Reading Time: <1 minuteMany patients come to our clinic every day for mole removal. Mole is a common name, and the original medical term for mole is birthmark or pigmented birthmark. However, patients come to our clinic recognizing warts, moles, and age spots as moles. Moles? In other words, they are pigmented or convex raised tumors that exist on skin-colored skin and are different in color from skin color. Viral warts, senile warts, age spots, age hemangiomas, malignant skin tumors (squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma), convex scars (hypertrophic scars), etc., even if they look like moles, there are actually pathologies that are different from moles. For this reason, we always use a diagnostic device called a dermascope to diagnose and treat as much as possible during examinations. At our clinic, we find several cases of basal cell carcinoma each year. Of course, even if they are called moles, the treatment method varies depending on the condition and diagnosis. Recently, there has been a steady stream of victims of a certain major cosmetic surgery clinic that attracts customers through flashy TV commercials and listing ads. There is a malicious fraudulent business practice in which people who call themselves counselors and have no medical qualifications recommend surgical removal surgery for everything and try to charge high surgical fees. People who are not even doctors examine patients, make diagnoses, recommend unnecessary surgery, and exploit high surgical fees. Such outrageous acts are being carried out. There are many victims of this cosmetic surgery clinic, and various troubles have been reported. At our clinic, we do not engage in any sales activities or surgery without considering the wishes of the patient, or make patients take out medical loans with high interest rates. We have serious doubts about cosmetic surgery procedures that require medical loans, and our clinic has a policy of not allowing patients to take out medical loans. Cosmetic medicine is happy medicine. You should not force yourself to undergo cosmetic treatment and bear the financial burden. Recently, there has been a constant stream of negative news related to cosmetic medicine, such as fatal accidents at cosmetic surgery clinics, malicious medical practices, and sexual assault of minors by major cosmetic surgeons. As a doctor who has been practicing as a cosmetic surgeon for many years, I am concerned about the current state of cosmetic medicine. I would like all patients to have the foresight to not be fooled by flashy advertisements or the false bait-and-switch advertisements and PR of influencers. If any of our patients have been victimized by cosmetic surgery, please feel free to contact us as we also operate a Cosmetic Medicine 110 hotline.