BERWICK
MULGRAVE
Appointments Available Immediately
Saturday Appointments Available
No Referral Required
(03) 8202 5959
SKIN CANCER PATIENT INFORMATION
The Cost
Skin Cancer Treatments & Procedures
Medicare rebates are available for all consultations. A larger rebate is applied for longer consultations.
Full Body Skin Cancer Check
Full Fee (Weekday): $150
Pensioner (Weekday): $130
Full Fee (Weekend): $170
Pensioner (Weekend): $150
Consultation / Checking - Up to 3 Discrete Skin Lesions
Full Fee: $110
Pensioner: $100
Punch / Shave Excision Biopsy
Full Fee: Fee dependent on time required and complexity
Pensioner: Fee dependent on time required and complexity
Cryotherapy
Full Fee: Bulk Billed
Pensioner: Bulk Billed
Cosmetic Mole Removal
Full Fee: Fee dependent on time required and complexity
Pensioner: Fee dependent on time required and complexity
SKIN CANCER PATIENT INFORMATION
SKIN CANCER – FAQs
Have you had a professional skin check recently? A skin-cancer screening is recommended every 12 months.
The A-B-C-D-E of Moles
Please inform us if one of your moles shows any of the following characteristics:
- Asymmetry: irregular shape
- Borders: blurred, fringed, jagged
- Colour: irregular colour, e.g., dark brown, black brown, reddish, grey-white areas
- Diameter: Bigger than 5 millimeters
- Elevation: uneven surface
- Evolution: changes in the mole
Am I a high-risk patient?
If you can answer “YES” to any of these questions, please book in for a skin check and consultation:
- Do you have fair skin that is sensitive to sunlight?
- Do you have a particularly large number of moles?
- Do you have large congenital nevi?
- Do you have atypical moles or moles that have recently changed?
- Did you get sunburn as a child or adolescent?
- Is there a history of skin cancer in your family?
- Did you already have skin cancer?
- Are you exposed to strong sunlight or UV rays at regular intervals?
How to Perform a Self Skin-Check? (Recommended every 3 months)
To perform a self-skin check, you will need a chair, hand-held mirror, full-length mirror, and good lighting. Follow these steps:
- Examine your body in a full-length mirror, paying extra attention to sun-exposed areas and hidden areas such as skin folds.
- Look at your underarms, forearms, and palms.
- Sit down and examine your legs, in between your toes, and the soles of your feet.
- Use a hand-held mirror to reflect off the full-length mirror to examine your neck, ears, and scalp.
- Similarly, use a hand-held mirror to check your back, buttocks, groin, genital area, and the back of your legs.
CAUTION
Immediate review with a Skin Cancer Doctor is recommended if you encounter the following:
- Newly developed moles
- Changes in colour, e.g., lighter, darker, new shades of an existing mole
- Increase or decrease of size, thickness, or elevation of an existing mole
- Bleeding moles
- Changes in the surrounding area of moles, e.g., redness, white discoloration, swelling
- Discomfort, e.g., itching, burning, or foreign body sensation
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