At Katikati Medical Centre Skin Clinic, we use DermEngine, a world-leading intelligent skin analytics platform. This cloud-based system integrates high-resolution Total Body Photography (TBP) with advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) to map, match, and track your moles over time with absolute precision.
The DermEngine mapping dashboard: showing a 3D patient avatar silhouette with color-coded pins tracking every registered lesion across your body.
How Total Body Photography Works: The Patient's Journey
Capturing Standardized Poses
You will be accompanied by our Healthcare Assistant (HCA) into a private photography suite. Undressed to your underwear, the HCA will guide you through standard poses. High-resolution body photos are captured to map nearly 100% of your skin surface, creating your secure baseline map.
Specialist Consult & Dermoscopy
Next, you will meet with the Skin Specialist. The doctor conducts a thorough clinical examination, utilizing a handheld dermoscope (polarized magnifying microscope) to check individual lesions and capture close-up images of spots of concern.
Side-by-Side Evolution Tracking
Your photos are synchronized with DermEngine's secure platform. Using intelligent AI matching, the software aligns historical images with your new scans, mapping every mole to a 3D avatar. The AI highlights any new spots and detects subtle changes in the diameter, color, or shape of existing spots.
DermEngine's MoleMatching comparison interface: displaying dermoscopic views of the same lesion side-by-side to highlight border and structure stability.
Key Clinical Benefits of Total Body Photography
🔍 Early Melanoma Detection
Over 70% of melanomas develop as brand-new spots. DermEngine's automated mapping flags new lesions that appear between your visits, including on hard-to-see areas like your back, scalp, or shoulders.
🛡️ Fewer Unnecessary Biopsies
By comparing historical images of a mole side-by-side, we can verify its stability over years. This objective proof helps the specialist rule out melanoma without performing unnecessary, scarring surgeries.
🤖 AI Evolution Metrics
The system's AI analytics detect microscopic expansions or shading changes in a mole's borders that are invisible to the naked eye. This acts as an invaluable secondary screening layer for the clinician.
☁️ Secure Cloud-Based Blueprint
Your skin records are securely stored on a compliant, encrypted medical cloud, ensuring they are instantly accessible at future check-ups to build a lifelong medical history of your skin health.
Who benefits most from DermEngine TBP?
This Enhanced Check is strongly recommended for individuals with a large number of moles, a personal or family history of melanoma, atypical (irregular) mole patterns, or extensive past sun exposure. TBP provides the ultimate security and peace of mind.