Reading Time: <1 minuteMost patients cannot distinguish between age spots, moles, and warts. Although moles, age spots, and warts may look similar in shape, their development and mechanisms are completely different medically. Elderly patients often come to our clinic hoping to remove senile warts, or raised age spots. They are easier to remove than moles, leave no scars, and have less risk of recurrence.Although it can be easily removed with a carbon dioxide laser, our clinic often uses a treatment method called the Cooling EL method, which involves cooling the affected area to -20°C and vaporizing it with high frequency. It requires much more skill than carbon dioxide laser removal, but it can be done in a short amount of time Downtime is often shorter than with carbon dioxide laser removal Easy procedure For these reasons, we choose this treatment over carbon dioxide laser removal.

Reading Time: <1 minuteCare after mole removal is more important than the mole removal technique. The wound starts healing immediately after the mole is removed. If proper care is not given at this time, not only will healing be delayed, but scars will also be more likely to remain. Care is necessary immediately after treatment, that is, immediately after mole removal. Specifically, never disinfect the wound. Do not let it dry out. Never apply cream-based ointments. Many patients have mole removal at our clinic, but we always explain the care after mole removal in detail and carefully instruct patients to do it themselves. Wounds after mole removal are treated similarly to abrasions and burns. Disinfection is not only completely meaningless, but it also delays healing. Disinfection destroys the cells that promote healing. Disinfection also makes the wound more susceptible to infection. At our clinic, we always apply medical wound dressings after mole removal to protect the scar and keep the wound wet, which is called moist wound healing. This promotes granulation and epithelial formation. This leads to scars from moles becoming less noticeable. Mole removal means forming skin with a missing epithelium. If this area is protected and epithelial formation is promoted as soon as possible, the risk of infection will be eliminated, normal healing will be promoted, and scars will be less likely to remain. When removing moles with a carbon dioxide laser, care should be taken after the mole removal as it will cause a burn. The thermal energy of the carbon dioxide laser will evaporate the mole tissue, but the normal skin will also be damaged by heat, causing a burn. For this reason, wounds after mole removal will heal more slowly than simple abrasions. You can leave the medical dressing on for three days. After three days, you will need to remove the dressing yourself and wash the wound with tap water or a shower. This will also wash away bacteria that can cause infection, such as dirt and sweat. After that, you can apply a medical wound dressing or a commercially available KIZUPAWPA for another three days and the healing will be complete. https://www.sakae-clinic.com/wound/p01.html?_ga=2.16767669.22389379.1637503973-1223386255.1510898913 On the face, where blood flow is good, epithelialization is completed after a few days of application, but on the body and limbs, especially the legs and back, blood flow is poor and epithelialization often does not occur even after one week. Using wound dressings for a long period of time can actually delay wound healing, so even if the wound is slightly oozing, it may be necessary to dry the area and wait for it to heal. Redness will remain for about three months, so please avoid exposing the mole removal area to direct ultraviolet light. If ultraviolet light is applied, pigmentation may occur if epithelialization is not complete. There is no need to take antibiotics unless there is a special reason.

Reading Time: <1 minuteTreatment methods for mole removal vary depending on the location, size, type, and shape of the mole. Of course, if malignancy is suspected, the mole is excised and a pathological examination of the tissue is performed to determine whether it is malignant or not. In general, if no malignant findings are found with a dermascope and even benign moles are removed by excision, the scars left after excision are often more noticeable than the mole itself. Moles are classified by shape as follows: 1. Raised moles 2. Slightly raised moles 3. Flat moles. Of these, raised moles are easier to remove and are less likely to leave scars. For about 30 years, mole removal has been performed using the vaporization method with carbon dioxide laser irradiation. When you hear the word laser, you may think of something cutting-edge, but the principles of the carbon dioxide laser device itself have hardly evolved since 30 years ago. The theory is also the same. Just because it is a carbon dioxide laser does not mean it will remove the mole cleanly. We offer unlimited carbon dioxide laser irradiation for mole removal at low cost. We receive many consultations about cases where moles were not removed by simply irradiating them at a medical institution and only burn scars remained. It is not true that carbon dioxide laser can be used to remove moles cleanly. In particular, for raised moles, we recommend a method of carefully and precisely evaporating the mole tissue with high-frequency heat to avoid post-burn scarring and remove the scars in an inconspicuous manner. We do not dare to irradiate carbon dioxide laser. Of course, advanced techniques are required technically, but in most cases, it can be removed very cleanly and the postoperative scars are not noticeable. For flat moles, the pigment reaches the deep dermis and subcutaneous tissue, so if you try to remove it completely in one go, it is necessary to evaporate the deep parts as if it is being gouged out, and it is prone to scarring, so it is often difficult to remove it completely in one session. In that respect, if you first evaporate the raised mole tissue to a flat surface, the wound will heal cleanly and scars will be less likely to remain. A specialist can diagnose moles preoperatively to determine what treatment is best and what care is required.

Reading Time: <1 minuteAs the COVID-19 infection spreads, people now have to cover their faces with masks, leaving only their eyes exposed. Many companies now require employees to wear masks indoors. Currently, the number of patients undergoing mole removal is increasing rapidly. Carbon dioxide laser treatment is well known for mole removal, but our clinic recommends thermal evaporation treatment using electronic energy, which leaves less scars than carbon dioxide lasers and can be removed reliably in a short time, or evaporation treatment of mole tissue using a thulium laser (Lavieen). >>About mole removal Unlimited mole removal Treatment is performed on a flat-rate basis. In medical institutions, removal using a carbon dioxide laser is common, but there is a high possibility that a very noticeable hypertrophic scar will remain, so careful consideration is required. Many patients come to our clinic to consult about hypertrophic scars after mole removal using a carbon dioxide laser. CO₂ or carbon dioxide laser mole removal has a cutting-edge image with the name laser, but it has been used clinically for over 25 years. In a sense, it is an old-fashioned treatment and is not necessarily recommended as the first choice for carefully removing moles. In fact, I also removed moles more than XNUMX years ago using a domestic carbon dioxide laser system developed by Japan Infrared Industries Co., Ltd. (Neek), which was sold at a list price of about XNUMX million yen at the time. When I started working as a cosmetic surgeon, the treatment for mole removal was basically excision, so the carbon dioxide laser system, which can evaporate and disappear by simply irradiating it with laser light, was revolutionary and seemed like a magical device. Scars are less noticeable than with incision surgery, and scar healing was not a big issue more than XNUMX years ago. Laser treatment In those days, patients were satisfied if the swelling and color of the mole improved. However, nowadays, there are systems that can remove moles more cleanly, so the issue of scars such as hypertrophic scars caused by carbon dioxide laser removal has come into focus. I am still reluctant to use the same treatment method as XNUMX years ago. Currently, raised moles are mainly removed using a treatment method that evaporates the mole tissue with heat from electronic energy of radio waves. For flat moles, a laser is irradiated with a medium called thulium to evaporate the tissue and remove it. Moles are diagnosed with a device called dermoscopy. If malignancy is suspected, the affected area must be removed by excision or hollowing out, and a pathological examination is performed to confirm the diagnosis. For tumors and moles that have been diagnosed as benign, we do not perform excision, but choose to treat them with electronic energy evaporation or thulium laser. For aftercare, a medical sticker is applied for a few days and moist wound healing is performed, but the affected area is not disinfected. Disinfecting the wound will delay wound healing due to the tissue damage caused by the disinfectant, and the risk of infection will increase. The main reason for removing moles is for aesthetic purposes, but there are also cases where a fortune teller recommends removal, or there are symptoms such as itching or pain. Mole removal does not mean that all scars will heal and become inconspicuous in the same way. Depending on the part of the body, the scar may become raised and become a state of hypertrophic scarring, so careful consideration is required before surgery. On the face, scars are likely to be noticeable around the mouth, lower jaw, and above the cheekbones. On the body, scars are likely to be noticeable on the shoulders, above the deltoid muscle, and above the sternum, because the skin is highly taut and the scar is always pulled by the surrounding area. In particular, in these areas, there are many cases where the scar heals as a white raised hypertrophic scar. Depending on the part, excision surgery can also be performed without leaving any scars, so if the mole is too large, surgery may be necessary. Because there is cartilage just below the tip of the nose, it is difficult to remove the mole, and you will need to choose a treatment other than excision. Mole removal is not a difficult cosmetic surgery procedure, but there are many things to be aware of, such as postoperative care and the selection of the surgical site, so we recommend that you receive a thorough explanation of the risks and benefits from your doctor before undergoing treatment. contact@sakae-clinic.com phone:0120566680