Mole Removal Surgery | Part 5 [After 1 year]

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Hi guys! If you are a new reader here at Anonymous Reviews, you may not know about the mole removal surgery I had done a year ago. I removed 2 moles, a bigger one (around size 6mm) on my cheek and another one (around 4mm) on my right arm. I got them removed on August 1st 2012, so it has been a little longer than a year now.

I will link the previous parts below so check them out if you are interested about the price/pain/recovery process.

Check out other parts!

Read part 1 [My entire experience]

Read part 2 [Recovery at 3rd Week]

Read part 3 [Recovery at 2.5 Months]

Read part 4 [Recovery at 4 Months]

Lets do a short recap on the recovery process during the past year,

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Fast forward a whole year later...

I have absolutely nothing on my face, no concealer, no foundation. As you can see, the scar has almost faded completely. I would never have believe if someone told me that a mole a size of a raisin exist there a year ago. I am blown away by the results, even looking at it now I am really surprised how such a deep scar is able to heal so nicely.

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 Now for the arm,

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And a year later...

It is still visible, just because the arm area is highly prone to scarring and even keloids. I got 1 steriod jab during the fourth month (doctor's recommendation) and that was it. The bump is 95% flat now but there is some pigmentation which will slowly fade due time. But the scar does not bother me at all and nobody seem to notice it as well.

That is all guys! I hope this provides you some information if you are thinking of getting any moles removed. I highly recommend getting the large ones (larger than 6mm) removed as large moles can develop into melanoma (cancerous moles) in future.

Again, please go to a certified cosmetic surgeon and not a beautician just so you know you are in good hands and doctors can send the extracted moles to do biopsy to check if the moles are 'safe' (you will get the report).

Moles have to be removed from their roots completely to prevent them from growing back, plus removing their roots reduces the danger of developing melanoma. I know some beauticians uses acid/wart removal cream to dissolve the mole which is not safe at all because the moles are still there even though they are not visible. Bigger moles have deeper roots so laser is the best choice to go.


Feel free to email me if you have any questions regarding mole removal, I will try my best to answer them. Cheers!


Check out other parts!

Read part 1 [My entire experience]

Read part 2 [Recovery at 3rd Week]

Read part 3 [Recovery at 2.5 Months]

Read part 4 [Recovery at 4 Months]

Love,
Hannah

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Mole Removal Surgery [Part 4- Recovery at 4 Months]

Mole removal | Surgery

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Mole Removal Surgery [Part 4- Recovery at 4 Months]

Hey guys! Today, I will be doing an update on my mole recovery. I’ve gotten quite a number of views for posts related to my mole surgery and many questions in my inbox so I hope this update will be beneficial for some of you guys. 

If you are interested in reading part 1 (Experience, pain level), part 2 (recover at 3rd week), part 3 (recovery at 2.5 months), feel free to click.  

I got my surgery on August 1, so it has been approximately 4 months now since the surgery. In the previous post, I stated that I was going back to the clinic to get a steroids jab to flatten the keloid/hypertrophic scar on my arm which formed after the surgery. I got the injection so scroll down to see the results!

 

Lets do a little recapping...

 Cheek

2 days after surgery

 3rd week

 2 and a half months

The scar on my cheek after 4 months, nothing was done to it (below)

The scar is less red and concaved. The area does not feel hard. The scar can be easily concealed now.

 

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Arm

2 days after surgery

3rd week

2 and a half months

 

4 months after surgery, 1 day after steriods injection

As you guys can see from the photos, the scar on my arm has flattened almost 80% and the colour is lightening as I speak. The doctor warned me prior to my surgery that the scarring is going to take 5-9 months to lighten up and consistent massaging is good for the scar to soften. 

The improvement looks very mild from afar but when you compare photos together I actually see quite a big improvement. It does take quite a while, but I do think everything is worth it. I can actually cover my scar on my cheek using 1 layer of cream concealer which in my opinion is amazing results. 

I remember I used to tell myself almost every day whenever I look at myself in the mirror ‘I wish there is one day when I can touch my cheek and feel that nothing is there.’ I always thought that was impossible, I didn't have enough courage to do it. 

 You guys may think it’s superficial but I’m proud of myself for going through this. I was always teased when I was young and was called nasty names and although the people teasing may not mean it, it does leave scars emotionally. Even after so many years I can clearly remember how embarrassed and humiliated I felt.  

 

Thank you always for reading, I hope you have a great week ahead. Hopefully this post gave you some help if you are on the fence on getting this surgery or even cheering you up on a rainy Monday evening.

And as always, contact me at ar_enquiry@hotmail.com or comment down below to reach me whenever you need to :)

Read other parts!

Read part 1 [My entire experience]

Read part 2 [Recovery at 3rd Week]

Read part 3 [Recovery at 2.5 Months]

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