wild hair thought.

[mopinko]

when are the medical tech whizzes gonna figure out that we could use a machine that images our whole OUTSIDE?

like many old irishmen, i have had 1 skin cancer removed, and have to get yearly exams at the dermatologist.
i dont mind, as i have a crush. about my age, barely 5', veinnese. we had the nicest chat while he dug a small thing out of my arm. it was right in a tat, but you would never know.
trouble is, apparently there is a shortage of dermos. it's the kind of appt that you have to make on the way out of the office.

but it occurs to me that a scanning machine could spot color and temperature variations that a human eye might even miss. or it could penetrate a few mm to see the full dermis.

anyone who wants to steal this idea, please do.
so far they are slow growing. but...

[lark]

1. As a person whos had 2 close calls with Melanoma's - I love your idea!

I had to really talk to the dr. to get him to biopsy the first melanoma, he thought it was fine - it wasn't! My dermatologist now is much better, but still things could be missed and some moles taken are fine. Why not fine tune this process? Any tech folks want to chime in?

[mopinko]

2. yeah, mine so far are squamous, but

i worry.

[lark]

3. I'm generally a worrier too, but that doesn't help.

Going to the dermatologist every 6 months for a check up is what me and my daughter have to do. We know we have to always use sun screen and reapply it often when in the sun - especially if it's sun and water involved. We also look for shade all the time. Yes, I know we are at some risk, but we take steps to minimize that. What I hate the most is that I passed this on to her, that breaks my heart.