How do Moles Form & How to get Rid of them?

Mole formation is typically a common sight for both adults and/ or children. These aren't generally considered harmful. However, several mole removal surgeries help you get rid of the same in case they are a cosmetic nuisance. 

But there also are home remedies to remove moles without leaving scars. But let's find out exactly what causes moles on the body and even before that, what are moles?

What Are Moles?

Mole is basically a kind of skin lesion that develops on the skin due to certain reasons, but isn't really dangerous. Freckles and skin tags are also one of those. And they appear anywhere on the skin. Moles can be darker in color or turn red varying from person to person. But having moles between 10 - 40 is tolerable. 

Some people find moles to be an inconvenience from the beauty point of view. And a few moles can definitely be cancerous. These may gradually change color, form painful clusters and/ or lift from the skin's surface in the passing years. Moles that change shape, size, height, color or bleed, fill in pus and itch aren't considered safe.

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What Causes Moles On The Body

A mole can occur on the skin due to the cells that start growing in clumps, beneath the skin and do not spread across evenly. A pigment gets created with the help of cells called melanocytes for giving our skin the color we have, and those are the cells that pile to form a mole. Moles also have the tendency to appear if the skin gets damaged with greatest sun-exposure.

Symptoms Of Mole Formations

The signs and symptoms of mole formation include the following:

#1. Itching and irritable skin

#2. Discoloration of the skin

#3. Change in the skin’s texture

#4. Oozing of pus (in severe cases)

#5. Skin cells getting deposited into layers

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Home Remedies To Remove Moles

Treatment of a mole carries out a pretty simple technique. But at times, it may leave behind small or big scars. For a few people, the professional mole removal surgery works well, but for the others, home remedies prove beneficial. So, if you want to know how to remove moles, then follow these simple home remedies.

#1. Place a garlic clove on your skin and secure it with the help of a bandage. Enzymes present in the same dissolve the moles and split the cell cluster apart.

#2. Two drops of castor oil with a pinch of baking soda can be applied to the mole for overnight mole treatment.

#3. Apply some onion juice thrice a day on your mole for about three to four weeks and get rid of the same.

#4. Try apple cider vinegar to effectively and gently leave your skin mole free.

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#5. Use Aloe Vera gel directly on the mole for several weeks and see it disappear.

Mole removal surgery does well in case the dermatologist advice the mole to be cut off from the skin. Normally, either the mole would be removed with surgical cutting or the specialist can use burning/ freezing techniques. Whatever sounds best according to your preference, go with the same but under proper consultation.

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