Thread: Mole Alert

No, we haven't got a spy in our midst,

I have a mole above my top lip which is not particularly prominent and has caused me no problems in the past just shaving over it with inferior razors (like the mach 3). Before I get the proficiency (and courage) to do my moustache, I thought I'd better check that it should still be ok to shave over it. Anyone in a similar situation?

Cheers in advance,

Dan

Dan,
Should not be a problem. I remember having a mole on my neck before I started straight razor shaving but for the life of me don't know where it went now <g>.
Tony

I have a few on my face, and one on my neck where I shave. The ones on my face are somewhat flat, although you can feel them. They are more like small lumps, mostly under the skin. I just pull extra tight in those areas and lightly make a few passes and it does just fine. On my neck, it is one of those tiny ones that sticks up like it's just standing up on to of the skin, and I just avoid it with the str8.....so far. I've had a few of these over the years, near my armpits of all places, and occasionally on my shoulder and they'd get raw when I played a lot of golf, what with swinging the club and carrying my bag on my shoulder. I had one or two of them removed, and after seeing that they basicall just snipped them off, I took care of the rest myself when they popped up. I just sterilized nail clippers in alcohol, grit my teeth, and it's gone. They haven't returned. After a couple of days with a band-aid and Neosporin, all is well. I'm probably going to take that one off my neck as well, after a few pints of Guinness.

Originally Posted by threeputt

I have a few on my face, and one on my neck where I shave. The ones on my face are somewhat flat, although you can feel them. They are more like small lumps, mostly under the skin. I just pull extra tight in those areas and lightly make a few passes and it does just fine. On my neck, it is one of those tiny ones that sticks up like it's just standing up on to of the skin, and I just avoid it with the str8.....so far. I've had a few of these over the years, near my armpits of all places, and occasionally on my shoulder and they'd get raw when I played a lot of golf, what with swinging the club and carrying my bag on my shoulder. I had one or two of them removed, and after seeing that they basicall just snipped them off, I took care of the rest myself when they popped up. I just sterilized nail clippers in alcohol, grit my teeth, and it's gone. They haven't returned. After a couple of days with a band-aid and Neosporin, all is well. I'm probably going to take that one off my neck as well, after a few pints of Guinness.

What you are describing sounds more like skin tags. They're basically benign tumors about the neck, armpits, eyelids, or groin.

Originally Posted by threeputt

I'm probably going to take that one off my neck as well, after a few pints of Guinness.

Just numb the area with ice. Alcohol thins the blood and you'll bleed more. It's one of the reasons tattoo artists won't work on anyone who's been drinking. The other reason is it clouds the judgement, which is why I always think it's okay to have a few more after I've already had too many.

X

Originally Posted by xman

Just numb the area with ice. Alcohol thins the blood and you'll bleed more. It's one of the reasons tattoo artists won't work on anyone who's been drinking. The other reason is it clouds the judgement, which is why I always think it's okay to have a few more after I've already had too many.

X

Couldn't have said it better myself! But, to be fair, I had made the decision to proceed before I had a beer. It was just easier to pull the trigger after one or two. As for the bleeding, I understand, but I'm not talking 14 shots of tequila from some girl's navel at a bar just over the border from Del Rio, TX...wait a minute ~ what was I talking about? Oh yeah, just a couple of beers, bleeding stopped right away.

mmmmm tequila girl navel

Originally Posted by max_incognito

No, we haven't got a spy in our midst,

I have a mole above my top lip which is not particularly prominent and has caused me no problems in the past just shaving over it with inferior razors (like the mach 3). Before I get the proficiency (and courage) to do my moustache, I thought I'd better check that it should still be ok to shave over it. Anyone in a similar situation?

Cheers in advance,

Dan

Greetings Dan,
I have a mole by my left ear. I used to catch it all the time when using DEs. It has yet to cause me problems with a str8. In fact I would have to say the multiple wacks from DEs probably decreased it's protrusion.

Cheers guys, In the end I just went straight over it with a couple of passes and it was fine. Phew.