MOLE MATE

We all have a few strange lumps and bumps on our skin. With age, we get more funny spots, lumps and bumps. Most of them are harmless but we may not like them. Some are not so harmless and need removal.

Mole Mate is a diagnostic tool that allows us to look at these lumps and bumps through the computer screen without cutting them out. Mole Mate helps us to decide whether they are safe to leave or need removing. If you have a mole that is suspicious, Mole Mate will tell whether or not it is suspicious, without the need for a biopsy (and of course the anxious wait).  Even if they are safe to leave, we can remove them simply in the knowledge that they will not cause any harm in the future.

Mole Mate is a hand-held computer based camera that takes a picture of the lesion up to 2mm depth in the skin. The image is presented on the screen and then a series of criteria (the so-called Hunter scoring system) are applied to the images. This will give us a score that enables us to decide whether or not to refer the mole for further investigation.

Most moles that are removed need not be, or are removed with too great a margin of healthy tissue; Mole Mate saves you the inconvenience of a potentially unnecessary biopsy and the wait for the pathology report, it also gives you instant peace of mind.

Mole Mate is also useful for monitoring the growth and development of moles that may be borderline.

Mole Mate is clean and simple. It takes about 3 minutes to check each mole. You will be provided with a print-out of the results that you may keep or take to your doctor. If we find something suspicious we are able to refer you directly to a surgeon. The images will enable the surgeon to plan the best option for treatment.