The incidence of both melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer and keeps rising in recent years in all developed countries. Early detection is of utmost importance since skin cancer is curable if detected early enough. Melanoma can arise from inconspicuous moles or moles that have suddenly appeared.
If one of your moles shows any of the following characteristics please contact us.
Dermoscopy is an essential tool for the early diagnosis of skin cancer, valuable in the hands of the experienced dermoscopy-trained dermatologist. Dermoscopy performed by experts results in enhanced accuracy of diagnosis, with increased sensitivity and specificity for the detection of early melanoma and other skin malignancies. Dermoscopy can be nowadays seen as the dermatologists’ stethoscope, increasing the physician’s confidence in the diagnostic approach of clinically uncertain lesions, thus reducing the number of unneeded skin biopsies.
In recent years dermoscopy has become increasingly useful also in the diagnostic approach of inflammatory skin disorders, the most recent development being the emerging method of Trichoscopy for the clinical evaluation without a biopsy of hair disorders.
For skin cancer detection and digital mole mapping we use the state-of-the-art Fotinder ® system. We help you monitor your moles, even in areas you are unable to see. Skin cancer prevention with Fotofinder® provides:
Actinic keratosis is the most common precancerous lesion of the skin, induced by sun exposure. It looks like a reddish plaque with fine scales. With time, it may get more infiltrated and hyperkeratotic with thick scales and crusts. Actinic keratoses develop on sun exposed areas of the skin. Besides the visible lesions there are also a multitude of invisible, subclinical lesions that will further appear during time, thus justifying the modern definition of field cancerization to describe the exact extent of the cancerization process. If untreated some can resolve but others may further progress to infiltrating squamous cell carcinoma.
In recent years, a multitude of innovative topical treatments and non-surgical procedures such as photodynamic treatment have revolutionized the treatment algorithm.
After thorough clinical evaluation and consultation, we offer a patient-tailored treatment in line with major international guidelines, carefully selected from a wide selection of innovative non-surgical treatments such as photodynamic therapy, topical imiquimod, topical ingenol mebutate etc.
Photodynamic therapy is a medical treatment that uses a photosensitizing agent (METVIX®) in a cream that becomes activated by red light exposure. The result is an activated oxygen molecule that can destroy nearby pathological cells resulting to selective tissue destruction. Precancerous cells and certain types of cancer cells can be treated this way. Photodynamic treatment is a reliable effective office based treatment for the non-surgical treatment of field cancerization, superficial basal cell carcinoma and Bowen’s disease. As a positive collateral effect, it helps improve discoloration as well as overall texture and tone of the skin, making it a popular and effective option for those looking to improve the overall appearance of their skin.
Daylight PDT is a major recent advance in the local treatment of actinic keratosis and field cancerization. In daylight PDT, we use the same photosensitizing agent (METVIX®) like in conventional photodynamic therapy activating it by sun light instead of high energy red light. Daylight PDT is less painful and better tolerable, ideal for the treatment of larger areas of the face, the chest or the extremities. As an approved medical treatment public and private insurances will contribute towards the cost. Especially in sunny countries like Greece daylight PDT is a great tool in the hands of the experienced dermatologist with considerable benefits for our patients with multiple actinic keratosis and field cancerization.
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