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Skin, Aesthetics & Healthy Ageing Journal

Evidence-based advice from Dr Caroline Warden, NHS GP and aesthetic doctor in Hale, covering facial ageing, menopause skin, regenerative aesthetics, skincare and natural-looking aesthetic treatments.

Skin Tags, Moles and Marks: What a GP Checks Before Removing Anything

Skin Tags, Moles and Marks: What a GP Checks Before Removing Anything

There is one thing in aesthetic medicine that genuinely worries me, and it is not injectables. It is how easy it has become to have something removed from your skin by somebody who never worked out what it was. A lesion that is burned or frozen off has not been diagnosed. It has been destroyed.

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Cherry Angiomas (Blood Spots): Causes, When to Worry & Doctor-Led Electrocautery in Hale, Cheshire
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Cherry Angiomas (Blood Spots): Causes, When to Worry & Doctor-Led Electrocautery in Hale, Cheshire

Cherry angiomas (often called blood spots or red moles) are one of the most common benign vascular lesions I see in clinic. They’re harmless, very common, and yet understandably frustrating when they multiply on the chest, abdomen, arms or face.

If you’re noticing new red dots appearing over time (or you’ve had them for years and want them removed safely), this guide explains what they are, why they happen, and how we treat them with medical electrocautery in our doctor-led clinic in Hale, Cheshire.

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