Mole Checks and Removal for Worthing Patients

A mole that has changed, or a new one you keep noticing, should be assessed promptly. We also remove benign moles, using surgical techniques chosen to minimise scarring and give a good cosmetic result, as well as biopsying anything suspicious.

Removal is never done blind. A consultant assesses first, so harmless moles are not taken off unnecessarily and genuinely concerning ones get the right treatment.

The consultant assesses your risk and history, examines the mole with dermoscopy, and talks you through the options, whether that is monitoring, mapping or removal.

For patients with many moles or a family history of melanoma, whole-body mapping with the ATBM Fotofinder records a precise baseline so future changes can be tracked accurately. Mapping is available at the Hove clinic, so Worthing patients do not need to travel further for it.

Where a mole is removed, procedure fees including hospital fees start from £350 for shave excision, curettage and cautery, £500 for cyst removal, and £775 for skin cancer excision including histology. Your consultant confirms all fees before anything goes ahead.

Skin cancer and skin surgery expertise runs through the team. At the Hove clinic your appointments are with Dr Paul Farrant or Dr Pallavi Gupta, so you are seen by a consultant with no referral needed.

Mole checks for Worthing patients take place at Montefiore Hospital in Hove (2 Montefiore Road, BN3 1RD), roughly eleven miles along the coast.

Not every mole removal is about cancer. Some moles catch on clothing or a razor, or sit somewhere that bothers you, and these can be removed with techniques chosen to keep scarring to a minimum and give a good cosmetic result.

The important point is that a consultant assesses first, so a mole is never removed without being checked, and anything genuinely suspicious is dealt with properly rather than simply tidied away.

Worthing patients can book directly at the Hove clinic. Fees are confirmed beforehand. Cosmetic mole removal is usually not covered by insurance, while removal for a medical reason such as catching or bleeding may be, so costs are explained upfront.