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Mole Removal (Nevus) Procedure
Procedure:
•Numbs the area with local anesthetic
•Physician uses a scalpel to cut an oval border around mole
•Removes mole with tissue forceps
•Might use electrocautery instrument to help bleeding

•Black, pink flesh color, brown, dark blue (dark color comes from the melanocytes that produce the pigment melanin)
•Usually round or oval
•Smooth or rough
•Varies in sizes
•Can be a raised area or a flat
•Hairs can grow out of them

