# Would freeze away work on a mole? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 21, 2009, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-freeze-away-work-on-a-mole/507157 "2009-08-21T02:14:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mike\_ahndembroak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecb155/32.png) [@mike\_ahndembroak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mike_ahndembroak)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-freeze-away-work-on-a-mole/507157/1 "2009-08-21T02:14:18Z")
I have a couple of moles (raised above the skin) that I would like to get rid of, is it possible that freeze away wart remover would take care of this? ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-freeze-away-work-on-a-mole/507157/2 "2009-08-21T02:34:22Z")
Freezing might possibly work. I know the liquid stuff wouldn’t. That attacks the virus. But freezing kills the tissue… hmm… My WAG is it could. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-freeze-away-work-on-a-mole/507157/3 "2009-08-21T02:39:58Z")
The responsible thing to do is to go to a dermatologist and ask him or her to examine them, remove them, and send them to the lab if it is warranted. It is literally a less than one minute procedure for each mole but it could cost hundreds of dollars if you don’t have good health insurance. Most moles are harmless but it only takes one bad one to kill a person. Any person with lots of moles should have regular mole screenings anyway.