Hi mate,

Welcome to the forum.

I had to wait 2-3 weeks for results. I had my moles removed same day and they all came back deplastic/Begine.

I had punch and excision. Think they do excisions on larger moles.

Hi,

When & how a mole is removed is no reflection on whether they are thinking it's probably malignant. Sometimes moles are removed at the referral appointment if the mole is in an easily accessible location, it's not too large and they have the time & facilities to do it. My brother had a mole removed at his initial appointment (it was benign) whilst my niece & myself had them removed in day surgery at a later date (hers was benign, mine was melanoma). We were all under the same consultant so it's the luck of the draw on the day.

Some consultants don't like doing punch biopsies whilst others will do them on moles in locations where they don't want to leave a larger excision scar ie face, breast bone etc. So it's good that they could remove yours straight away, even if it was a slightly larger scar from an excision rather than a punch. It also means you don't have to wait 2 or 3 weeks for it to be removed which saves you less time to stress about it. Meanwhile, results are currently taking 6 weeks on average I'm afraid (due to Covid delays) so try to find ways of distracting yourself through the waiting period.

I hope this helps. Good luck and please let us know how you get on,

Angie (Stage 3 melanoma patient since 2009)