We believe your skin health is a very important part of your overall healthcare. That is why our doctors who have a special interest and expertise in skin checks and skin cancer care, started the Skin Alive Clinic.
We provide skin checks, detection and management of early skin cancer and we educate on skin health and awareness. We also help you monitor your skin health to facilitate early detection of skin spots which are dangerous and which can be treated safely and effectively when detected early. We can also treat some non cancerous skin spots such as warts, skin tags and cysts.
Skin Cancer is:
- The most common cancer diagnosed in Australia
- Is the most preventable
- Occurs mostly on sun exposed areas of the body, but it can occur in other areas which have never been exposed to the sun
- If treated early, has a high success rate of permanent cure
- If neglected or treated in advanced stages, it kills
Three main types of skin cancer are:
Basal Cell Carcinoma - Occurs anywhere on the body and is the least deadly
Squamous Cell Carcinoma - Occurs mainly in sun exposed areas of the skin and can be quite deadly
Melanoma - Usually dark or black, but may not be. Can occur in any area of the body. Early detection is the key to survival as Melanoma is deadly.
Prevention:
- Skin awareness and protection needs to start from infancy
- Avoid direct sun exposure by wearing protective clothing and sunscreen. Damage from the sun accumulates over years. Whenever you start looking after your skin is better than never, but you can't reverse damage already done
- Get to know your skin and check it for new moles or changes
- Have your doctor examine your skin at regular intervals and follow advice given
