Mole mapping is a completely painless examination that aims to digitally record and display all moles on the skin. It helps us to identify any future changes.
The digital dermatoscope is the most specialized and reliable device for skin cancer. Its special camera magnifies the mole so that details that cannot be seen by the human eye can be observed. Images of each mole on the body are recorded, mapped, and stored in an individual file. Finally, each mole is analyzed and a risk percentage is calculated, which helps in the final decision on whether to remove or monitor the mole. This examination is necessary even if removal is for cosmetic reasons. It is also suitable for children. Depending on the mole, monitoring for a corresponding period of time is also assessed. The doctor may request a biopsy if melanoma is present.
RISK CRITERIA
- Asymmetry
- Irregular borders
- Color variation
- Diameter (>6 millimeters)
- Change in the size, shape or color of a nevus
- The mole is itchy, bleeds, secretes fluid, is hard to the touch, shapeless, swollen, or painful
- A new nevus occurs in clean skin
MICRODERM DIGITAL DERMATOSCOPE
The first 2nd generation digital dermatoscope approved by the FDA, microDERM assists both doctors and patients through computer imaging.
Its basic principle is neural networks – self-learning machines developed using the human brain as a model. This technology will redefine information handling and diagnosis of findings.
The keys to professional, systematic, timely diagnosis of skin cancer are automation and standardization, so that each patient receives higher quality and more effective treatment. New light and imaging techniques allow for better images.
The microscopic images are supplemented by a three-dimensional image of the skin lesion, creating an impressive, high-resolution, high-quality image.
This allows for an accurate assessment of skin lesions. This patented optical precision eliminates color and brightness variations, as well as morphological distortions. Such errors occurred in first-generation videodermatoscopy devices that used simplistic magnification methods, preventing accurate assessment of skin lesions. The microDERM camera system more than meets this need. The microprocessors built into the microDERM automatically adjust the light intensity and color composition to remain the same, allowing for excellent and consistent quality at every stage of magnification.
The microDERM is not just a registration system, but rather represents the new generation of medical equipment in a timely and rapid diagnosis of skin cancer. The ever-increasing incidence of malignancies and mortality of cancer of the skin, make the system necessary.
MicroDERM Hair – HAIR ANALYSIS
To diagnose hair disorders (e.g., hair loss), it is necessary to know the physiological parameters of the hair.
The oldest method for trichograms was to cut about 100 hairs and examine them under a microscope. Today, there is phototrichogram, a non-invasive method for assessing hair parameters, which is included in microDERM.
microDERM goes even further by providing the physician with digital videotrichogram, a specialized computerized hair analysis system designed to analyze changes in the growth of each hair. In this way, microDERM can often replace the classic trichogram and be used for all types of hair disorders.
