Mole checks

What's involved?

Prevention is the best cure.  Dermatologists are qualified to detect the clinical signs of moles which may have developed into a melanoma or look suspicious.

A medical photographic service can be used to photograph moles as a baseline to allow comparison in the future if you think one of your moles has changed.

Once your skin has been assessed, our Dermatologist will then tell you of the most appropriate skin surveillance follow-up programme tailored to your skin type and clinical risk.  Sun protection and avoidance advice will be given as well as discussing the role of sunblocks.

How long does it take?

The mole check assessment is undertaken during a consultation. Our Dermatologist will advise if a follow up is necessary and the frequency of future skin checks.

What is the success rate?

At present there is no system better than the expertly trained human eye at clinically diagnosing melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer.