Will it leave a scar?

Yes. Any excision that goes through the skin leaves one. What varies is how visible it ends up, which depends on the site, the size, how you heal and how well you protect it from the sun in the first year. You will be told what to expect before anything is removed.

The local anaesthetic stings for a few seconds going in. After that you feel pressure and movement but not pain. If you feel anything sharp, say so — more anaesthetic is straightforward.

What if it looks suspicious?

Then the right answer may not be this clinic. Lesions with features suggesting melanoma or another skin cancer are referred rather than treated here, and you will be told plainly why. That referral is the service, not a refusal of one.

Is this covered by RAMQ?

Removal for cosmetic reasons is not insured. Removal that is medically indicated may be, depending on the assessment and current RAMQ rules. The physician will tell you which applies to you before anything proceeds.

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Medical · Performed by a general surgeon

Minor surgery — lesion removal

Removal of moles, skin tags, cysts, fatty lumps and warts, under local anaesthetic, in the clinic. If you have stitches, they come out after seven to fourteen days.

From$500per lesion

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At a glance

Appointment

30–60minutes

Depending on size and site.

Anaesthetic

1local

Awake, and numb.

Stitches out

7–14days

Sooner on the face.

Scar settles

6–12months

It fades for a year.

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What to expect

A small operation, properly done.

Removing a lesion is straightforward. Knowing which lesion needs removing is the medical part.

01
Numb within a minute, then nothing.
02
You walk out with a dressing.
03
Stitches come out within two weeks.
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The scar fades for about a year.

How it works

The lesion is examined before anything is removed.

The order matters more than the technique. A lesion is examined first — what it looks like, how it has changed, whether it has the features that make a specialist the right destination rather than this clinic. Only then is removal discussed.

The removal itself is a local anaesthetic, an excision with a margin appropriate to what the lesion appears to be, and closure with sutures.

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The assessment
The physician examines the lesion and decides whether removing it here is the right answer.
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The excision
Local anaesthetic, removal with an appropriate margin, and closure with sutures.
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The stitches
If there are stitches, they come out after seven to fourteen days, sooner on the face.

Your visit

One appointment, 30 to 60 minutes.

Assessment and removal usually happen in the same visit, if that is the right answer.

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First 15 minutes
The assessment
The physician examines the lesion, takes a history of how it has changed, and says whether removal here is appropriate.
02
Before anything is cut
The plan and the price
What is being removed, what it will cost, and what the scar will be like, agreed in writing.
03
Same appointment
The excision
Local anaesthetic, then removal and sutures. You feel pressure but not pain.
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7 to 14 days later
Stitches out
A short visit to remove sutures and check the wound.

Dr. Andrew Gyopar, physician at Clinique Medix.

Who performs it

Performed by our medical director, a general surgeon.

This is surgery, in a licensed medical clinic, under local anaesthetic, performed by our medical director, Dr. Andrew Gyopar, general surgeon. Your file is kept as a medical file.

Dr. Andrew Gyopar

General Surgeon, Medical Director

Pricing

The price, agreed before anything starts.

What it costs, and what the figure is counted in. The plan and the price are written down and agreed at your evaluation, before any treatment begins.

From

$500per lesion

Size, site and complexity change what is involved. The figure for your lesion is confirmed at the assessment, before anything is removed.

With Dr. Andrew Gyopar.

Prices are before taxes and may change without notice. Results vary from one person to another. A medical evaluation is required before any treatment.

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Preparation and aftercare