{"id":9223,"date":"2021-05-20T12:53:04","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T09:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ozanbalik.com\/en\/?p=347"},"modified":"2022-12-29T12:07:06","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T09:07:06","slug":"nevus-removal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ozanbalik.com\/en\/nevus-removal\/","title":{"rendered":"Nevus Removal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes known as mole,\u00a0nevus<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>are the pieces of flesh that have no significance in terms of medical problems. Although it is a small percentage, some might have it from birth. Ones with hair and bigger sizes can be problematic in the later years. It is estimated that by the teenage years, a person can have up to 60\u00a0nevus<\/strong><\/em>. Most are harmless and have no effect on overall health. Yearly follow-ups or educating patients on the follow-ups will be helpful. They don\u2019t need to be removed. But what should we be careful about follow-ups and what type of nevus is not good. There is a rule of ABCD to this:<\/p>\n

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  1. Asymmetry: First important part is whether the\u00a0nevus<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>is symmetrical or not in its shape. The closer to a square or ellypse it is, the more it\u2019s chances of being harmless increases.<\/li>\n
  2. Border: If you find it hard to identify the exact border a\u00a0nevus<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>has with the normal skin, there might be a problem.<\/li>\n
  3. Color: If a nevus has a lot of color shades to it, risk of problem increases.<\/li>\n
  4. Diameter: Bigger the size of the nevus, bigger the chances of a problematic one.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In addition to this, the existence of hair on a nevus, scaly look, visibility of capillary, bleeding, itching should be taken seriously.<\/p>\n

    There are no hardships in the follow-ups for a harmless nevus, but one with signs of problems should be removed and taken into pathological evaluation as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

    Biopsy can be considered on nevuses that are bigger on diameter.<\/p>\n

    Urban belief that touching\u00a0nevus<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>is not good is partly true though. It\u2019s mostly about how you touch it. Partial burning, applying laser, shaving can trigger a nevus to turn cancerous. But this risk is not present with a fully\u00a0removed nevus<\/strong><\/em>. I always tell my patients : Better in the pathology case, than your thoughts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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