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What Causes Change In The Shape Of A Mole Post Tooth Extraction?

Posted on Tue, 12 Jul 2016

Question: My 9 year old daughter had two teeth extracted last week something weird happened. Her ‘beauty mark’ mole XXXXXXX up after the Novocain wore off. Then when it flattened back down, it turned black and crusty, kind of like a scab. The crusty part fell off a few days later and it is flat again. I cannot locate anything online about it.
The picture attached is what it looked like after the raised effect when away and before the black crust fell off.

Kind Regards, XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Dr. Ivan Romich (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Can't see the photo

Detailed Answer:
Hi and welcome.
I don't see attached photo but this is not unusual and not worrying. There may have been accidental injury of the mole and it has healed now. Nothing serious can happen.

Wish you good health. Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Ivan Romich (4 hours later)

So, a rapid change to a mole is not a risk or sign of something worse?

Thank you, XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Dr. Ivan Romich (41 hours later)

Brief Answer:
no

Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Such rapid mole change is not sign of soemthong serious since suspicious moles change during weeks and months. In this case,it sound more like there was unnoticed injury of this area and now it heals.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Veerisetty Shyamkumar