Is Application Of Apple Cider Vinegar On A Mole Safe?

Question: Hello....about fifteen months ago I removed a mole from the back of my leg by using Apple cider vinegar. After applying the apple cider vinegar for a few days it formed a scab which fell off, and now there is just a small, flat pinkish scar which is fading slowly. The mole had been about the size of a pencil eraser, was light brown and only very slightly raised. Prior to doing this I had it checked by a few doctors, all of whom told me it was normal, including a dermatologist who looked at it the week before I removed it, and he had also told me it was normal/benign. I have also just now visited another dermatologist for a skin cancer screening, and that doctor told me that the scar/spot looked fine. Since I tend to suffer from health anxiety, I'm looking for some type of verification and reassurance that I didn't cause any damage using this method, specifically, anything like the possibility of causing cancer or melanoma on any of the remaining cells or below the surface/ into the bloodstream that just can't be seen on the surface?? Also, I presume the fact that the Apple cider vinegar was successful in causing it to scan and fall off supports the conclusion that it was benign? Thanks for your expertise!

Thank you for your reassurances Dr. Ticku! So to confirm, presuming it was a normal lesion, there is no way that I could have caused any cancerous changes in the cells or the bloodstream by using the Apple cider vinegar to remove it, correct?

Thank you once again Dr. Ticku! As I indicated, my health anxiety is at an all-time high, primarily because earlier this year I weaned off Cymbalta, thereafter tried Wellbutrin which made my anxiety worse (triggering my latest health anxiety exacerbation) and I am now currently starting Lexapro (and am having the increased anxiety associated with the SSRI start-up). It's been a tough couple of months for me, so I certainly appreciate your indication that I should relax... You made me feel much better (now I just have to stop googling medical conditions and repeatedly checking my skin!)! Oh, and I have to stop my mind from wandering because I'm having pain in that same leg, which I am 99 percent certain is sciatica, but my mind was convinced that I somehow created cancerous changes with my at-home melanoid removal! Thank you again for your time, expertise, and assurances.

Thank you once again for all of your advice Dr. Ticku! I have two final questions: unfortunately, when I googled Apple cider vinegar removal of moles I came across an article inferring that the Apple Cider vinegar irritation could cause cancerous changes (which sent my anxiety into a tailspin!)...since I certainly value your opinion as an oncologist can you confirm again that by using the vinegar on a benign mole/ Nevus there is no possibility that I could have potentially created any cancerous changes into the remaining cells or bloodstream? And finally, once again, if there had been any issues with the original mole there would
be changes apparent on the skin which would be visible now? Thank you once again so very much for putting up with my crazy anIety-induced questions....you have been wonderful!