Mole removal- when will GPs/NHS do it?

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This is for my DD who's 21. She has a large mole ( about 1 cms across and very raised) under her arm- almost in the area where you'd shave/remove hair- she has to be very careful when shaving. She's seen her GP ( not the usual one as it happened that day) who said it was cosmetic and the NHS would not do it.

I was surprised as both me and DH have had moles removed that were done at our surgery ( not hers) and were removed for "precautionary" measures.
I've also paid to have a facial mole removed by a plastic surgeon and that cost me £500.

DD cannot afford £500 and although she has private health cover, I doubt if they would pay for this- something she needs to look into.

I suppose what I am saying is that her GP's assessment of it saying it was purely cosmetic seems a little harsh considering it's in the line of shaving, and could easily be nicked and bleed.

Anyone got any ideas where to go next?

I had the same thing with large mole on by back and lots of skin tags on my neck Dr says, "So sign of cancerous cells, so it's Cosmetic, NHS won't pay. next patient please".

My DS is 2 and constantly used to (and still does) catch my skin tags with his nails. My mole rubs on my bra clasp. Still no sympathy.

No helpful advice I know, but your DD is not alone. (btw I was the same age as you DD when I first went to my Dr's about my moles). I've been back twice since then with the same results.

my understanding is the same as Specials. Unless its causing medical issues the Drs wont remove it... If its not actually getting in the way/being caught (and bleeding) when she shaves then they wont remove it.

The Dr will have looked at it (I assume) and ascertained that there are no issues with it from a cellular point of view, so no cancer/pre-cancer cells or changes which means that if there is no medical need for it to be removed then they won't do it on the NHS.

It is always worth keeping it under review though. It's always worth taking a picture of it, fairly close up with a ruler underneath it and do the same again in 6-12 months time to be sure that it is not changing/growing. Clearly if it then has changed in size at all your daughter would have a strong case to have it removed as a precautionary measure.