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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/androeno on 2026-02-18 23:49:42+00:00.
this didn’t happen today, but some years ago. (I think I was 15)
i have moles all over my body. not covered in them, but enough. for some reason, one on my stomach annoyed me the most.
it was slightly bigger than the others. not huge. not suspicious. not “oh god it’s cancer.” it just… stuck out. like a perfectly smooth plastered wall with one tiny pebble ruining the whole surface.
so one day i’m standing in the shower. water running.
and i think: what if i just… cut it off?
i’d heard people “remove” moles before. remove means it can be done, right? flawless logic.
i grabbed scissors. pinched the mole between my fingers. and started cutting it off piece by piece.
not all at once - carefully. small cuts. blood ran, but the shower washed it away. felt like a budget operating room: steam, water, scissors, and a surgeon with zero qualifications.
i cut off most of the dark part. a little remained, but i thought: good enough.
at that time i didn’t even know you’re not supposed to mess with moles. that it’s not “just skin.” that you can actually cause real problems.
it healed.
and then… it grew back.
not exactly the same. but it came back. alive.
i cut it. and it basically said, “nah. i live here.”
enter act two of genius.
a friend had acid for removing warts. i asked, “what about moles?” he said, “uh… probably.”
so i didn’t just dab it.
i poured it.
on the stomach. on a mole above my lip. and a little on my neck too - because why not go all in.
the stomach healed. left a small raised scar. not dramatic, but permanent.
my face though…
that wound took forever to heal. i kept moving my mouth. smile - it cracks open. skin stretches - it tears. blood again. repeat.
and guess what?
the mole didn’t just come back.
it spread around the edges. became bigger than before.
i literally upgraded my own problem.
yeah, i didn’t die.
but in my country we say: “if you don’t know the ford, don’t step into the river.”
turns out that applies to skin too.
tldr: tried to cut off a mole in the shower, then burned it with acid. it grew back bigger. now i have a scar and a life lesson.