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Skin Cancer Screening

Your skin is the largest organ of your body, and can reveal much about your overall health and wellbeing. Covering 18 square feet and weighing 7 pounds on the average adult, your skin is the waterproof barrier that protects your body from dirt, bacteria and harmful substances, and also helps to regulate your body temperature.

Dermatologists and skin care professionals, unlike other specialists or general practitioners, are trained to read the early signs of what your skin may be trying to tell you about your overall health. A good way to ensure early detection of possible health concerns is with a yearly full body examination at Trillium Creek. During your exam, a Trillium Creek medical professional will examine every part of your body — including your head, nose, ears, breast, groin, buttocks, and toes — looking for discolored areas, bumps, unusually shaped freckles, and spots with irregular borders. Full body exams are especially important for people who are exposed to the sun.

Most skin conditions, if caught early, are 100% curable. If an area or bump looks suspicious, it will be biopsied through a simple procedure of numbing it and then shaving off a portion to send to a laboratory. Patients with suspicious areas on the head and neck are referred to the Mohs Skin Cancer Center at Trillium Creek.

While the embarrassment of a full body examine might prevent you from making an appointment, you can be sure that our medical professionals will make you feel as comfortable as possible. You’ll be covered with a sheet and only the area being examined will be exposed. The whole examination takes only 15 minutes — and that 15 minutes may just save your life.

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Other Trillium Creek Service Areas:
Mohs Skin Cancer Center 330.721.9990
Ohio Holistic Medicine (OHM) 330.721.9990
The Boutique at Trillium Creek 330.722.5477