I go at least once a year. I'm fair skinned and have to keep an eye on my moles. I'm going on Monday. I'll probably wind up getting 3 removed.
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Once every 2 years for a head-to-toe checkup. If I notice anything weird in between, I'm supposed to go right away, but since they've never seen anything that's cause for concern (knock on wood) I don't need to go more often than that.
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I've never been to see a dermatologist.
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Every 6 months for a full body screen (for moles). If there's anything I regret, it's tanning back in the day. So stupid!
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Haven't been in a couple of years ever since unsuccessfully getting keloids removed behind my ears. I used to go pretty regularly to get prescription face wash, but now I use Cetaphik and get the same results.
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Every 2 years for a skin check.
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I go every 6 months. I joke that it's my "monkey" checkup since the derm looks through my long, thick hair the way monkey clean each other. I've had 4 suspicious moles removed thus far.
Like @ms.janedoe: I also regret tanning back in the day. I've embraced my Casper the friendly ghost skin and slather on sunblock on my face, arms, neck, chest, and back every day. I'd rather people assume I'm ill due to my paleness than tangle with cancer again.
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I go for an annual visit unless there's a specific reason to make an extra appointment.
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Never - I didn't know it was a common thing. Isn't this something just done during an annual physical?
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@Mrs. Pen: I had some freckle/mole-type spots my PCP wasn't familiar with, so she wanted me to get them looked at by a specialist. They turned out to be nothing, but I feel better going to a derm now and then.
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@PurplePeony: I actually just had a mole removed by my family doctor
it was completely benign but it was in a terrible spot.
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I went a couple years ago for a full body check and she laughed at me because I only have a couple teeny tiny moles. She said to come back in 5 years.
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I go every 3 months - I joke that I see my dermatologist more than some of my best friends. I had melanoma while pregnant, so I'll be seeing him every 3 months for 5 years. Then every 6 months for life.
My melanoma just looked like a freckle. Luckily it was caught super-early (stage 0) but I tell everyone I know to at least get a baseline skin check.
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@SeptMomma12: woah! Good to know!! Glad you caught it early!
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@Leialou: Same, I usually go once per year to get my moles/freckles checked. I missed this year's appointment since I haven't looked for a dermatologist in our new city yet. But we make it a family affair, DH is even more fair skinned with more moles than I have, and DS has a spot on his head that is not dangerous, but we monitor it.
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Usually once a year for a mole check. More often if I have an issue with my skin.
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Once a year, at least. I've been twice this year to change up some medications for my rosacea.
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I have averaged 2 times a year for the past 7 years!
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Just went last month for a minor issue. I think before that was 2-3 years.
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Usually twice a year for my acne. This past year I was going every month, sometimes twice because I was on Accutane. I finished with that in May and haven't been back since.
it was completely benign but it was in a terrible spot.
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