Why do we get moles?

By Professor Ramia Mokbel
Dermatology

Professor Ramia Mokbel is an expert consultant dermatologist based in several prestigious centres in London and Harley Street with a special interest in treating skin cancer, moles removal, advanced and high technology total body and mole mapping, general dermatology and scars. Her other areas of expertise include paediatric dermatology, cosmetic dermatology, hair loss /alopecia, eczema, psoriasis, allergic rashes, warts, melasma, cyst and lipoma removal, hyperpigmentation and vitiligo.

Professor Mokbel’s special interest is skin cancer and mole mapping which she extensively practiced at St Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London as a substantive consultant, where she was also appointed as an honorary senior lecturer at Imperial College, London till December 2020. She currently provides an advanced total body mapping, skin cancer screenings and mole removal at the Skin & Mole Clinic at the prestigious Princes Grace Hospital in Marylebone in London. 

Professor Mokbel is a leading expert in aesthetic medicine and is a former honorary senior clinical lecturer at the Queen Mary University MSC Aesthetic Medicine in London, where she was also a co-module lead to lasers and other energy based devices including radiofrequency. The latter is considered be the key for modern non-surgical face lift. She offers a wide range of medical aesthetic treatments like botox and dermal fillers, in addition to other evidence-based skin rejuvenative and regenerative aesthetic procedures including PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma), chemical peels, microneedling and diamond microdermabrasion. All of which are proven to be very effective ways to reverse aging and scars processes. 

Professor Mokbel has completed her dermatology training at the best teaching hospitals in London including Barts NHS Trust and the Royal Free Hospitals. She was awarded a distinction in postgraduate diploma in clinical dermatology at Queen Mary University of London in July 2012. She received her medical postgraduate training at a number of UK’s most renowned teaching hospitals including John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, the London Chest Hospital and the Royal London Hospital. 

In 2022, Professor Mokbel was appointed as academic professor at the Brunel University London, within the department of Research and Digital Sciences to study the medical applications of cryotherapy in treating several skin conditions.

Professor Mokbel released a number of important and peer-reviewed publications and advanced her surgical skills and techniques during a research fellowship in oncoplastic breast surgery (2004-2006) at St George’s Hospital in London.

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