Skin Cancer Screening

Skin cancers are easily curable with surgery when detected early. Hence, it is worthwhile to have skin cancer screening (aka full body mole check). In a skin cancer screening, every patient will be risk stratified according to his / her skin type, nationality, medical history, family history, occupation and recreational sun exposure history.

An experienced dermatologist will scrutinize and examine nearly every inch of your skin barring some private and sensitive area. Demoscopy will be used and is an invaluable tool to assist the dermatologist to look for the finer details of skin cancer and improve the accuracy of his clinical diagnosis.

Using magnification and lighting to assess the skin’s surface.

A specialised tool that allows for deeper evaluation of moles and lesions.

Involves photographing all the moles on the body, recording them in a computer, and tracking their progress over time using serial comparison and digital charts. This method is typically available at established skin cancer centres worldwide.

Please note that Assurance Skin Clinic does not currently offer this service.

If a suspicious lesion is found and requires further histological analysis.

In 1998–2000, Dr. Wong Soon Tee was conferred the Commonwealth Fellowship by the Association of Commonwealth Universities (UK) to research on skin cancers at the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Skin Tumour Laboratory. This has honed his skills and sharpness in picking up early skin cancer and removing them.

Dr. Wong was trained in the UK for Dermatosurgery and Laser surgery and he has screened many patients for suspicious moles and skin cancer over 30 years as a dermatologist in NUH, Raffles Hospital and Assurance Skin Clinic. He recommends his high-risk patients to have skin cancer screening yearly and regularly as skin cancers are imminently curable when detected and treated early!