Beverly Hills, CA
A 26-year-old female asked:
Had two moles removed and cauterized one on my inner thigh and the other my hip. the one on my hip is very itchy but not red or swollen is this normal?
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Dr. Charles Gordonanswered
Specializes in Adolescent Medicine
Itchy wound: The itchy feeling associated with a healing wound may come from the skin's fibroblasts working themselves into the fresh wound trying to heal itself. Or maybe you are wearing wool pants!!
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