There are many dermatoscopes on the market and if you have attended a dermoscopy course you will see there are several devices particularly suitable for podiatry use. Some of these I have reviewed (see the dermoscopy section of this website). In October, Heine introduced the brand-new Delta One Dermatoscope (see the Youtube promotional video here) which promises to bring a compact portable device together with optical precision and clarity – so does it live up to these claims

A frequent cause of concern for podiatrists (and sometimes their patients) are brown marks under the toenail. Melanoma or Haematoma? Sometimes it’s reassuring to get some help with these sorts of cases. One of the great things about the internet is the range of free videos, articles and presentations. The problem is – how do you know the information is credible? Well, for this blog I just want to promote an excellent resource produced by one of the best educators in dermoscop

Winchester Guildhall Here's advanced notice of a rare opportunity to see some of the world key opinions leaders in dermoscopy converge in the UK for an international meeting. Dr Stephen Hayes, a great educator in dermoscopy, who you may recall has a fantastic dermoscopy blog (click here), has organised an International Dermoscopy Meeting for all Healthcare Professionals which is being held at the Guildhall in Winchester, Hampshire on 12th and 13th June 2020. The two day meeti

Malignant melanoma continues to be a problem with increasing incidence in the developed world. Lesions on the feet, particularly on the soles, are most frequently a sub-type classified as acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM). In 2010, we undertook a project to increase awareness of foot melanoma and how it may present on the foot as our earlier work reported that mis-diagnosis and subsequent delay was a real problem (1). The reason for this in part was the diversity in its presen

Dermoscopy as a clinical aid to decision making has shown to improve the early detection of melanoma and other skin tumours over visual clinical examination. A recent study has been published in the British Journal of Dermatology which demonstrated that 89% of responding Dermatologists regularly use a dermatoscope in their practice [1]. As a technique, it has seen a dramatic rise in popularity from the late 1980’s when it was first introduced and discussed in the dermatologi