Systematic skin screening is also recommended for people who have used or continue to use sunbeds, as well as for those who go on “sun trips” (receive high doses of UV radiation).

In the case of suspicious nodules found on skin examination, the patient will be advised on the best method of diagnosis and treatment. Depending on the findings of the skin test, the patient’s skin type, the number and type of moles, the presence of sun damage, heredity and other factors, the doctor will advise on how often the skin test should be repeated. Doctors will also advise you on how and how often to monitor your own skin.

Whole-body skin scanning or dermatoscopy is a digital and manual epiluminescence microscopy for the diagnosis of skin changes, with the possibility of digital image recording. Dermatoscopy is used worldwide to increase the diagnostic accuracy of melanoma and skin cancer and to differentiate between benign and malignant skin tumours quickly and without invasive procedures. Dermatoscopy allows systematic mapping and dynamic monitoring of skin changes over the whole body.