Surgical Excision for Mole Removal Moles can be removed through a shave removal, surgical excision, or lasers. Here’s an example of a surgical excision for removal of a mole on the nose. In this instance, we chose the surgical excision method because we were able to hide the surgical line in the patient’s natural wrinkle or fold around the nose. Pain level: 0 after numbing injections Recovery time: None Number of sessions: 1 Duration of results: Long-lasting Procedure name: Mole removal through