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To
detect abnormal "moles", you can arrange to have a "body
check". Dr. Maiwald will examine every part of your skin: your
face, scalp, ears, neck, arms, legs, body, genital area, body folds,
hands and feet on all sides. In most areas, an illuminating magnifying
light will be used to identify small abnormal growths. Any abnormal
"moles" are then mapped out on a diagram with a drawing
of their shaped, irregularities, and their size. A decision is made
at that time concerning each "mole"; whether it should be
examined again or biopsied or if very abnormal, excised with a margin. |
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Skin
cancer "body checks" should be done once a year. If you
have had a melanoma, the "body check" must be done every
three months. So don't get that melanoma in the first place. Avoid
sun and get yearly "body checks" and appropriate follow-ups.
Please also check your own skin monthly for abnormal looking growths
or changing growths and come in for an evaluation for anything that
looks abnormal or is changing. |
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What
is the best thing you can do for your skin? Keep something between
your skin and the sun at all times: a hat, a tree, a roof, a shirt
and sunscreen. The sunscreen should be 85 SPF or higher. Sunscreens
cannot protect you completely from the sun. It takes a combination
of sun protection and sun avoidance. |
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