Digital Dermoscopy — Mole & Skin Cancer Check

Dermoscopy (also called epiluminescence microscopy) is a non-invasive diagnostic technique that uses magnification and controlled illumination to visualise structures within the skin that are invisible to the unaided eye. A standard dermatoscope illuminates the skin surface while eliminating reflective glare, revealing pigment network patterns, vascular structures, regression areas and other dermoscopic criteria in melanocytic and non-melanocytic lesions.…

At AE Derm MUDr. Helena Závodská uses the digital dermatoscope with archival and comparative software. She applies the ABCD dermatoscopy rule systematically — Asymmetry of shape and structure, Border regularity and abruptness, Colour uniformity and number of distinct colours, and Dermoscopic structures including dots, globules, regression and vascular patterns. The software also performs automatic pattern recognition and provides a risk stratification…

For patients with multiple moles, a whole-body or targeted mapping can be performed in which all lesions of concern are documented and indexed. At follow-up visits — typically every six to twelve months for surveillance patients — the same lesions are re-imaged and compared side by side, allowing detection of even subtle change that would not be perceptible without baseline photos. This time-comparative analysis is the primary advantage of digital over…