Anonymous
Post 05/07/2024 11:34     Subject: 12 year old wants moles removed
Please go to a plastic surgeon, not a derm. Derms will not necessarily do a beautiful job and it’s his face. BTDT. Get your derm to recommend a good plastic surgeon. You actually want to do this now before he grows—the moles may get bigger in adolescence.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2024 11:26     Subject: 12 year old wants moles removed
Anonymous wrote:My 12 year old son has a few dark moles on his face. They aren’t huge, but they are definitely prominent and noticeable. He has asked to have them removed. Honestly, if they were in my face, I’d want them removed too. Would you let him do it at this age or ask him to wait? Would a plastic surgeon even do this for a 12 year old?


Yes do it. My dd had one removed around thst age and so did I. My dd was being bullied and called a ' witch' which is pretty mean. No problems
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2024 11:08     Subject: Re:12 year old wants moles removed
Yes I would
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2024 11:07     Subject: Re:12 year old wants moles removed
Why would you wait?
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2024 11:07     Subject: Re:12 year old wants moles removed
How is this even a question? If you can afford it, do it.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2024 11:04     Subject: 12 year old wants moles removed
Plastic instead of a derm but yes. My derm sent me to a plastic to have a cancerous mole removed from my face. Plastics are who you want for face.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2024 11:01     Subject: Re:12 year old wants moles removed
I agree with the others, I'd make an appt. now with a dermatologist to at least discuss it.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2024 09:52     Subject: 12 year old wants moles removed
Yes I would take him to a good dermo.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2024 09:35     Subject: 12 year old wants moles removed
Anonymous wrote:Yes, my mom insisted on having one removed when I was 12 ( I was too clueless to care). Use a plastic surgeon for the face though.

This was us with DS at 11. He did not care, but I expected he’d care in time. And derms said it would just get bigger, darker, and hairy with puberty.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2024 09:34     Subject: Re:12 year old wants moles removed
Do it now! We took DS to a pediatric plastic surgeon because the mole was big (a benign). But every pede, derm, surgeon said do it sooner rather later.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2024 09:31     Subject: 12 year old wants moles removed
Yes, my mom insisted on having one removed when I was 12 ( I was too clueless to care). Use a plastic surgeon for the face though.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2024 09:30     Subject: 12 year old wants moles removed
A dermatologist could remove them easily.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2024 09:29     Subject: 12 year old wants moles removed
Yes definitely do this Op
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2024 09:22     Subject: 12 year old wants moles removed
Derm can do this.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2024 09:20     Subject: 12 year old wants moles removed
My 12 year old son has a few dark moles on his face. They aren’t huge, but they are definitely prominent and noticeable. He has asked to have them removed. Honestly, if they were in my face, I’d want them removed too. Would you let him do it at this age or ask him to wait? Would a plastic surgeon even do this for a 12 year old?