Mole, Wart and Skin Tag Removal in Ooty

Hill-Country Growths and How They Are Removed

The Nilgiris produce a particular mix of minor skin problems. Estate and farm work in damp conditions breeds plantar warts and corns on the feet; the strong high-altitude sun darkens and thickens moles and produces seborrheic keratoses earlier than in the plains; and layers of winter clothing rub tags into the neck and underarms. None of these needs to be lived with, and none should be cut at home with a blade or thread.

At the Upper Bazar clinic the dermatologist first examines each growth, moles under a dermatoscope, and decides between electrocautery for tags, milia and small moles, and the CO2 laser for warts, corns, keratoses and thicker moles, which it removes in fine, controlled layers. An irregular mole is excised instead, so the tissue can be sent for laboratory examination; that is rare, but it is the whole reason for examining first.

The procedure takes ten to thirty minutes under numbing cream or a small local anaesthetic injection, and several growths can be dealt with in one visit, which matters when you have travelled from Gudalur. A scab forms and falls off within ten days. Because altitude UV is harsh, the healed site is kept covered or sunscreened until it has faded, which is the single most important step in avoiding a lasting mark.

Warts can return because the virus persists in nearby skin; the clinic treats them over one to three sessions and tells you so in advance. Dr. Maria Pavithra and the Ooty team also advise when a crop of neck tags and a dark velvety neck suggest insulin resistance worth a simple blood test.

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