Tip for Self-mapping

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Tip for Self-mapping

This topic has 6 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 12 years, 8 months ago by dutchchic.

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- August 22, 2011 at 1:40 pm
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jimjoeb
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I thought that I would pass on an idea that my husband came up with for mapping and monitoring our moles. He found a drafting template at the office supply store that has circles, triangles, etc. in pre-measured sizes.

He picked one that was large enough for all of my moles and then used a Crayola washable marker to trace the outline of the shape on me, around the mole and then took a picture of each one. Every month, we now only need to use the template against the mole and compare it to the picture to see if there are any changes.

I thought that I would pass on an idea that my husband came up with for mapping and monitoring our moles. He found a drafting template at the office supply store that has circles, triangles, etc. in pre-measured sizes.

He picked one that was large enough for all of my moles and then used a Crayola washable marker to trace the outline of the shape on me, around the mole and then took a picture of each one. Every month, we now only need to use the template against the mole and compare it to the picture to see if there are any changes.

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- - August 22, 2011 at 2:04 pm
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  lhaley
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  Make sure to always be in the same lighting and have the camera the same. When mine was done at Univ of Penn they put little tape measure stickers next to them so they could be compared sizewise.
  
  If my husband was to do what yours is doing I bet he would use permanent markers! lol
  
  Linda
- - August 22, 2011 at 2:04 pm
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  lhaley
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  Make sure to always be in the same lighting and have the camera the same. When mine was done at Univ of Penn they put little tape measure stickers next to them so they could be compared sizewise.
  
  If my husband was to do what yours is doing I bet he would use permanent markers! lol
  
  Linda
- - August 22, 2011 at 4:47 pm
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  jimjoeb
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  Too funny! That's why I selected the markers. 🙂
- - August 22, 2011 at 4:47 pm
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  jimjoeb
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  Too funny! That's why I selected the markers. 🙂
- - August 24, 2011 at 1:54 am
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  dutchchic
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  Love it! Thanks for the tip!
- - August 24, 2011 at 1:54 am
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  dutchchic
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  Love it! Thanks for the tip!

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