Skin Care: Professional Full-Body Skin Examination
The earlier you find a skin cancer, the easier it is to treat successfully. Both skin self-examinations and professional whole-body skin exams are useful in early detection of skin cancers, including melanoma , the deadliest form of skin cancer. Note that melanoma can surface in some of the most unusual places: [7,13] Under your toenails Behind your ears On the crown of your head In your eyes In your belly button, armpits and groin In this article, I will cover the following topics: Basal Cell Carcinoma vs. Melanoma My personal experience with a whole-body skin exam Cryotherapy vs biopsy Try Duoderm to speed up healing Basal Cell Carcinoma vs. Melanoma The most common skin cancer, with over a million cases diagnosed annually, is basal cell carcinoma (BCC). [1] Basal cell carcinomas rarely metastasize (spread) and are unlikely to be fatal. Melanoma is less common than either basal or squamous cell carcinoma (the second most common skin cancer),...