Dr. Sam Lam Plastic Surgery Forum

I have a dark brownish-black nevus between my eyes on my nose. I really don't like it but my dermatologist stated that he could remove it. He would cut around it and during the healing process it usually turns into a normal scar but in some cases it might turn into a keloid scar which would look 10x worse then the nevus itself! Im scared it turns into a keloid and was wondering what are ...

Hi Dr. Lam,

I have several small moles on the side of my face that have bothered me for years. They are all in the same general area and I wonder if there is any good way to remove all of them at one time? Can lasers be used for smaller moles? I go to a dermatologist regularly for skin cancer checks, and he has said that none of these are of concern. I've attached ...

Hi doc

Im 19 years old and live in the Dallas Area. I have a flesh colored mole right on the tip or my upper lip in between the area where the skin has that divided upside down V. Im looking to get it removed and due to the location have found a lot of apprehension from Doctors who are looking to cut it out and fear they will mess with the lip line. But ...

Dr. Lam,
I have a raised, flesh colored mole on the inside corner of my left eyebrow, right where the eyebrow begins. I have had it for as long as I can remember, but it seems to be getting larger as I get older (I'm 29 now) and is now about the size of a pencil eraser. I have been to a dermatologist who said that he didn't think it should be removed because of ...

hello Dr Lam,
I have been concerned about the small dark round moles that have been appearing on my face and chest...no they are not cancerous and they are NOT freckles they are raise..u can see them on top on the skin. they are fairly small, but i've noticed that they are getting larger day by day i think its genetic but i wasnt born with ANY raised moles..is there anyhing you can do to ...

Hi Dr. Lam,

Thanks for all the great information on your site. I have searched all over the internet for helpful mole removal info. and have found more helpful, authoritative detail here than anywhere else - by far.

I've attached two photos of a good-sized mole near my lip. One picture is a relaxed face and the other is smiling so you can see the smile lines. Unfortunately, the mole doesn't line up with those ...

Hi Dr Lam, I found your forum extremely informative and helpful! Hope you can help me on my problem. I am going to remove a mole located just below my lower lip, on the left (the mole doesn't touch the lip). However, I am prone to keloids and already have a bad keloid scar on my left arm from an injection when I was young. I am still treating this scar. My doctor refuses to ...

Hi Dr. Lam,

May I first say you have a wonderfully informative website! I discovered it through a video of a lady on youtube who'd had 3 moles removed from her face, and it has reassured me no end. I've had a mole on my upper lip for as long as I can remember. It is raised and very dark, sitting just above the left end of the cupid's "v" and I've reached a point ...

Hi Dr. Lam,

My mom has had her mole removed a few weeks ago . My mom's mole had only grown larger during her life, so it got me thinking about getting the mole removed from my face now rather than later.
My house doctor recommended I have mine removed by a plastic surgeon since it's on my face.
In my country we only have two ...

Hi doctor lam...I saw your videos of the women talking about mole removals. But they only had a few. I have hundreds that need to be removed. what do you recommend for that or who could you recomend to help me? I've been to a dermatologist. but she only removed a few by burning them off. that was very painful because she had to stick a needle all over my face. I decided not to ...