Who should get a skin check?

At SkinSure, we believe a professional skin check is important for everyone, regardless of age, skin type, or history.

Many skin cancers are found in people with no obvious risk factors, and early detection always leads to better outcomes.

A skin check is one of the simplest and most valuable things you can do for your long-term health.

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A grandmother and her granddaughter smiling and embracing each other indoors, with the grandmother wearing a blue and white striped shirt and the granddaughter in a bright blue shirt.

Skin checks are especially important for your wellbeing if you have any of the following risk factors:

  • A personal or family history of skin cancer or melanoma

  • Fair skin, light eyes, or hair that burns easily in the sun

  • A history of sunburn — particularly repeated or severe burns in childhood

  • Numerous moles, or moles that look unusual or irregular

  • Significant outdoor work or lifestyle with high cumulative sun exposure

  • Immunosuppression — including organ transplant recipients, those on immunosuppressant medications, or people living with HIV

  • Age 40 or over — skin cancer risk increases with age

  • A new, changing, or unusual spot or lesion anywhere on your body — including under the nails, on the palms, or on the soles of the feet

  • Medium, olive, or darker skin tone — skin cancer can affect all ethnicities, and is often diagnosed later in people with darker skin

If any of the above apply to you, we recommend not waiting — book your skin check today.

And if none of these apply?

Come in anyway.

Your skin health matters, and peace of mind is always worth it.

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Skin Cancer affects everyone – not just fair skin

One of the most dangerous myths about skin cancer is that it only affects people with fair or light skin.

This is not true — skin cancer can develop in people of all skin tones, ethnicities, and backgrounds.

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A multi-generational family spending time together outside on a porch, smiling and holding hands, with a blurred natural background.

While people with fair skin, light eyes, and a history of sunburn do carry a higher overall risk, those with medium, olive, or darker skin are by no means protected. In fact, skin cancer in people with darker skin is often diagnosed later — at a more advanced stage — because it may not be on the radar of either the patient or their clinician. This can lead to poorer outcomes.

Skin cancer does not always appear on sun-damaged or sun-exposed skin.

Some types of skin cancer develop on areas of the body that rarely or never see the sun — including the palms of the hands, the soles of the feet, and under the nails. These cancers are not caused by UV radiation and can affect anyone, regardless of skin colour.

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