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Black Spot Below Lip, Tobacco Chewing. Medication?

i have black spot just below my lip area which is occuring frequently. I am a tobacco chewer but would like to leave this completely. Could you prescribe me a tablet so that i can start medication before it is too late as i suspect that i may be infected with oral cancer . Please guide me online as i now want to leave this bad habit for life.
Fri, 19 Oct 2012
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Hi there.

Is it possible for you to upload a clear digital photograph of this balck spot using the 'upload data' icon to the right of your screen onto this website. This will help us greatly as dermatology is after all a visual field!

You definitely DO NOt have oral cancer & no-one will be able to diagnose this on a visual examination alone.

Besides, oral cancer is NOT an infection.

Yes..by all means, do give up your tobacco chewing habit irrespective of the outcome.

Please visit your dermatologist closest to you. A skin biopsy from the site may help clinch the dioagnosis or it may just require a clinical trial with a systemic antifungal as per the doctor's view point.

Do fel free to use our premier 'ask-a-specialist' package & get in touch with us directly.

Wish you continued good health & hope this has helped you decide the next course of action. Cheers & Good Luck!

Dr Praveen Rodrigues MD
Dermatologist, Cosmetologist, Venereologist
Vikram Hospital, Bangalore, India
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Black Spot Below Lip, Tobacco Chewing. Medication?

Hi there. Is it possible for you to upload a clear digital photograph of this balck spot using the upload data icon to the right of your screen onto this website. This will help us greatly as dermatology is after all a visual field! You definitely DO NOt have oral cancer & no-one will be able to diagnose this on a visual examination alone. Besides, oral cancer is NOT an infection. Yes..by all means, do give up your tobacco chewing habit irrespective of the outcome. Please visit your dermatologist closest to you. A skin biopsy from the site may help clinch the dioagnosis or it may just require a clinical trial with a systemic antifungal as per the doctor s view point. Do fel free to use our premier ask-a-specialist package & get in touch with us directly. Wish you continued good health & hope this has helped you decide the next course of action. Cheers & Good Luck! Dr Praveen Rodrigues MD Dermatologist, Cosmetologist, Venereologist Vikram Hospital, Bangalore, India