Melanoma Screeningsymptoms and AI scan guidance.
A conservative screening workflow for new, changing, unusual, itching, bleeding, or non-healing moles and pigmented lesions.
Condition report
Melanoma Screening
Primary context
Mole change review
Urgency range
Urgent review
Best scan note
Take one close, sharp photo with scale and one wider photo showing body location; repeat only in consistent light if a clinician advises tracking.
This page explains visible patterns and triage context. It does not diagnose, prescribe, or rule out serious disease.
Overview
What this pattern can mean.
DermAI does not diagnose.
The product provides wellness information, probability estimates, and urgency guidance. Seek qualified medical care for diagnosis, treatment, rapidly changing symptoms, severe pain, fever, bleeding, infection signs, or any urgent concern.
DermAI should never tell a user that a mole is safe. The safest product role is to document visible features, ask about change, and route concerning patterns toward dermatologist review. A camera cannot replace dermoscopy, full skin exam, clinical history, or biopsy when needed.
The scan report can still be valuable. It can capture date, location, image quality, ABCDE-style observations, symptom notes, and whether the spot looks different from the user's other spots. That record can make a dermatology appointment clearer and faster.
Visible cues
- Asymmetry, irregular border, multiple colors, growth, or evolution over time.
- New spot, changing spot, itching, bleeding, crusting, or non-healing lesion.
- A spot that looks different from surrounding moles.
- Dark streaks under nails or lesions on palms, soles, scalp, or hard-to-see areas.
What DermAI checks
- Checks whether the image is clear enough for visible feature documentation.
- Prompts for change over time, symptoms, location, size reference, and prior photos.
- Escalates changing, bleeding, itching, non-healing, or visually irregular lesions to dermatologist review.
Next steps
- Book dermatologist review for new, changing, itching, bleeding, or unusual spots.
- Use a ruler or coin for scale in follow-up photos.
- Do not rely on an AI scan to rule out melanoma or skin cancer.
When to seek care
- Any new or changing mole, especially if it itches, bleeds, crusts, hurts, or does not heal.
- A lesion that looks unlike the user's other spots.
- Rapid change, darkening, irregular colors, or nail streaks.
Choose urgent medical care over an app workflow for severe pain, rapidly spreading symptoms, fever, breathing difficulty, eye involvement, deep wounds, significant swelling, or anything that feels unsafe.
Safe self-care framing
- Perform regular self-checks and document changes.
- Use sun protection and avoid tanning beds.
- Bring prior photos to a clinician if available.
Better photo guidance
Take one close, sharp photo with scale and one wider photo showing body location; repeat only in consistent light if a clinician advises tracking.
Medical review
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Scan with context
A clear report starts with a clear photo and honest uncertainty.
Capture context for melanoma screening-like symptoms and get a cautious report that explains confidence, urgency, and next steps.