Hi All,
Body Photography for monitoring of moles now available.
Southern Sun is pleased to announce that we will be offering a photography service for monitoring of moles at our Hornsby clinic. Michelle Avramidis of Skintography will run the service.
She has worked for ten years at the Sydney Melanoma Unit at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney. This unit has the largest database of melanoma patients in the world.
Services:
Total Body Photography (TBP):
A series of multiple high resolution digital photographs that are taken from head to toe of the patient’s skin and stored on a CD. This photographic record is used as a baseline and the patient tracks changes over time in existing moles but also checks for the presence of new moles and new skin cancers. Changes in moles can be in the form of size, shape and colour change. The main advantages of TBP is it reduces unnecessary biopsies and melanomas are caught at a much earlier stage.
Who would benefit from TBP?
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People that are fair skinned with sun damage
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People who have a personal history of melanoma
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People with a family history of melanoma
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People who have many moles, including dysplastic naevi (moles that are irregular in shape, non-uniform in colour and generally larger than ordinary moles)
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People that are anxious about moles
Digital Monitoring:
Some patients have irregular moles that don’t show clinical features of a melanoma but the doctor would like to monitor it over a period of time (normally 3 months) to see whether it is undergoing change. The dermatoscope is attached to the digital camera and a series of images are taken over a 3 month interval to spot differences in the mole. An immersion oil is applied over the mole and is photographed. Changes that can appear over a period of time are changes in the moles overall size, shape, pattern and colour.
For further information or to book an appointment please click here or phone our Hornsby clinic on: 94825400.
Any feedback is greatly appreciated.
I look forward to hearing from you by email ian.katz@southernsun.com.au
Dr Ian Katz, Director.