Thread: Small & Furry...

Okay I've searched & searched & cannot find anything about these little sods, anywhere.

What? Moles. That's what. I've got seven of the buggers on my face alone. Four of them are almost exactly on my jawline. They laugh at the grain surrounding them. Growth shoots out in just about every direction. I slice at least one every time I shave. On my first few shaves, I almost decapitated a couple, my gods do they bleed & bleed.

My question is this. Do any of you have any advice on how to shave the blighters? Stretching doesn't help & neither does approaching from different directions.

Your suggestions please

A newbie recently posted with the same problem, I forget who had the solution, but this is what was suggeted. Put your finger on the mole and then shave from the mole out ward using the finger on the mole as a safety precaution as well as a contact place from which to stretch the skin. I hope this helps, if not try to find that other thread, wished I could remember the title. sorry.

I did see that in a thread on head shaving. Unfortunately, it does not help, as it leaves hairyness all over my cheeks.

Thanks for the pointer though

I don't know what type of health coverage you have personally living in Jolly Old, but typically, even though mole removal is considered a "cosmetic procedure" by the majority of health plans in the U.S., if a mole is suspect, or if it's located on an area of the body where it's continually irritated, cut, etc, it's common for the removal of such moles to then be viewed as medically necessary (which would be covered under health insurance but subject to the deductible).

I had a mole above my upper lip removed about 10 years ago and some on my shirt collar area taken off. It's no big deal.

So......really it depends on the size and shape. If they're small enough to be able to simply be careful of and tiptoe around, that's one thing. If they're of a size and shape that result in you cleaving into them often when you shave creating a bloody mess, personally I would have it/them removed.

An old doctor once told me for fleshy "skin-tags", take some dental floss or thread and tie a knot around the base as close to the surrounding skin as possible and pull the string tight, then after a bit, tighter, etc. After about a week, the tag dries up and falls off. I'm all for trying to do it yourself if possible!

Chris L

Originally Posted by Chrisl

I don't know what type of health coverage you have personally living in Jolly Old, but typically, even though mole removal is considered a "cosmetic procedure" by the majority of health plans in the U.S., if a mole is suspect, or if it's located on an area of the body where it's continually irritated, cut, etc, it's common for the removal of such moles to then be viewed as medically necessary (which would be covered under health insurance but subject to the deductible).

I had a mole above my upper lip removed about 10 years ago and some on my shirt collar area taken off. It's no big deal.

So......really it depends on the size and shape. If they're small enough to be able to simply be careful of and tiptoe around, that's one thing. If they're of a size and shape that result in you cleaving into them often when you shave creating a bloody mess, personally I would have it/them removed.

An old doctor once told me for fleshy "skin-tags", take some dental floss or thread and tie a knot around the base as close to the surrounding skin as possible and pull the string tight, then after a bit, tighter, etc. After about a week, the tag dries up and falls off. I'm all for trying to do it yourself if possible!

Chris L

That if possible is a good way of saying: If you don't have any other medical issues, then it might be worth a try. If you're diabetic, don't even think about it. I wouldn't.

I actually told my endocrinologist that I use a straight razor and instead of the stern warning about cuts not healing well, risk of infections etc, he just laughed and said he wouldn't have the guts to try it.

Originally Posted by freebird

That if possible is a good way of saying: If you don't have any other medical issues, then it might be worth a try. If you're diabetic, don't even think about it. I wouldn't.

I actually told my endocrinologist that I use a straight razor and instead of the stern warning about cuts not healing well, risk of infections etc, he just laughed and said he wouldn't have the guts to try it.

Good point, medical options recommended or available would vary from one individual to another.

Chris L

Originally Posted by freebird

That if possible is a good way of saying: If you don't have any other medical issues, then it might be worth a try. If you're diabetic, don't even think about it. I wouldn't.

I actually told my endocrinologist that I use a straight razor and instead of the stern warning about cuts not healing well, risk of infections etc, he just laughed and said he wouldn't have the guts to try it.

Originally Posted by Chrisl

I don't know what type of health coverage you have personally living in Jolly Old, but typically, even though mole removal is considered a "cosmetic procedure" by the majority of health plans in the U.S., if a mole is suspect, or if it's located on an area of the body where it's continually irritated, cut, etc, it's common for the removal of such moles to then be viewed as medically necessary (which would be covered under health insurance but subject to the deductible).

I had a mole above my upper lip removed about 10 years ago and some on my shirt collar area taken off. It's no big deal.

So......really it depends on the size and shape. If they're small enough to be able to simply be careful of and tiptoe around, that's one thing. If they're of a size and shape that result in you cleaving into them often when you shave creating a bloody mess, personally I would have it/them removed.

An old doctor once told me for fleshy "skin-tags", take some dental floss or thread and tie a knot around the base as close to the surrounding skin as possible and pull the string tight, then after a bit, tighter, etc. After about a week, the tag dries up and falls off. I'm all for trying to do it yourself if possible!

Chris L

Thank you chaps. I asked my GP about getting the so & so's removed & was told that I would have to go private. I have really unstable insulin dependent diabetes which has me on disability so I cannot afford or get "private" healthcare. A consultant diabetologist once told me that I would get whatever I am deemed to need. It took me two years of campaigning & letter writing to get my current treatment. Treatment which 20% of insulin dependent diabetics in the US have been using, on Medicare, for 20 odd years. One gripe with our otherwise wonderful healthcare system.

DIY isn't an option as they are not prominent enough to tie off. So the sods have to be shaved

Originally Posted by Spike J

Thankyou chaps. I asked my GP about getting the so & so's removed & was told that I would have to go private. I have really unstable insulin dependent diabetes which has me on disability so I cannot afford & cannot get "private" healthcare. A consultant diabetologist once told me that I would get whatever I am deemed to need. It took me two years of campaigning & letter writing to get my current treatment. Treatment which 20% of insulin dependent diabetics in the US have been using, on Medicare, for 20 odd years. One of my many gripes with our government.

Well, we could certainly talk about he merits or deficiencies in health care systems or lack thereof. I have to pay for my coverage out of my own pocket and the health care costs in this country being essentially unregulated (hospitals, clinics, doctors, drug companies can charge any amount they want) result in me with deductibles and premiums combined, literally paying just under 20% of my gross income for health insurance coverage for my family alone. Private health coverage in the U.S. has really become more of an accident and hospitalization policy and that's about it.

Chris L