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An Introduction to
Moles and Cysts
There are a range of skin lesions that cause either cosmetic concern or become troublesome to patients. These are often requested to be removed and can be easily performed under local anaesthetic.
The common mole (called a Benign Intradermal Naevus) can be treated by either direct excision or by shave excision. Direct excision will leave a straight scar approximately 2-3 times the width of the mole. Although reddened for a few weeks these tend to heal extremely well over time. By contrast shave excision is literally cutting the mole flush with the skin and allowing it to heal. This avoids the longer scar but does have a 30% chance of the mole recurring. The best option will be discussed.
Other common problems are simple skin tags and sebaceous cysts (blocked sebaceous/oil glands). Tags can be shaved off but the cysts need the skin opening to remove both the cysts and the blocked pore.
All these operations carry few risks. There is a small chance of bleeding, variable scarring and recurrence of the problem.
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