A member asked:

Will a black spot that i have and am getting biopsied september 28 be all the way cut out during the biopsy?

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Dr. Charles Davant answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

You'd hope so: But if it's something serious like a melanoma, you'll likely have another operation to take out a lot more tissue to try and be sure it's completely removed.

Answered 11/22/2015

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How big?: It depends on the size of the lesion. A small lesion may be removed in its entirety. If the lesion is large or if there are multiple lesions then only a sample is removed. It also depends on the location of the lesion and the likelihood of excessive bleeding from the site.

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