Mole Screening with Dermatoscope

Aaron Laser's dermatoscope mole screening service offers full-body examination of skin moles and pigmented lesions by specialist dermatologists using a clinical dermatoscope — a specialised illuminated magnifier that allows physicians to assess the internal structure of moles that are invisible to the naked eye. The clinic monitors patients over time, tracking changes in specific moles and providing documentation of the full body mole map. Suspicious lesions can be removed on the same or a subsequent appointment using CO2 laser or surgical excision, with histopathological examination of the specimen to confirm tissue type. This is a medically supervised screening service, not a cosmetic mole removal.

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in Europe, and the vast majority of melanomas arise in existing moles or areas of sun-damaged skin. Early detection is the single most powerful predictor of survival: stage I melanoma has a five-year survival rate above 95 per cent, while stage IV falls to under 25 per cent. Regular professional mole screening with a dermatoscope by a specialist dermatologist is the clinical gold standard for early detection. At Aaron Laser, the screening examination is performed by dermatovenereology specialists who use a dermatoscope — a handheld device that combines polarised or non-polarised illumination with magnification (typically ×10–20) — to examine the architecture of moles beneath the epidermal surface. Dermatoscopy allows assessment of structural features such as the pigment network pattern, symmetry, border regularity, colour uniformity and vascular morphology that are diagnostic indicators for benign versus malignant lesions, and is significantly more accurate than naked-eye assessment alone. The clinic offers ongoing patient monitoring, maintaining a clinical record of the mole map and flagging any lesions that evolve between appointments. If a mole is assessed as suspicious, it can be removed at the same or a follow-up appointment using surgical excision (with local anaesthetic) for histopathological assessment, CO2 laser vaporisation for lesions suitable for ablative removal after dermatoscopic assessment, or biopsy punch if a tissue sample is needed without complete excision. Every excised or biopsied specimen is sent for histopathological examination by a pathology laboratory, providing a definitive tissue diagnosis. The clinic strongly recommends histopathology for any removed lesion rather than clinical assessment alone. International visitors and Czech nationals alike may request a mole map examination without a referral; the physician will advise on the appropriate removal method and monitoring interval based on the findings.