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human
ELI5: why are dermatologists and doctors so hesitant to remove moles?

Why is it that doctors and dermatologists are so hesitant to remove moles? If moles can't turn cancerous anytime why would you not just remove them as a preventative measure?
gpt
The first rule of medicine is "do no harm." If a mole is benign (non cancerous) then it would be more harmful to remove it.

Most procedures are a 30 minute removal but are also expensive. The risk of infection is always possible no matter how routine the procedure is. In the case of a benign mole, the risk outweighs the benefit.