What to Expect at Your Skin Check
Before Your Skin Check
Each full-body skin cancer assessment is scheduled for 15 minutes. There’s very little preparation required, however the following tips can help you make the most of your appointment:
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Arrive a few minutes early to maximise your assessment time
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Remove makeup and nail polish so your practitioner can clearly examine your skin and nails
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Wear comfortable underwear (such as boxers, gym shorts and a bra)
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Come prepared with any questions you’d like to discuss about your skin health
Most importantly, please don’t stress. Spotscreen Practitioners aren’t concerned about old underwear, unshaven legs or everyday realities — their focus is simply on you and your health.
During the Screening
Following your arrival, your Spotscreen Skin Cancer Screening Practitioner will;
- Quickly discuss anything of note in your pre-screening survey completed at booking
- Begin your comprehensive full-body skin cancer assessment
- Scan any suspicious spots with our advanced screening technology
- Document your results onto your individual file (remains confidential)
- Inform you how to check for and prevent skin cancer
- If required, refer you to your GP or skin clinic for diagnosis/treatment
As melanoma and other skin cancers can develop anywhere on the body where there is skin, a full body screening is highly recommended.
When required your practitioner will ask you to dress down to your underwear and to take off your shoes and socks. Should you prefer you may also wear bathers, boxer shorts, short gym pants or a crop top. If you are not comfortable to remove any specific items of clothing, please inform your Screening Practitioner and they will gladly comply to ensure you are fully comfortable during your skin check.
Our medically trained practitioner will then comprehensively review your skin for any unusual moles or spots. At which time you may point out any areas or moles that you are concerned with. If any particular mole or spot appears suspicious, the practitioner will use their advanced dermatology equipment to review your spot in a very high level of detail.
This technology is completely painless and safe for all skin types and also perfectly safe for pregnant or lactating mums.
Following a more detailed analysis of the spot, your practitioner will determine whether further action needs to be taken into the diagnosis of the mole or spot. If action is required, you will be given a specific time frame in which to seek a diagnosis and treatment of the spot.
You may receive an email from Spotscreen at the end of this referral period in order for us to ascertain what the outcome was and offer additional support where required.
During your consultation our practitioner will also run over some important sun safety information, which will provide you details on how to minimise your risk of developing skin cancer and how to self-check between the recommended annual professional skin checks.
After the Screening
At the completion of the screening you will be given an information booklet to take home which will assist you to monitor your own skin for any potential cancerous changes.
Should you require a referral for one or more spots following your skin check, the Practitioner will note these down within this booklet, so you can take it with you to your follow-up GP / Skin Cancer Clinic appointment.
Spotscreen will also maintain a confidential digital record of your skin check in our system, which can be supplied to you (or your nominated medical provider) upon request to coordinator@spotscreen.com.au.
We Respect Your Privacy
Please note with corporate skin cancer screenings, the results of your individual screening will remain confidential and will not be shared with your company.
Before or following your screening if you have any concerns or questions please feel free to contact the team at Spotscreen and we will gladly discuss your questions with you.