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Can i apply salicylic acid on mole?
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No: Applying an irritant to a mole is not a good idea. If you wish to get rid of the mole, it should be removed surgically and the tissue submitted to a pathologist for examination.
Answered 2/28/2016
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I have molluscum bumps on penis head and i use salicylic acid 3% on them and now no bumps seen there but pinkish or whitish spots are seen without bumps,can i stop applying salicylic acid on them?
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I have molluscum bumps on my penis head and now I'm applying salicylic acid 3% on them for healing and now there is no bumps seeing only redish or pinkish spots seen on penis head.Is't can they come back again when i stop applying medicine on them?
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This might sound dumb and probably is but can apply lactic acid lotion on a mole cause it to have a higher chance to turn cancerous?
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