Skin cancer prevention is important.
Unfortunately, Switzerland has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world. Melanoma is the most dangerous of these tumors and it starts as a small, usually dark spot.
With the help of the FotoFinder, we carry out a two-stage full-body examination based on total body mapping and dermoscopy. The most important thing here is the progression images, which facilitate the early detection of changes.
The first device I purchased in 1998 for my new practice in Frankfurt was a photo finder. During my training as a dermatologist specialist in dermatology, skin cancer screening played a major role. At that time, the University Hospital Eppendorf in Hamburg operated the first first pigmentation consultation in Germany, long before the health insurance companies recognized skin cancer screening as a sensible examination that had to be covered by health insurance.
For a meaningful progress control it requires a careful photographic careful photographic documentation and here we are supported by the company Fotofinder. Our practices are very well equipped with a total of five Fotofinder devices. equipped. We document the skin and the individual moles over time in order to moles over time in order to detect pathological changes as early as possible.
The examination, during which a cartography of your body is made usually takes 15-30 minutes. There will be at least 16 overview images are taken and as many dermatoscopic images as necessary. During the control examinations we can compare you with yourself and notice and even small changes will be noticed at an early stage.
If we detect altered moles, they must be operated out be removed in a small operation. They are then sent to the university hospital for University Hospital for diagnosis. You have to wait about 4 days for the result.
And remember: skin cancer screening is painless! Once a year checks are important.