Upper Hutt Skin Clinic Perform Mole Removal & Mole Checks

Your skin is always changing, so it’s always worth checking! Wellington’s Upper Hutt Skin Clinic’s proven technology tracks skin changes, which means it’s the most effective way to detect melanoma in its early stages, when it’s most treatable. They achieve good cosmetic results with benign skin lesions, skin tags, warts, moles and sun spots.

Lesions are removed using Radiowave Ablation, and this technique allows skin lesion removal with minimal scarring, with no stitches required and minimal scarring. Multiple lesions can be treated in one appointment, so you can phone to make an appointment to have your mole or skin tag removed safely by specialist skin doctors, or you can book a mole check.

Moles are often referred to by clinicians as skin lesions. Other common skin lesions are freckles and skin tags. Skin lesions are benign (non-cancerous). It is quite normal to have between 10-40 moles by the time a person reaches adulthood, and moles can appear at birth, or develop at any age up to 30.

Upper Hutt Skin Clinic are often asked, “What is a ‘normal’ mole?” Some moles remain the same throughout a person’s life, while others may even disappear over time. Moles can also change in appearance over time, and they can grow in size, change colour, become raised from the skin or change shape.

Moles can change over time and develop into melanoma, with a higher chance of this in those that have been on the skin since birth. Melanoma can be difficult to detect. If you have any concerns about your moles or freckles or you would like a mole or skin tag removed for cosmetic reasons, Upper Hutt Skin Clinic’s specialist skin clinic doctors can help, with their advanced clinical equipment including Surgitron (which leaves minimal or no scarring).

Any treatment being proposed will be discussed with you. This will include the type of procedure, cost, complications, expected outcome and aftercare. If a surgical option is available, they will discuss the type of excision and cost with you, together with other options. You will be given a full assessment of your risk of skin cancer and appropriate follow up investigations, and diagnostic aides will be used in the consult.

For further information on skin assessment, skin protection and blue light therapy please go to www.uhskinclinic.co.nz .