The so-called Moles or liver spots are rarely present from birth. They usually appear from the 6th month of life and "multiply" into adulthood. Sun exposure influences their number and size and the more moles a person has, the greater the risk of skin cancer. This is why sun protection and regular Skin cancer screening important. If moles are aesthetically unpleasant, they can be surgically removed. They should not be lasered!
Children are very rarely born with Pigment spots. Between childhood and adulthood, our moles or liver spots - as they are popularly known - develop under the influence of sunlight. It is therefore important to effectively protect children and young people from the sun and sunburns, whereby any redness is already a sunburn.
The correct use of sunscreen must be learned for this purpose. be learned. This should be taught to children at an early age so that they learn it like brushing their teeth. This is the best preventive health care.
Apart from the fact that birthmarks can also change malignantly they are often aesthetically disturbing. The only correct and method of removal is excision/cutting out. The may sound frightening to some, but it is a quick and very painless procedure, which and very painless procedure, which is performed in outpatient clinics. outpatient.
The new laser law NISSG prohibits from 1.6.2019 completely the removal of birthmarks with a laser, because with this method neither the method, neither the exact findings can be determined, nor whether the spot has been completely removed. However, this should be the case, because otherwise the spots will "grow back".
So laser removal of a birthmark may sound elegant and practical, but it is an inaccurate and unsafe method. If you have had moles removed by this method, please visit a dermatologist and have the remaining dermatologist and have the remaining remnants checked and removed if necessary. removed if necessary.