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Look up your diagnosis and inform yourself with the correct facts
Skin Conditions 101
There are many forms of skin disease which can impact on quality of life that can be far-reaching and profound. These conditions are chronic in nature with treatment focusing on reducing and controlling symptoms. Rashes, flare-ups, and lesions are often very visible to others. People living with a skin condition not only have to cope with how it affects them personally but also with the reaction of those around them.
Remember, skin cancer is the cancer that you can see. To know your skin, look in the mirror and ask, "What's that?". Then keep these three words in mind: new, changing or unusual. It could save your life.
Be kind to the skin you are in.
Below are some trusted sources of information on inflammatory skin conditions, skin cancers, and the prevention of skin disease:
What to Look For
Know your ABCDE's
Consult a healthcare professional if any of your moles or pigmented spots exhibit any below
Asymmetry
One half of the spot is unlike the other half.
Border
The spot has an irregular, scalloped, or poorly defined border.
Colour
The spot has varying colours from one area to the next, such as shades of tan, brown or black, or areas of white, red, or blue.
Diameter
While melanomas are usually greater than 6 millimetres, or about the size of a pencil eraser, when diagnosed, they can be smaller.
Evolving
The spot looks different from the rest or is changing in size, shape, or colour.
Want to learn more?
If you would like to learn more make sure to visit the
Irish Skin Foundation website.
Take your worry and anxiety out of waiting to get a diagnosis from a Consultant Dermatologist.
DermView's teledermatology is suitable to private and
public patients who require an opinion from a Consultant Dermatologist for any dermatological condition visible on the skin (e.g. up to 3 different skin lesions, acne, acute/chronic inflammatory skin diseases)
