I went through this same thing with a knife or perhaps a razor. Trust me this will help your removed mole be as unnoticeable as possible. RETIN A perscription of 0.01 persent (you start with the lowest percent possible that can work) not 0.10 per cent! the pharmicist or doctor made this mistake with me and that is a nightmare. I recall that it came in a white aluminum tube and the colouring for the percentage was the PURPLE one. You may not see results for a while but trust me you will get them. Any thing that works, i believe, takes time. Use this once a day, night time preferable. Eventually, the "hole" in your face will plumpen and become part of your face and you will have the most natural looking line in your skin that will look completely natural if not unnoticable all together. It is like clinique so it might be irratated for a while but will get used to it so keep it up. Keep it up however long until you are satisfied. It is cheap and should permanantly change your results and you don't have to use it again. Use the smallest amount cause it will work and dont touch it. the product will last a while and change it when its integrity time expires. It is a miracle product Believe me!!!! It is the second and very important step to a knife or razer removal, especially on the face because it plumpens and smooths the skin. And for extra "smoothness and plumpness" (this is only if you feel your skin mark should be lightened as well) a glaxal base and hydrocotisone bleach mixture applied in the morning will complement retin A very well. Most doctors do not care enough about these little life altering differences, but a doctor from toronto, who was like a gaurdian angel to me, really compassionately looked out for my self-image of myself by taking the time to address this issue. Most doctors think you ought not to be obsessed about it WRONG! Hope that helps

Had a malignant melanoma removed (mohls technique), where they literally punch out the size of a half dollar, then rejoin the skin back....kinda hard when theres no body fat. So, I can relate to your "crater like" scar. I used Vitamin E capsules, as I do on all of my scars. A lot of people have reactions to this, so by no means use it if you do. It has worked wonders on my scars. You can get these cheaply, just bust the capsule and rub them on the scar. Important to rub this in all directions, not just one direction.