People die after salons ‘treat’ moles

Young people have died after having moles “treated” by clinics and beauty salons, a medical expert told the Oireachtas Health Committee.

“Within the last four years of my practice I have certainly had two deaths from mismanaged moles in young men,” said Dr Patrick Ormond of the Irish Association of Dermatologists.

Dr Ormond, a consultant dermatologist, said properly qualified practitioners knew what was abnormal and could be trusted to give the right advice.