Mole Check & Removal in London

Mole removal is priced on the number, size, and the severity of your mole(s). For further information on pricing, please download our price guide or contact us.

With Linia Skin Clinic you can spread the cost of your mole treatment over 3 months with interest-free payments.

The procedure may leave a slight scar after your mole has been removed, however, this isn’t usually permanent and will normally fade. Linia Skin Clinic ensure the procedure is performed with minimal discomfort and the convenience of zero downtime, with patients being able to return to work the same day. The removal procedure usually takes between 20 to 30 minutes.

The good news is that as mole removal is generally a simple and safe procedure, with very few risks associated to the surgery. It is important to note however, that with any form of cosmetic surgery there is always the possibility of side effects such as scarring, bleeding, and infection. Your expert Dermatologist will be able to discuss this in more detail with you during your consultation. Rest assured; we follow the highest standards of care for all surgical procedures delivered to our patients.

If you are considering taking matters into your own hands and removing a mole by yourself, we would strongly urge you to reconsider. We would not recommend you try this, as it can cause various complications, including long term damage to the skin, as well as infection.
Moles are not just skin growths that have gotten out of hand. Nor can they be removed easily, like skin tags and calluses. Rather, they are pigment cell clusters, known as melanocytes, that group together into a small area to form what we know to be a mole.

Interestingly, melanocytes normally spread across the epidermal skin layer to produce your normal skin colour. When having sun exposure, these cells will try to absorb the UV radiation produced through congregating. This has the effect of preventing UV ray damage to your skin cells DNA, in turn, preventing the development of melanoma.

Generally, moles are darker areas of your skin, but not all are brown or black, with some being flesh, tan or even pink coloured and harder to spot. Compared with warts, that will bleed when you cut into them, this does not always happen when you cut moles. They tend to bleed only when they are torn away from the skin, or if you cut at the mole where it meets your skin. The main risk you face when trying to remove a mole at home is infection and scarring. There is also the problem that you won’t be able to remove all pigmented cells in their entirety as you are not a professionally qualified Dermatologist, meaning they will simply redevelop and reform darker in colour next time.

Another major problem with removing moles yourself is the risk of removing a cancerous mole because you do not have expert knowledge to tell the difference between a benign mole and cancerous one. Removing all the visible parts of a cancerous mole does not mean you have completely removed the risk of cancer and could therefore contribute to the spread of it.

The vast majority of moles we see, are not dangerous and completely benign. It is not common practice to have benign and harmless moles removed by the NHS and patient GPs will usually refer outside of the NHS into the private sector, such as the Linia Skin Clinic. If you need further advice or recommendations, or you are worried about the possibility of your mole being cancerous, you can contact us directly, or speak with your GP as an initial step.

Each mole removal technique begins with a local anaesthetic being injected into the area surrounding the mole, which will provide a numbing sensation. Although the anaesthetic can provide slight discomfort upon receiving the injection, the mole removal procedure itself, is completely painless.