Specialist skin health, explained clearly
Trustworthy answers about your skin, written with the specialists who treat it every day. Every article is written or reviewed by a GMC-registered clinician, referenced against current UK guidance, and dated so you know it is up to date.
No scaremongering, no miracle claims.
Clear information to help you make good decisions about your skin.
✓Know your skin
How to check your moles, the ABCDE rule, what changes matter and when to seek help.
✓Skin cancer explained
Basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma, actinic keratosis and what histology results mean.
✓Lumps and bumps
Cysts, lipomas, skin tags, warts, dermatofibromas and seborrhoeic keratoses in plain English.
✓Before and after surgery
What removal involves, how to prepare, aftercare, and how scars heal and fade.
✓Sun safety and prevention
SPF, UV, sunbeds and protecting children’s skin.
Articles we are writing next.
Each will be written or reviewed by a GMC-registered clinician before publication.
- How to check your own moles: a surgeon’s step-by-step guide
- Mole removal: shave excision versus surgical excision, and how your surgeon chooses
- What is a sebaceous cyst, and why does removing the sac matter?
- Lipoma or something else? How specialists tell the difference
- What happens to my tissue after removal? Histology explained
- BCC: what a basal cell carcinoma diagnosis really means
- How long do scars take to heal, and what can you do to help them fade?
- Skin tags: why they appear and the safest way to remove them
- “Should I worry about this?” Seven skin changes that deserve a specialist opinion
- Private mole removal costs in the UK: what you are actually paying for
Clinically reviewed before publication.
Our content is created under a defined editorial policy: clinically reviewed before publication, updated when guidance changes, and clearly separated from any promotional material. Information on this site supports but never replaces a consultation. If you are worried about a lesion, book an assessment or speak to your GP.
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