<h1>Mole Removal Using Laser Surgery</h1>

 Lasers are often used in areas which need great precision and accuracy. Guess what! Mole removal is one of those areas. Dermatologist and skin specialist most often prescribe laser treatment as one of the most effective ways of removing moles from the skin. Recent study shows that 8 out of 10 cases that undergo treatment with lasers achieve success and do not show reoccurrence of growth of the skin mole.

Although it is costly, mole removal using this technique often show a high percentage of success and non reoccurrence of moles in the same area. Furthermore, lasers are highly precise and easily controlled using computers with a fixed grid on the surface of the skin. As such, laser surgeries are often done by computers and robots and not the human touch. As such, the risks of scarring, bleeding or removing more than needed areas of the skin is highly minimal and only occur in rare cases.

Computers and automated robots have the advantage of being highly measured, precise, and deliver consistent results every time. Laser treatment for mole removal may even last a few sessions depending of the kind of moles removed. Small moles would take a day, but larger ones may need the patient to re-visit the dermatologist a few times.

Laser treatment is usually done under light anesthetics that numb areas of the skin that be being treated. As such, there would be very little pain as many have reported it to feel like a slight tingling or a snap of rubber band against the skin. After treatment, the area treated is a bit darkened or reddish as the mole would turn into a scab which will fall off within 2 weeks. Because the sensitive new skin under the mole is sensitive towards the sun, it is advisable to protect the area of the skin from sunlight or to use sun block if exposure to the sun is inevitable.

It is normal practice for laser surgery done under local anesthesia; however some may need general anesthesia which poses a greater risk than local anesthesia. Infection is another risk of noninvasive surgery but it is minimal compared to other kinds of surgery.

Proper surgical gloves and apparatus used during surgery decrease the risk of infection. It Incomplete treatment may result in pain, infection, bleeding, scarring and skin color changes. Scarring is not a big risk in laser treatment and discoloration may occur which will decrease over time. There is a possibility for laser treatments to only lighten the mole and not entirely remove it from the skin.

The cost of laser treatment varies from the cheapest at $50 per session to $300 per session. Some dermatologists even charge extra for after surgery wound management. As such, laser mole removal treatment cost varies on a case to case basis.

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