Moles

Moles can appear anywhere on your skin, alone or in groups. They are usually in brown to near black in color, but it can range from pinkish flesh tones to year, dark blue, or black. Moles can be round, flat or raised and are in various sizes. Everyone has at least a few moles on their body. Before a person is born the moles on their skin are probably determined. Many people refer to a mole as any dark spot or irregularity in the skin. Doctors use different terms.

Some people are born with moles. Other moles appear over time. Sun exposure seems to play a role in the development of moles and may even play a role in the development of atypical, or dysplastic moles, which can be associated with a higher frequency of melanoma or skin cancer. The role of heredity cannot be underemphasized. Many families have a type of mole known as dysplastic (atypical) moles.
 

Warts

Warts are non-cancerous skin growth cause by a viral infection. Majority of them are harmless. The viruses that cause warts are called human papilloma virus (HPV). Warts are usually the same color as our normal skin and it has a rough surface, but they can be dark, flat or smooth. The appearance of the wart will depends where it is growing. There are several common types of warts:

• Common warts

• Plantar Warts (Foot Warts)

• Flat warts

• Facial warts

Skin tag

A skin tag is a common, benign condition which consists of a bit of skin that projects from the surrounding skin and may appear attached to the skin. Skin tags can vary quite a bit in appearance. They may be smooth or irregular, flesh colored or more deeply pigmented, and either simply be raised above the surrounding skin or have a stalk (a peduncle) so that the skin tag hangs from the skin. Skin tags can occur almost anywhere there is skin. However, favorite areas for tags are the eyelids, neck, armpits (axillae), upper chest, and groin. They are much more common with age beginning in middle age and they tend to be somewhat more prevalent in women than men.

Some of the common treatment options to remove moles, warts and skin tags are:

Spot 1064 nm laser

At high intensity, the 1064 nm NdYAG laser can also ablate the skin tags, warts and destroy moles. Since the diameter of the spot size is within 1 to 4 mm, it can ablate the lesions precisely without damaging the surrounding skin.

Radio Frequency treatment

A bipolar radio frequency energy is used for a precise ablation of skin tags and moles. It is useful for removal of large number of moles, warts or skin tags.

Surgical excision

The ancient old method of using a scalpel to remove moles or skin tag is still preferred by many surgeons. This is because it is a precise, clean and neat procedure with no damages to the surrounding tissue. Stitches are generally not required, however this depends on the size and site of the mole or skin tag.

Chemical cauterization

Liquid Nitrogen can be used to treat warts that have a 'stuck-on' appearance.