Aesthetics (non-surgical) care in South Africa
Clinics and medical centers in South Africa performing Mole Removal.
Key planning information for mole removal in South Africa.
Mole Removal in South Africa is priced per case at 3 hospitals. Each hospital quotes its own price for your case.
Mole Removal is listed by 3 hospitals in South Africa. The order reshuffles every hour so each gets equal exposure.
Hospital GroupLife Healthcare is a leading private hospital operator in South Africa and primarily serves the market for privately insured individuals, representing approximately eight million people. The group provides mainly acute care, high technology private hospital services.
Hospital GroupNetcare Group provides innovative, quality healthcare in South Africa and the United Kingdom.
Private HospitalThe extensive hospital network includes 64 hospitals (of which 57 are majority owned by Life Healthcare and another seven in which the group holds substantial minority ownership), providing a range of healthcare services throughout South Africa.
A mole is a colored spot that appears on the skin and develops after pigment cells grow to form a clump. In medical terms, a mole is known as melanocytic naevi. An adult has 10 to 40 moles on their body. An individual may be born with moles, but typically they emerge later and increase during the adolescent years. Moles disappear later in life at the age of 50 years.
Moles may appear naturally without any triggering. Exposure to the sun may also cause the development of certain types of moles called dysplastic or atypical moles. Moles may also be spread hereditarily but in rare cases.
Moles on children's skin are not a cause for alarm. Most of these moles appear during puberty and therefore it is normal for children to have multiple of them. Moles can either lighten or darken.
Mole removal procedures include:
If any of the following happens to your mole, then you need to seek medical attention for its removal.
Common moles are non-carcinogenic but in rare cases; they can grow and become cancerous. These cancerous condition developed by moles is referred to as melanoma. Melanoma is an advanced type of skin cancer that is very lethal. It usually appears as a normal mole that develops either newly or from an existing mole. The first sign of a cancerous tumor is bleeding. Treatment of a cancerous mole is through surgery. Early detection of the cancer is easier to treat than that detected at a later stage. Follow up clinics are advisable after the elimination of the tumors.
Key facts to plan your treatment: how long it takes, your hospital stay, anaesthesia, risks and recovery.
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