When to go for dermatoscopy?

Avra specialists recommend visiting a dermatologist at least once a year. It’s important to pay close attention to your skin health and any signs that something may be wrong, especially if you have fair skin, moles that have changed shape or color, a family history of cancer, or have suffered from sunburn, during life. At the same time, it is necessary to benefit from a dermatoscopic consultation when unusual sensations appear, such as burning or itching, around a lesion, color change, or bleeding moles. During a visit to the dermatologist, with the dermatoscope, features of the skin lesions are observed, such as:

• symmetry or asymmetry;
• uniformity or, on the contrary, differences in structure;
• regular/irregular aspect;
• the presence of ulcers;
• the appearance of the edges of the lesion;
• the existence of cracks, cysts.

Through the dermatoscopic method and the information it provides, the early diagnosis of skin conditions and problems is facilitated, such as:

• melanoma;
• basal cell carcinoma;
• atypical nevi;
• blue nevi;
• lentigo;
• seborrheic keratosis;
• hematomas.