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- February 24, 2012 at 7:50 pm
I just had my second wide excision in a decade. While my first lesion was an in situ, this one was a Stage 1A, and my surgeon also recommended a SNB due to the presence of some regression and the fact that this lesion regrew at a previous biopsy site in only 6 months time.
I was unbelievably relieved to find out that my pathology on both the wide excision and SNB came back negative. However, I am now completely paranoid and want to do whatever I can to make sure that I am as vigilant against future problems as I can be.
I just had my second wide excision in a decade. While my first lesion was an in situ, this one was a Stage 1A, and my surgeon also recommended a SNB due to the presence of some regression and the fact that this lesion regrew at a previous biopsy site in only 6 months time.
I was unbelievably relieved to find out that my pathology on both the wide excision and SNB came back negative. However, I am now completely paranoid and want to do whatever I can to make sure that I am as vigilant against future problems as I can be.
Has anyone in the L.A. area had photographic mole mapping professionally done? If so, where did you do it? Did you continue to follow up with your regular derm, or did you switch to someone who does the mole mapping? I would like to stay with my current derm, but since she does not offer mole mapping, I would lke to find a way to have her incorporate the technology into her exams. Any insight as to cost?
Thanks for any advice or input you can give me.
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- March 7, 2012 at 11:18 pm
I'm looking for the same thing in San Diego County. If not, in Los Angeles.
If you have further information, please let me know. Thanks much!
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- March 8, 2012 at 4:43 am
I just found out that my dermatologist now has the technology to do this. She hadn;t before. She told me that before they had the computer program that they recently purchased, she used to send people to St. Joseph Hospital in Orange County. She says that they have a melanoma program that does full body photography. She says that they provide the patient with printed photographs to take to their dermatologist and to use at home. Let me know if you go and how it works out.
Here is the info.:
ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL
MELANOMA PROGRAM
1000 W. La Veta Ave., Orange, CA 92868
1-800-973-MOLE (6653)
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- April 13, 2012 at 4:26 pm
Another mole mapping location in Southern California to check out: The Pigmented Lesion Clinic in San Diego is directed by a dermatologist Phd, one of six members of the highly regarded Melanoma Section at Moores Cancer Clinic, UCSD.
The Pigmented Lesion Clinic claims to have "the only such program in the Southern California area". (?)
Many dermatologists continue to be faithful to full body visual scans. While mole mapping, digital dermoscopy seems to me like 'the future'.
Comments about which is best, and under which circumstances? Thanks.
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- April 13, 2012 at 4:26 pm
Another mole mapping location in Southern California to check out: The Pigmented Lesion Clinic in San Diego is directed by a dermatologist Phd, one of six members of the highly regarded Melanoma Section at Moores Cancer Clinic, UCSD.
The Pigmented Lesion Clinic claims to have "the only such program in the Southern California area". (?)
Many dermatologists continue to be faithful to full body visual scans. While mole mapping, digital dermoscopy seems to me like 'the future'.
Comments about which is best, and under which circumstances? Thanks.
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- April 13, 2012 at 4:26 pm
Another mole mapping location in Southern California to check out: The Pigmented Lesion Clinic in San Diego is directed by a dermatologist Phd, one of six members of the highly regarded Melanoma Section at Moores Cancer Clinic, UCSD.
The Pigmented Lesion Clinic claims to have "the only such program in the Southern California area". (?)
Many dermatologists continue to be faithful to full body visual scans. While mole mapping, digital dermoscopy seems to me like 'the future'.
Comments about which is best, and under which circumstances? Thanks.
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- March 8, 2012 at 4:43 am
I just found out that my dermatologist now has the technology to do this. She hadn;t before. She told me that before they had the computer program that they recently purchased, she used to send people to St. Joseph Hospital in Orange County. She says that they have a melanoma program that does full body photography. She says that they provide the patient with printed photographs to take to their dermatologist and to use at home. Let me know if you go and how it works out.
Here is the info.:
ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL
MELANOMA PROGRAM
1000 W. La Veta Ave., Orange, CA 92868
1-800-973-MOLE (6653)
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- March 8, 2012 at 4:43 am
I just found out that my dermatologist now has the technology to do this. She hadn;t before. She told me that before they had the computer program that they recently purchased, she used to send people to St. Joseph Hospital in Orange County. She says that they have a melanoma program that does full body photography. She says that they provide the patient with printed photographs to take to their dermatologist and to use at home. Let me know if you go and how it works out.
Here is the info.:
ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL
MELANOMA PROGRAM
1000 W. La Veta Ave., Orange, CA 92868
1-800-973-MOLE (6653)
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