Can a mole be removed with a needle?

Everyone knows about moles, and most people have one or two. They generally do not cause any harm to the health of the body. But there are different situations, because moles may also become diseased, so people who have the conditions should remove moles. So can moles be removed with a needle? This method is not recommended as it may cause skin infection. So it is best to eliminate it through the correct operation of a doctor.

1. Can moles be removed with a needle? Can moles be cured?

First of all, the answer is no, because using a needle to pick the wound if it is not disinfected properly may cause health problems, such as local infection and inflammation, and in severe cases, it may cause cancer and other serious diseases.

Therefore, this behavior needs to be avoided. If you want to remove a mole, it is best to follow the guidance and care of a professional.

Moles can be divided into broad and narrow meanings. The broad meaning includes various congenital and acquired melanocytic nevi, sebaceous nevi, etc.

The term "mole" in medicine is used in a narrow sense, also known as nevus cell nevus, pigmented nevus, melanocytic nevus or common acquired melanocytic nevus, and does not include congenital melanocytic nevus.

Mole is the most common benign skin tumor in humans. It is a skin manifestation caused by an increase in melanocytes in the epidermis and dermis.

Depending on the location of nevus cells in the skin, they can be divided into junctional nevus, mixed nevus and intradermal nevus. Flat lesions suggest junctional nevi, slightly elevated lesions are mostly compound nevi, while papillomatous lesions and almost all hemispherical and pedunculated lesions are intradermal nevi.

2. Causes

It can be caused by many reasons and there is no definitive answer yet. It is generally believed that the occurrence of moles is related to genetic factors and environmental factors, mainly ultraviolet rays.

3. Clinical manifestations

It usually starts to appear after the age of two. It can occur on the skin and mucous membranes of any part of the body. The lesions are flat or slightly raised macules or maculopapules, which may also be hemispherical, papilloma-like or pedunculated, with a smooth surface, with or without hair, and may be single, a few to dozens in number.

Due to the different types and contents of pigments in nevus cells, skin lesions may appear brown, bluish black or black, while non-pigmented lesions are mostly skin-colored.

Depending on the location of nevus cells in the skin, they can be divided into junctional nevus, mixed nevus and intradermal nevus.

Flat lesions suggest junctional nevi, slightly elevated lesions are mostly compound nevi, while papillomatous lesions and almost all hemispherical and pedunculated lesions are intradermal nevi. The disease progresses slowly and is often asymptomatic.

Generally, if a mole has the following changes, it indicates the possibility of malignant melanoma:

1. Mottled colors are often a sign of malignant lesions. Freckle-type and superficial spreading malignant melanomas often have red, white or blue mixed in with brown or black, among which blue is an ominous sign. In addition, nodular melanomas always appear bluish-black or gray.

2. The edges are often jagged and serrated.

3. The surface is not smooth, generally very rough, and accompanied by scaly or flaky desquamation, and sometimes exudate or bleeding.

4. The surrounding skin may become edematous or lose its original luster and turn white or gray.

5. There is often itching, burning or tenderness in the local area. When the mole continues to develop into an ulcerative lesion, it will be accompanied by exudation and bleeding, and the tingling or burning sensation will become more obvious.