# Does mole removal remove the putative association? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 18, 2013, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-mole-removal-remove-the-putative-association/658651 "2013-05-18T02:19:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chief\_Pedant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@Chief\_Pedant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chief_Pedant)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2013, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-mole-removal-remove-the-putative-association/658651/1 "2013-05-18T02:19:21Z")
In traditional Chinese culture, does removal of a melanocytic nevus from the face remove the associated trait? If so, is it the case that moles in good positions are removed less frequently than those in less fortuitous positions? ---
**Author:** ![Scholar\_Beardpig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@Scholar\_Beardpig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scholar_Beardpig)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2013, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-mole-removal-remove-the-putative-association/658651/2 "2013-05-19T23:36:19Z")
Are you talking about Chairman Mao’s famous chin-spot? Because, in his case, I think he simply didn’t give a crap. ---
**Author:** ![Chief\_Pedant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@Chief\_Pedant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chief_Pedant)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2013, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-mole-removal-remove-the-putative-association/658651/3 "2013-05-19T23:42:46Z")
> [@Scholar\_Beardpig](#): > > Are you talking about Chairman Mao’s famous chin-spot? > > Because, in his case, I think he simply didn’t give a crap. No. In traditional Chinese culture, mole placement has significance. See [here](http://www.chinesefortunecalendar.com/facemolereading.htm) for example.