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Full Body Photography

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Why photograph your skin?

The Problem

Over 1500 Australians die each year from melanoma. With early detection however, melanoma is nearly always curable. How can we ensure that we survive this preventable form of cancer? We need to monitor our skin for any suspicious changes. This includes change in size, colour or symmetry of existing moles and the appearance of new spots that persist for more than a few weeks on the skin.

The Importance of Change

The single most important distinction between melanomas and normal moles is that melanomas change noticeably in size, shape or colour whereas normal moles are stable. Your skin cancer doctor will ask you if you have noticed any change in spots on your skin to help with early detection of skin cancers. Often, as patients, we are unable to provide useful information about change because of having lots of skin spots or because the spot is in a place that we cannot easily see. With large numbers of moles, monitoring becomes even more difficult and unfortunately the more moles we have, the higher our risk of melanoma.

The Solution

Many melanomas appear as a new spot whilst some begin from a pre-existing mole. Often these changes are too subtle early on for your skin cancer doctor to confidently diagnose melanoma. Comparison with a set of images of the skin during your skin check provides a reliable way to assess whether a change has occurred allowing much earlier detection of a developing melanoma.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who should have total body photography?

Living under the harsh Australian sun your risk of melanoma is much greater than elsewhere in the world. This is especially true if you have more than 100 moles, have already had a melanoma or have 2 or more close relatives (parents, siblings or children) who have had melanoma. People in these high risk groups should consider the benefits of total body photography for early melanoma detection.

Please remember that the photographs are an aid to medical follow up, not a replacement.

What happens during the photographic Session?

• The photographic session takes 30 to 45 minutes.
• A controlled studio environment is used to take all the body photographs.
• Normal photographic lighting is used and there is no harmful lighting or any X-rays used.

Will my privacy be respected?

• Maximum client privacy is ensured at all stages.
• You do not need to remove your underwear. To maximize the quality of the photographs, we suggest that underwear is a neutral colour (preferably grey or skin toned) and of a brief style leaving as much skin surface exposed as possible.
• The photographs will be sent to you by registered post within 2 weeks or you can come to collect them in person if that is preferable.

Tell me more about the photographs

• Images will be provided as large, high quality colour photographs (and additionally in CD format or on USB if requested).
• Close-up and dermoscopic images of each individual mole is not required but may be requested either by yourself or your treating doctor.
• The 17 image full body photography system ensures that the images are close enough to detect most changes.
• The photographs will only need to be repeated every 6-8 years.
• It is recommended that you take the photographs to each skin check-up by your doctor.
• You can use the photos to refer to when doing self-checks of your skin, according to your doctor’s instructions.

What is the cost of full body photography?

• Some private health funds provide rebates (a letter can be provided for your health fund if your skin cancer doctor recommends full body photography).
• This service is not claimable on Medicare

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