Check your skin, save your life

The clinic’s doctors have established a good reputation and are quite busy as a result. It is best to contact us for an appointment. We do keep some appointments open each day for urgent problems.

Yes. We are taking new patients again and have been for some time.

No, a referral is not required, but we do have some patients referred to us by their usual doctors.

Frequently Asked Questions

You should certainly have your skin checked on any occasion that you notice any unusual skin spot or mole, especially any that raise up or bleed without good reason or any mole that changes in size, shape or colour.

 

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners recommends annual checks for those at high risk of skin cancer –this can include those with fair skin that burns easily, those who have a large amount of sun exposure with their job or recreation, those who have had previous skin cancers or who have multiple family members with skin cancer, and those who have a large number of moles. In other words , a large proportion of the Australian population should have regular comprehensive skin checks.

How often should I have my skin checked?

Do I need a referral?

Are you taking new patients?

Do I need an appointment?

Skin cancers and melanoma can occur even in areas where the sun does not shine including soles of feet. Most patients are not aware of the skin cancers that they may have, and just checking the “spots of concern” may lead to skin cancers being missed. Although patients are free to have only those areas that they are concerned about examined, we recommend a comprehensive skin check.

 

A comprehensive skin check requires undressing down to underwear and checking all areas not covered by the underwear. At this clinic, female patients are offered privacy for undressing and a sheet to lie under to preserve modesty. Only a section of skin is uncovered at a time and the skin is examined using a computer videodermoscope (MoleMax) which magnifies the skin surface and can record images if needed.

 

Any area covered by underwear is examined only with the express permission of the patient, but anogenital areas are not routinely examined. We encourage patients to self examine these areas and will check any lesions of concern that are found as a result of self examination. The scalp is difficult to examine If there is more than stubble growth and your hairdresser/barber is also well situated to keep an eye out for problems there.

What is a comprehensive skin check?