What is Dermoscopy?
Dermoscopy is a noninvasive diagnostic procedure using a hand held microscope safely and painlessly applied to the skin to view microscopic structures below the skin surface in a mole to aid in the early diagnosis of melanoma . It is more accurate than the clinical examination of a pigmented lesion in the hands of well trained, experienced physician. Westerville Dermatology is one of the first to offer dermoscopy in the state of Ohio. With our state-of-the-art Mole Max II, microscopic images of your moles can be digitally stored on a computer, allowing for future side by side comparisons of a spot over time, making it easier to pick up subtle malignant changes in a mole. Patients who have many atypical moles with or without a family history of melanoma should consider using the MoleMax II during the full body skin examination.
