My Experience

I had a suspicious looking mole on my thigh; the mole was particularly dark. The doctor looked at the mole and agreed that it was a bit dark and that it looked “interesting.” He recommended doing a biopsy.

He said he was going to do a shave biopsy where he took off a bit of the mole. Because it was on my upper thigh, he said removing it completely would take some time and would need stitches so he recommended getting a biopsy as a first step.

He asked me several times if I was allergic to Novocain or epinephrine, I told him no. He then had me hold my skin back and he gave me an injection, saying it would just feel like a slight prick. I looked out the window and felt a very slight prick and that was it. He then used an instrument to scrape part of the mole. I felt nothing and it was over in literally 10 seconds. He put an antibiotic and band-aid over the wound and handed me a piece of paper with post-treatment care instructions, which he then went over with me. The instructions included putting hydrogen peroxide and bacitracin ointment on the wound and covering it with a band-aid.

The doctor told me his office would call me with the results, but if I didn’t hear from them then I should call in one week.

Afterwards, I felt fine. I followed the wound care instructions carefully.