How do I check my moles?
Melanoma Focus recommends:
- Creating a Mole Map and regularly checking your skin
- Using a mirror, ruler, camera, notepad and if necessary a ‘skin buddy’ for those hard-to-see areas
- Check your skin all over once a month and note the date
- Use templates from our skin check leaflet to record the location, appearance and dimensions of each mole or skin lesion (patch, spot, lump or any other abnormal area of skin)
- Take photos of your moles and any new marks or lesions
- Don’t forget under the arms, breasts, between fingers and toes, soles of your feet, palms of your hands, behind the ears and your scalp
For more information, we recommend this video on how to examine your skin