This is partly due to the need to have multiple follow-up sessions, which cannot be accurately predicted in advance.
In summary, home remedies are worth investigating as a means of removing moles, but only in cases where the mole shows no signs of growth or other forms of unusual behavior or appearance. In that case, discuss the matter with a specialist as soon as possible.
If scarring is a problem you want to avoid, then natural mole removal is the best way forward, although this could take longer than surgical procedures.
