Your skin is one of your most important assets. Healthy skin enhances your appearance and protects your body. Regular skin check-ups with a dermatologist can help keep your skin healthy and beautiful. The dermatologists at Dermatology Center of Southern Indiana offer a wide range of dermatology services, including skin check-ups. They have three convenient office locations in Bloomington, Bedford, and New Whiteland, IN.

What You Need To Know About Skin Check-Ups

A skin check-up with a dermatologist should happen at least once each year. You should consider more frequent skin check-ups if you have:

• Acne
• Psoriasis
• Rosacea

Regular skin check-ups for chronic skin conditions like those listed above can help manage the condition so you can enjoy beautiful, clear skin.

You should also visit your dermatologist for a skin check-up more often if you are at high risk of developing skin cancer. You are at increased risk of developing skin cancer if you:

• Have fair skin and freckles
• Tend to sunburn easily
• Have a family history of skin cancer
• Spend extended time out in the sun

Regular skin check-ups can help identify skin cancer early when it is more easily treatable. During a skin check-up, your dermatologist will complete a comprehensive skin examination and look for:

• Large moles with a diameter over 6 millimeters
• Asymmetrically shaped moles
• Poorly defined moles with ragged borders
• Recurrent moles that have grown back after previous removal
• Itchy, bleeding, or oozing moles
• Red, itchy, scaly patches of skin that don't resolve

If your dermatologist identifies potentially abnormal moles or areas of skin, the mole or a tissue sample may be removed for a biopsy. The biopsy determines whether the tissue or mole is benign or cancerous.

Want To Know More About Regular Skin Check-Ups?

To learn more about the importance of regular skin check-ups, call the dermatologists at Dermatology Center of Southern Indiana. You can reach them at any of their offices in Bloomington, Bedford, and New Whiteland, IN, by calling (812) 339-6434, so call today.