Mole removal and scarring
Does mole removal leave a scar? What a treated point becomes
The short answer
Every mole removed by laser leaves a mark at first, because the treatment creates a small wound. In most cases that point fades gradually until it is hard to find. Whether a lasting mark remains, such as a small dent, a darker or paler spot, or a raised scar, depends on the depth of the mole, where it sits, how your skin heals and how the point is protected while it heals.
Rewind does not publish a healing timeline or a percentage for how treated points settle, and none is invented here. What your own skin is likely to do is discussed at examination.
Patients usually ask this as a yes-or-no question. A more useful version is: what kind of mark, how likely, and what can be done about it. A laser point is a controlled wound that passes through a crust, then a pink phase, then a long, slow fade, and each stage has its own way of going wrong. Much of the risk is settled in two places: at the examination, where the list and the depth are decided, and at home, where sunlight and picking do their damage.
For some people the right answer is to leave a mole untreated. If you form thick raised scars, or the mole sits where a mark would stand out more than the mole does, leaving it can be the better choice, and at Rewind in Apgujeong, Seoul, the doctor will say so plainly.
