Skin Mole Check

Renomé Clinic's dermatology department performs preventive skin and mole checks: a dermatologist examines the skin surface and inspects pigmented lesions with a dermatoscope, distinguishing harmless moles from lesions that need closer surveillance or removal. The check covers the whole skin surface on request — including scalp, soles, and other commonly missed sites — and is recommended annually for adults, more often for high-risk patients (fair skin, many moles, sunburn history, family history of melanoma). Benign growths such as fibromas and seborrheic keratoses can be removed without sutures from 1,000 Kč; suspicious lesions are managed through proper excision and histological pathways.

Melanoma is among the most curable cancers when caught early and among the most dangerous when caught late — which makes a periodic dermatoscopic mole check one of the highest-value preventive appointments available. **What the examination involves:** The dermatologist takes a focused history (new or changing lesions, itching or bleeding moles, personal and family skin-cancer history, sun exposure and sunburn record, immunosuppression) and then examines the skin systematically. Each pigmented lesion of interest is inspected with a dermatoscope — a polarised magnifying instrument that reveals the pigment network, vascular patterns, and structural features beneath the skin surface that the naked eye cannot see. Dermatoscopy substantially improves the accuracy of distinguishing benign naevi from dysplastic lesions and early melanoma. **The ABCDE the patient can watch between visits:** Asymmetry, Border irregularity, Colour variation, Diameter over 6 mm, and Evolution (any change in size, shape, colour, or sensation). Evolution is the most important single sign — which is why a baseline professional check matters: it establishes what is stable. **Outcomes of the check:** Most patients leave with reassurance and a recommended re-check interval (typically 12 months; 6 months for higher-risk profiles). Lesions with equivocal features are either short-interval monitored or referred for excision with histological examination — the definitive diagnostic step. Clearly benign but bothersome growths (skin tags, fibromas, seborrheic keratoses) can be removed at the clinic without sutures from 1,000 Kč. **Who should book:** Every adult who has never had a baseline skin check; anyone with many moles (>50), atypical moles, fair phototypes, a history of blistering sunburns or sunbed use; patients with a personal or family history of skin cancer; and anyone who has noticed a new or changing lesion — that last group should book promptly rather than waiting for a routine slot. **Context within the clinic:** The dermatology team works alongside the plastic surgeons, so where surgical excision and aesthetic reconstruction are needed (for example on the face), both competencies are available under one roof, including surgical scar revision (from 6,000 Kč).