Melanoma Mole Checks
ARE YOU ARE A NEW PATIENT WISHING TO HAVE YOUR MOLES CHECKED?
Book An Appointment to see Dr. Siva Nachiappan. (Please mention in the form that your appointment is for a mole check)
He has gone through many years of training using a Dermoscope for picking up early skin cancers including level 1 melanoma moles.
No technicians taking pictures and waiting for reports - you will know instantly on consultation whether your mole is a melanoma or not.
Full Body Mole Check - $150.00.
Melanoma moles are the most serious type of skin cancer moles. If picked up early, Melanoma Skin Cancer Treatment is very successful.
Early diagnosis is vital to prevent the spread and early treatment of Melanoma skin cancer. If you have a changing mole, or a bleeding mole with or without a hole in the mole, or a skin bump which is changing in colour or shape, or have fair skin problems including being sun burnt easily and sun induced cancer personally or in the family you should have your moles checked.
If you are an enrolled patient at Eastmed Doctors, see your own General Practitioner(GP), for a skin cancer check and treatment, in some difficult cases it done by one of the Doctors at Eastmed who use a skin surface microscope called Dermoscope.
Scroll down to see basal cell carcinoma photos, squamous cell carcinoma photos and some melanoma photos.
MELANOMA MOLE IMAGES
Melanoma like mole in a 17 year old
Several funny looking large moles with a significant family history of melanoma. This mole was suspicious for skin cancer melanoma and mole removal surgery was done at Eastmed Doctors. The final histology report was a congenital compound naevus
Close up: image of worrisome mole in a 17 year old. Click to enlarge (Photo by Dr. Siva Nachiappan/ Eastmed Doctors.)
Dermoscope: image of worrisome mole in a 17 year old. Click to enlarge (Photo by Dr. Siva Nachiappan/ Eastmed Doctors.)
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Malignant melanoma-in-situ - early detection
Changing mole arm in a 50 year old. The mole looks ok on clinical exam, but dermoscopic pattern analysis is conclusive for early melanoma. This skin cancer treatment was mole removal surgery at Eastmed Doctors. The final pathologist report was a malignant melanoma in situ - very early melanoma offering complete cure for this patient.
Close up:Early Level 1 - Malignant melanoma-in-situ. Click to enlarge (Photo by Dr. Siva Nachiappan/ Eastmed Doctors.)
Dermoscope:Early Level 1 - Malignant melanoma-in-situ. Click to enlarge (Photo by Dr. Siva Nachiappan/ Eastmed Doctors.)
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Invasive Malignant Melanoma
This mole looks pretty much innocent with not much pigment. Dermoscopic pictures are conclusive for invasive malignant melanoma. Mole removal surgery was undertaken. The pathologist reported this as a Clark"s level 2, Breslow depth of 0.67mm invasive malignant melanoma.
Regional:Invasive Level 2 - Malignant melanoma skin cancer. Click to enlarge (Photo by Dr. Siva Nachiappan/ Eastmed Doctors.)
Close up:Invasive Level 2 - Malignant melanoma skin cancer. Click to enlarge (Photo by Dr. Siva Nachiappan/ Eastmed Doctors.)
Dermoscope:Invasive Level 2 - Malignant melanoma skin cancer. Click to enlarge (Photo by Dr. Siva Nachiappan/ Eastmed Doctors.)
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Invasive Squamous Cell Cancer (SCC)
This impressive looking lesion on a 70 year old patient's neck is an invasive squamous cell cancer. Mole removal surgery was undertaken here at eastmed with complete clearance of the cancer and good cosmetic result.
Regional:Invasive Squamous Cell Cancer (SCC). Click to enlarge(Photo by Dr. Siva Nachiappan/ Eastmed Doctors.)
Close up:Invasive Squamous Cell Cancer (SCC). Click to enlarge (Photo by Dr. Siva Nachiappan/ Eastmed Doctors.)
Close up:Invasive Squamous Cell Cancer (SCC). Click to enlarge (Photo by Dr. Siva Nachiappan/ Eastmed Doctors.)
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Nodular Basal Cell Cancer (BCC)
This pearl like red lesion with prominent blood vessels is a basal cell cancer. The dark one filled with craters like the moon is an innocent warty growth (seborrhoeic keratosis).
Close up:Nodular Basal Cell Cancer (BCC). Click to enlarge (Photo by Dr. Siva Nachiappan/ Eastmed Doctors.)
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NEW PATIENTS - Melanoma Mole Checks
If you are new patient and wish to have a mole check, book an appointment online, choose Dr. Siva Nachiappan from the list and indicate in the special instruction box you are a new patient and you are coming in to have your moles checked. Alternatively you can ring the reception on 09 585 0188.
Full Body Mole Check - $150.00.
