Skin · appointment
Mole check and removal
One mole checked in a day or two, or the whole body mapped. Removal from £395 with histology.
- From
- £150
- Single mole. Full-body map £195
- Typical visit
- 15 to 30 minutes
- Seen
- Mole check in 1 to 2 days; consultation within a week
- Department
- SkinSkin
What happens
Before, during, after.
The single question people bring is 'should I worry about this one?'. A single mole check answers it in fifteen minutes with a dermatoscope. A full-body map photographs every mole so that next year's visit can compare.
What happens
- Dermatoscopic examination by the consultant dermatologist
- Straight answer: reassure, monitor, or remove
- Removal booked within two weeks in our treatment room
- Every removed lesion is sent for histology; the result is in your portal within 10 working days
If a mole needs removing urgently, it is done within the week, and if the histology is anything but benign Dr Rahman phones you herself.
Right for
- A mole that has changed in size, shape or colour
- A new mole after 40
- Family history of melanoma
- Lots of moles, or sunbed use in the past
Counted last year0 melanomas missed at mole checks in our 2025 audit against later NHS recordsHow we count →
The fee
Single mole. Full-body map £195
Included in the fee
- Dermatoscopy by a consultant dermatologist
- Photographs on file
- Removal: local anaesthetic, excision, stitches and one follow-up
- Histology on every removed lesion
- Result explained by phone
Not the right door for
- Bleeding, ulcerated lesions: book the same-day GP and we bring the dermatologist in
Afterwards
What the next weeks look like.
Written down so nothing is a surprise. The clinician goes through it with you before you agree to anything, and the risks are listed in the same breath.
- Milestones
- 4, from day 0
- Follow-up
- Included in the fee
- Questions
- Reception, any day we are open
- Day 0Home straight after. Keep the dressing dry for 48 hours.
- Day 7 to 14Stitches out at reception with the nurse.
- Week 2Histology result in your portal, phoned if anything needs discussing.
- Month 3Scar settled; silicone gel supplied if you want it flatter.
Plainly, the risks
- A scar the length of the mole plus a few millimetres
- Infection: fewer than 1 in 100, treated with antibiotics
- Histology finding something unexpected: this is the reason we send everything
Who does it
Dr Aisha Rahman and the skin team.
Dr Aisha Rahman
Consultant dermatologist · MBBS, MRCP (Dermatology) · GMC DEMO-7100005
“If you have looked at a mole twice and wondered, that is the appointment. Fifteen minutes and you know.”
Consults Mon Wed Fri
- mole checks last year
- median wait
- melanomas missed, 2025 audit
Which door
- Entrance
- Station Approach (main)
- Parking
- 24 spaces, 4 blue-badge, 2 hours free with a code from reception
- Reception
- Routine GP within 2 days, same-day most days
- Insured
- Bupa, AXA Health, Aviva, Vitality
Questions patients ask
Asked before booking.
Which insurers do you work with?
Bupa, AXA Health, Aviva, Vitality, WPA, Cigna, Healix and Freedom. GP appointments are usually not covered by insurance; consultant departments (dermatology, paediatrics, gynaecology, psychiatry), physiotherapy and diagnostics usually are, with a GP referral, which we write the same morning. Tom checks your pre-authorisation before you are seen.
How do I get my results?
Through your portal, once a clinician has reviewed them. Most blood results are there within 24 hours, ultrasound reports within one working day, smears in 10 working days, histology in 10 working days. Anything abnormal is phoned by the clinician; we never leave a worrying result to be found online.
Can I really be seen today?
Most days, yes. Ring or book online before 10:00 on a weekday and a GP sees you that day; last year 92% of same-day requests were. Two dental emergency slots are kept every morning. Sundays 9:00 to 13:00 are urgent GP only.
What does the price include?
Everything written at the appointment: private prescriptions (medicines at cost), sick notes, fit-to-fly letters, referral letters and the summary in your portal. Tests are priced separately and told to you before they are done.
Where do I park?
Each entrance has its own car park: Station Approach (24 spaces, four blue-badge) for GP and diagnostics, Mill Lane (10, pram-friendly) for children and women's health, and the rear yard on Tanner Street (8) for physio and dental. Two hours free with a code from reception.
Also in skin
The skin department →Every department →
Also priced in skin
How long results take
Every department, one phone number.
One building, every doctor. GP, children, skin, physio, dental, women's health, mental health and diagnostics in Fenbridge.
- Open
- Mon–Fri 07:30–20:00Sat 08:00–16:00Sun 09:00–13:00
- Waiting
- Routine GP within 2 days, same-day most days
- Departments
- GP · Children · Skin · Physio · Dental · Women · Mind · Tests
- 4.8 from 230 reviews
- Where
- Meridian House, 12 Station Approach, Fenbridge