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    Th only moles I have are the ones in the yard, and they are to fast to shave!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wintchase View Post
    Th only moles I have are the ones in the yard, and they are to fast to shave!
    Dammit, I guess even my internet is slow today.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JordanM View Post
    I have a nasty sucker on my cheek as well. Still working on it, but I have found it helps not to stretch the skin when I shave over it. I simply let the skin go when I get to that spot and then stretch it back when I get over it. Almost seems like stretching pulls my mole up to get shaved in a similar fashion to the hair
    That's pretty interesting. I have a decently sized one about an inch out from my ear on the left side. I have found that if I don't stretch well enough, I cut it up worse. It's all trial and error I suppose. Watch out with XTG passes though, I do far more damage to that area doing that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by teslafreak View Post
    That's pretty interesting. I have a decently sized one about an inch out from my ear on the left side. I have found that if I don't stretch well enough, I cut it up worse. It's all trial and error I suppose. Watch out with XTG passes though, I do far more damage to that area doing that.
    HA! I have the most problem WTG, lol. This is a pretty big mole and it sticks out a bit. I think not stretching lets it hide down a little under the rest of the skin. Smaller moles might work the opposite? I have to keep the angle nice and low, and I think as a result dont have as many problems ATG

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    Unless it's fairly pronounced (ie - well above skin level) there shouldn't be much of an issue as long as you use no pressure. Though it doesn't happen often, I'm more likely to open up a mole around my chin with a DE than a straight, as strange as that may seem.

    If the mole is pronounced it's best to wipe away the lather and carefully shave around it. It really isn't as hard as it sounds.
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    What works for me is to not use any pressure, and use a higher angle when shaving over the mole on my jaw line. I have never nicked it. (I've nicked plenty of other things, though!) :-D
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    I have one on my jawline that used to be a problem. After several years of shaving with either a DE or STR8 it's of a lower profile. Most of the time now I shave right over the sucker with no blood or pain. I think it's a combination of shaving it to a lower profile, and developing a lighter touch with the razor.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KenS View Post
    I have one on my jawline that used to be a problem. After several years of shaving with either a DE or STR8 it's of a lower profile. Most of the time now I shave right over the sucker with no blood or pain. I think it's a combination of shaving it to a lower profile, and developing a lighter touch with the razor.
    This reminds me of the conversation I had when I went to buy my first straight razor. I was speaking to the barber and said "I have bumps on my face, am I pretty much going to be planeing my face off?", to which he paused for a second and said "Well, yeah, basically, for the first while anyway". That spooked me a bit, but honestly, it hasn't been anywhere near as bad as I thought.

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