Color Atlas of Dermoscopy

A trip to the dermatologist’s office on a regular basis is always useful. Should we notice one of our moles changing its appearance, for example, we’d better have it checked. Don’t be afraid. Dermatologists have now a reliable, non-invasive method at their disposal: DERMOSCOPY. Dermoscopy has been defined the millennium method, since it is fast, easy to apply and convenient. There is also a hint of oriental wisdom at the basis of Dermoscopy. According to traditional oriental medicine, a good doctor should be able to make a diagnosis even just looking at the patient. Indeed, the careful and methodical observation, with the help of a dermatoscope (a simple optical lens) of skin lesions, has allowed dermatologists to discover many new models of pigmented and-non pigmented lesions and today Dermoscopy represents the standard for the diagnosis of melanoma and skin tumors in general diagnosis of lesions and skin cancers.