Pinecrest Skin Cancer Exam

Skin Cancer Screen Test

Why you should perform a self-exam for skin cancer! Here’s how!

According to Skincancer.org, one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in the course of a lifetime. The best thing one can do to help their skin cancer situation is to take a self exam! Like breast cancer self exams, you can look around your body to see if there are any signs of cancer. Once you have done a self-exam, you can visit the Miami Center for Dermatology for a Pinecrest Skin Cancer Exam to ensure that your cancer is determined and what the next step for it is. As you are doing the self-exam make sure to look for any changin lesions on your skin that can be cancerous or precancerous. We highly recommend taking self exams every month to make sure that if you do have skin cancer that it is removed quickly for more effective results.

Simple steps for a self-exam:

Step 1: Begin with examining your face, particularly the nose, mouth, ears, and lips area.

Step 2: After inspecting your facial features, it is time to Inspect your scalp by using a blow dryer and mirror for easier exposure.

Step 3: Check your hands in all areas such as palms, backs, between fingers, and under fingernails. Look also at your wrists and check the front and back of your forearms. Using a mirror, begin at the elbows and scan all sides of your upper arms. Make sure to look at your underarms as well.

Step 4: Turn your attention to your neck, chest and torso. For women, lift breasts to search underneath.

Step 5: Have someone help you check the back of your neck, shoulders, upper back, and parts of the upper arm. These are the most common areas that skin cancer develops.

Step 6: Look at your lower back and the back part of both of your legs. Check your bottom part too.

Step 7: The last and final step is to examine your genitals, the front and sides of both of your legs, thighs, ankles, shins, toes, toenails, and on the top of your feet.

After you have followed these simple steps, if you have found something that might be cancerous, please visit the Miami Center for Dermatology to take your Pinecrest Skin Cancer Exam today!

Here at the Miami Center for Dermatology, your comfort and satisfaction is our main concern. For that reason, we offer Skin Cancer Treatment. Call Today to schedule an appointment at (305) 279-7546 or Click Here to Contact Us Today!