No other human organ can be examined so easily and at the same time so effectively as the skin. Since the early detection of skin cancer means it is virtually always curable, prevention along with early diagnosis play a paramount role in dermatology. The recommended frequency of examinations is based on the patient's individual risk profile. This risk profile is created at the first visit.
Modern computer-supported documentation (videodermatoscopy) enables skin changes to be classified precisely. This allows unnecessary surgeries to be avoided and necessary surgeries to be rendered more precisely.
