What is the name of the method to prevent melanoma?
Hi, I heard that one of the ways to prevent melanoma is a systematic control of the skin by a doctor. I know that doctor does just a visual control, but I heard that there is a more powerful method. It is based on making photos of the birthmarks and comparison of the subsequent images (made with some time interval). I would like to know the name of the method.
The only thing I can think of would be thermal imaging. There is a treatment called Thermal Neutron Capture Therapy. I hope this helps you. Good luck!
Ooh, I just did two weeks on derm! I know this one! *g*
Actually, I’ve heard it called several things and I suspect people just use different names to make their center’s version sound special. The ones I can think of are ‘mole mapping’, ‘whole body photography’ or ‘total body photography’.
The brochures at the clinic where I worked said Total Body Photography, but I don’t think there’s any consensus on the name. In any event, if you Google any of those, a bunch of links will pop up.