DENVER — Wounds heal better when closed with the purse-string suture than when not sutured, a new study shows. However, although there was modest improvement in speed of healing and a reduction in ...

A mole removal scar typically fades over time. However, there are ways to reduce the appearance more quickly. Moles, or nevi, are so common that most adults have at least a few. While some moles can ...

Surgically removing a mole, either for cosmetic reasons or because the mole is cancerous, will result in a scar. However, the resulting scar may all but disappear on its own depending on such factors ...

March 26, 2010 — Radial scars after breast biopsy should prompt surgical excision to exclude malignancy, according to the results of a retrospective record review reported in the April issue of the ...

Q. I had a mole removed from my chest by my dermatologist. I now have a keloid that is worse than when I started. What do you think went wrong and what can I do to correct it? I don't think that your ...