Can I delete birthmarks?

Birthmarks or moles, their doctors are called nevuses, they are available in almost all people, regardless of skin color and race. At someone they are small, a few, and they just do not pay attention, and they do not cause much discomfort. At other people birthmarks grow and bring a lot of inconvenience. In the article "Can I delete my birthmarks" we will answer this question. There is always a risk that, due to certain conditions, a mole, at first sight, harmless at first sight will turn into melanoma - a malignant tumor.

A common birthmark is an accumulation of benign pigment cells that can appear on the mucous membranes and on any parts of the body. The great appearance of moles in a man occurs, as a rule, during puberty. During a person's life, the number of birthmarks may vary, may increase, or may almost disappear.

Birthmarks have always been surrounded by rumors and legends. People have long wanted to understand how birthmarks affect the fate of a person, what they mean, why they appear. In some nations, if there were a large number of birthmarks on the body, this indicated that it belonged to higher powers and gods. But most often birthmarks were perceived, as the involvement of such a person in sorcery and witchcraft, as a symbol of the connection of this man with otherworldly forces. And it was not for nothing that the courts of the Inquisition carefully studied the body of some other victim, in order to find birthmarks that were considered evidence and connection of the accused with evil spirit. At that time, for definition of the big birthmarks on a body there was such term, as "the seal of the Satan".

Already in our days the relationship has changed, and they are not given such mystical properties. People get used to their birthmarks on the body and do not pay any attention to them. And some even like the presence of small moles, which, located on the face in some strange way, can give a certain charm to a woman.

But, unfortunately, moles are not so harmless. And scientists can not yet determine and understand the reasons for the transformation of an inoffensive mole into a deadly, dangerous melanoma. Annually according to the World Health Organization because of melanoma almost 50 thousand people die. This figure by world scale is not so great, but no one would like to be among the willing. But other people are among the sick, just because of their ignorance.

If there are no noticeable changes with the moles, you can not recognize in advance the mole that can turn into melanoma. But there are signs that should make a person alert and seek help from a dermatologist-oncologist or dermatologist. In the "risk zone" there are usually such birthmarks that are traumatized and constantly irritated by belts, shoes, clothes, when combing hair, while shaving. Only these moles have a great chance, which eventually can be transformed into melanoma.

When the birthmark begins to change, you can not postpone the visit to the doctor. First of all you need to pay your attention:
- when the size of the mole begins to change, it begins to increase noticeably;
- when the structure of the mole is changed, crusts, peeling, cracks, bumps, and densations appear on it;
- the color of the birthmark changes, it becomes lighter or darker, appears on the mole of the spot;
- in the mole burning sensation or itching, touching the mole becomes painful.

Sometimes a person promotes the fact that a normal nevus regenerates into melanoma. Sometimes from moles that are located in the open areas of the body or located on the face, begin to pull out the hair, this leads to the fact that for a birthmark this is a strong, irritating factor. No less harm is done by trying to get the mole on its own or discolor, injuring the mole, pruning, cauterizing it. Do not forget that the mole itself can be affected by abuse of the solarium and sunbathing.

Who to moles treats with ostentatious or real indifference, it will not be superfluous to remind them that melanoma and other malignant formations are amenable to treatment, only at an early stage of development. But when metastases already appear, then treatment becomes painful, complicated, expensive, and, unfortunately, not always treatment is already effective.

More and more recently, various traditional healers offer their help in the treatment of melanoma or the removal of moles. It is unlikely that they can provide real help in the treatment of melanoma. And, as a rule, all this is incommensurable, with the consequences to which such "treatment" will result. At best, the patient can get stains and scars at the site of the removed moles, and in the worst case can get started by melanoma. Maybe among folk healers, there can be real professionals, but, you will agree that there is very little chance of meeting them.

I am an adherent of folk medicine, but with birthmarks do not need to self-medicate, spend money and time on different healers, and it is better to see a doctor. If there is such a need, a histological examination will be performed to determine whether a benign mole is or not, and in the case of a benign mole, an effective option is chosen to remove it. More and more often, laser removal of birthmarks is used lately, it is an effective, safe and painless procedure. With this method of removal, there are no traces left on the skin, except when large moles are removed. After removing the birthmark, you must strictly follow the doctor's prescription.

Now we have an answer to the question of whether it is possible to remove birthmarks, because they are not as harmless as it seems to us at first glance. You need to take them very seriously, especially since modern medicine will provide effective assistance if it is addressed in a timely manner.