Total Body Photography

Total Body Photography

"Early diagnosis of melanoma appears essential and skin screening, defined as a visual inspection of the whole body, may be one method of achieving it."

Total body photography (also known as total body imaging, TBP, whole body screening, or whole body imaging) is the process of taking a set of high quality images of a patient's body parts for lesion tracking, comparing, and monitoring purposes.

The purpose of total body photography is to capture and refer to a baseline of patient images useful for managing and tracking any potential changes over time. This technique is encouraged to be used in addition to patient self-exams, as they are likely to notice any changes to their own skin. When combined, this method promotes the early detection of melanoma and other skin cancers, especially in cases where dermoscopic features of the lesions may yet to be recognizable.