Dr. Teo Soleymani

Yeah, so to take a... You know, a bird's eye view of that statement. In the U.S., we tend to be more reactionary to our health care than proactive. And that's across all specialties. We tend not to see the doctor until there's something that needs to be treated, as opposed to seeing the provider for preventative or screening measures. And that's not just skin. It's every organ system.

Yeah, so to take a... You know, a bird's eye view of that statement. In the U.S., we tend to be more reactionary to our health care than proactive. And that's across all specialties. We tend not to see the doctor until there's something that needs to be treated, as opposed to seeing the provider for preventative or screening measures. And that's not just skin. It's every organ system.

Yeah, so to take a... You know, a bird's eye view of that statement. In the U.S., we tend to be more reactionary to our health care than proactive. And that's across all specialties. We tend not to see the doctor until there's something that needs to be treated, as opposed to seeing the provider for preventative or screening measures. And that's not just skin. It's every organ system.

I love skin screenings because it's probably the least invasive screening of any body system possible. So I put screenings as an A, and I'll tell you why. If you go see your regular primary care doc, And they're going to see how you're doing. You're going to get a blood draw just to see your basic lab functions. I don't even poke you when you come to the office. I just see your skin.

I love skin screenings because it's probably the least invasive screening of any body system possible. So I put screenings as an A, and I'll tell you why. If you go see your regular primary care doc, And they're going to see how you're doing. You're going to get a blood draw just to see your basic lab functions. I don't even poke you when you come to the office. I just see your skin.

I love skin screenings because it's probably the least invasive screening of any body system possible. So I put screenings as an A, and I'll tell you why. If you go see your regular primary care doc, And they're going to see how you're doing. You're going to get a blood draw just to see your basic lab functions. I don't even poke you when you come to the office. I just see your skin.

It takes five minutes for me to examine, maybe a couple minutes less, a couple minutes more for me to examine every square inch of your skin. And it's just by looking. And we are trained to know what should be there, what shouldn't be there. It's not like getting a colonoscopy. We're getting to the age where we need to do things like colonoscopies. And heaven knows that's much more invasive.

It takes five minutes for me to examine, maybe a couple minutes less, a couple minutes more for me to examine every square inch of your skin. And it's just by looking. And we are trained to know what should be there, what shouldn't be there. It's not like getting a colonoscopy. We're getting to the age where we need to do things like colonoscopies. And heaven knows that's much more invasive.

It takes five minutes for me to examine, maybe a couple minutes less, a couple minutes more for me to examine every square inch of your skin. And it's just by looking. And we are trained to know what should be there, what shouldn't be there. It's not like getting a colonoscopy. We're getting to the age where we need to do things like colonoscopies. And heaven knows that's much more invasive.

And that's a simple screening. Smokers and their CT scans for their lungs. So it's the least invasive screening of all body systems to detect cancer and things that shouldn't be there. So why not do it? Once a year is all you need for pretty much everybody. And

And that's a simple screening. Smokers and their CT scans for their lungs. So it's the least invasive screening of all body systems to detect cancer and things that shouldn't be there. So why not do it? Once a year is all you need for pretty much everybody. And

And that's a simple screening. Smokers and their CT scans for their lungs. So it's the least invasive screening of all body systems to detect cancer and things that shouldn't be there. So why not do it? Once a year is all you need for pretty much everybody. And

maybe even every other year, if you have absolutely no family history and you have no personal history and your skin's doing fine, maybe even every other year, but it's a five minute check. Any particular age where you recommend that people get started on that? Yeah, I tend to like, well, it depends on family history like we talked about.

maybe even every other year, if you have absolutely no family history and you have no personal history and your skin's doing fine, maybe even every other year, but it's a five minute check. Any particular age where you recommend that people get started on that? Yeah, I tend to like, well, it depends on family history like we talked about.

maybe even every other year, if you have absolutely no family history and you have no personal history and your skin's doing fine, maybe even every other year, but it's a five minute check. Any particular age where you recommend that people get started on that? Yeah, I tend to like, well, it depends on family history like we talked about.

If you have a very, very strong family history of melanoma, I tend to recommend at the beginning of puberty. Moles change with puberty, particularly progesterone hormones. So as you go through puberty, you will make new moles, your moles will change, and that's something that a good dermatologist should be able to survey.

If you have a very, very strong family history of melanoma, I tend to recommend at the beginning of puberty. Moles change with puberty, particularly progesterone hormones. So as you go through puberty, you will make new moles, your moles will change, and that's something that a good dermatologist should be able to survey.

If you have a very, very strong family history of melanoma, I tend to recommend at the beginning of puberty. Moles change with puberty, particularly progesterone hormones. So as you go through puberty, you will make new moles, your moles will change, and that's something that a good dermatologist should be able to survey.

If you don't have a family history or personal history of melanoma or any other form of skin cancer, then I think after puberty, adulthood, somewhere around 18, once a year is just an easy way to upkeep and monitor your skin. And what I like about screenings is

If you don't have a family history or personal history of melanoma or any other form of skin cancer, then I think after puberty, adulthood, somewhere around 18, once a year is just an easy way to upkeep and monitor your skin. And what I like about screenings is