but I did that a couple of times, it's not really painful

it do leave a small scar yes

Is there normal skin under your mole? How does that look like

if you don't want a scar, live with it

laser can reduce the visibility of the scar but that's all you can do

I don't know, I really hate it

I can live with scars. Moles are another story.

how bad does the scar normally look?

I had one on the hand, It's not visible anymore

.google mole removal scars

https://www.dermeffacefx7.com/info/10-ways-to-prevent-scarring-after-mole-removal-surgery/

it was 15y ago though

Eww

So not like a cigarette burn or anything?

nop, I can see a difference in color

that's all

and it's not really visible unless I tan

Very good. Cause a cigarette burn scar would probably bubble up in the sun and cause more pains. I have a few hypertrophic scars that do that when tanning.

They bubble up then start oozing goo.

it's not hypertrophic

at least, not mine

it was removed with nitrogen

but I did some laser hair removal after

so maybe that reduced the scar even more

can't remember how it was just before

Possibly. And you did say it's 15 years old already.

for my scar yes

They also have those scar removal creams, though I'm sure most of them are just cons / barely work.

i'd need to point it to you for you to even see it

it's not visible on pictures though

it "works"

it avoid your scar to be hypertrophic and shits like that

you have to hydrates scars a lot

The article from the bot says there's a method where they hide it under the skin and then burn/cauterize it; it is implied this doesn't leave a scar?

dunno

I'd expect the operation to be much more expensive though

for me it wasn't even a surgery act

the doctor just put some nitrogen on a cotton swab and applied it to my hand

it was painless and took 20sec max

it might not be possible to do that with every type of mole though

So you could do it yourself if you have access to a lab. Hmm.