DD hates her moles and freckles on face

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had a lot of freckles as a kid, but they were all gone by the time I was 25. I guess I associate freckles with children. I have looked at other women and don't see freckles on them either (and I know not everyone is getting them lasered off).

Moles though can be annoying. I had a lot of friends take them off in middle school. Especially if they're prominent, growing hair or getting bigger. It's pretty cheap too.

My kid had a nasty mole removed at age 10. It was not cheap, but worth every penny. We used a pediatric plastic surgeon out of Children's Hospital.

Huh? Mine were like $150 to get them taken off. Ones on my back that were possible melanoma were free.

[Anonymous]

When you take them off be sure they're biopsied.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^ I wanted to do it before she became all attached to them. My roommate in college had these ugly moles but she loved them and thought they gave her “character”. No they were just ugly moles. But to each their own.

What a horrible thing to say.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some people think they are absolutely beautiful. I don't love my freckles (I was a sun princess as a youngster and wish I'd been more careful). But my husband adores them. Can you find a picture of a beautiful celeb/actress with freckles?

Oh I have! And she just points out how much bigger/darker/more noticeable her moles are. She has a much bigger issue with the moles than the freckles.
-OP

Why not take her to a dermatologist and explore options?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 14 yo dd has a mole right in the middle of forehead. I do plan to have it removed by a plastic surgeon if she wants that. She has not asked in a while.

If she asked once and it didn't happen, she may think you aren't on board with it and stopped asking.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are several methods to remove moles. I had some facial moles removed by a laser radiowave method. No scars, healed in a couple of days. Wish I had done it decades ago. Moles can get bigger, deeper, textured with age (not due to cancer). If plastic surgeon will do it now, get it done . A traditional dermatologist won't do anything.


This is who I saw, sadly not in DC, but gives you an idea what to look for.

https://www.lovethatface.com/cosmetic-facial-surgery-richmond-va/skin-and-wrinkle-related/mole-removal/

I just called and they can see her in March. I don't mind travelling. Thank you for the recommendation!!!
-OP

So glad to help! For me they did consult & treatment at same time. Someone else asked about cost, I had three removed, some other spots zapped, even maybe 11 lines botox, all less than $2000. One mole was deeper and had to go back again for no charge. But it was obvious before even to me it would probably need a second zap, better than doing to much at first.. The office staff is all so nice.

[Anonymous]

I had had moles removed by shaving and lasting, costing $150-250 each, and usually cheaper for more than one (like $250 for the first, and then $125). So bet on between $500-$1k for multiple. And that incentivized you to just do it all at once instead of a few here and there. Maybe you can schedule around the time of spring break so she can hide her face for a week after?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are several methods to remove moles. I had some facial moles removed by a laser radiowave method. No scars, healed in a couple of days. Wish I had done it decades ago. Moles can get bigger, deeper, textured with age (not due to cancer). If plastic surgeon will do it now, get it done . A traditional dermatologist won't do anything.


This is who I saw, sadly not in DC, but gives you an idea what to look for.

https://www.lovethatface.com/cosmetic-facial-surgery-richmond-va/skin-and-wrinkle-related/mole-removal/

I just called and they can see her in March. I don't mind travelling. Thank you for the recommendation!!!
-OP

This is great OP. I had moles as a child and it really was difficult for me. Insurance covered a lot of it. You are doing the right thing for your DD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 14 yo dd has a mole right in the middle of forehead. I do plan to have it removed by a plastic surgeon if she wants that. She has not asked in a while.

She probably gave up as u said no! Poor dd

Please get this taken care of. As PP Saud she may have given up. Don't make her go thru high school with a mole in the middle of her forehead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^ I wanted to do it before she became all attached to them. My roommate in college had these ugly moles but she loved them and thought they gave her “character”. No they were just ugly moles. But to each their own.

What a horrible thing to say.

This. And yes it is to each their own. What we're discussing here is those who are bothered by them.

[Anonymous]

Just signing on to say that you’re doing the right thing OP!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are several methods to remove moles. I had some facial moles removed by a laser radiowave method. No scars, healed in a couple of days. Wish I had done it decades ago. Moles can get bigger, deeper, textured with age (not due to cancer). If plastic surgeon will do it now, get it done . A traditional dermatologist won't do anything.


This is who I saw, sadly not in DC, but gives you an idea what to look for.

https://www.lovethatface.com/cosmetic-facial-surgery-richmond-va/skin-and-wrinkle-related/mole-removal/

I just called and they can see her in March. I don't mind travelling. Thank you for the recommendation!!!
-OP

This is great OP. I had moles as a child and it really was difficult for me. Insurance covered a lot of it. You are doing the right thing for your DD.

Glad you are doing this OP.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for all the support and suggestions!
-OP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for all the support and suggestions!
-OP

Are you in the area? There are doctors here in the DC area. We got our recommendation through the peditrician.

[Anonymous]

Why can't she get the moles removed? I had a mole removed from my face in my 20s and it was so easy, I should've done it years before. Let her do it...