Skin Scope
Skin Scope
A device called a confocal imager can provide dermatologists with pictures and valuable information about what's going on below the skin's surface.
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" When you happen than usual mole or growth on your skin a dermatologist will typically used handheld magnifying and get a more detailed look at the features but only on the surface -- protection can't. And it's got. This machine called Disco. Gives the dermatologist. More depth. It's called a -- image here which provides pictures and valuable information below this game and surface. That's -- benefit for the patient."
" It that is an area that were. Questioning and icon vocal and look fine women and truth not to do but -- what about an unnecessary I think."
" He's the only. University of Miami dermatologist doctor Harold Rabinowitz explained that sometimes it's here for a dermatologist to determine when a -- Is actually malignant melanoma. But not always. In this case it was in hair follicle. "
" In May be an area that maybe we're not that worried about but we -- have a little bit of suspicion. Where the machine lawful and help us to see that actually there's an underlying malignancy and help us do -- something that hopefully -- will catch earlier that we might have otherwise."
" The dermatologist is able to see telltale cellular deet -- Even blood vessels that signal whether something is malignant or benign it's painless for the patient you just have to be perfectly down."
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