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mopinko

(72,042 posts)
Thu Jul 15, 2021, 06:28 AM Jul 2021

wild hair thought. [View all]

when are the medical tech whizzes gonna figure out that we could use a machine that images our whole OUTSIDE?

like many old irishmen, i have had 1 skin cancer removed, and have to get yearly exams at the dermatologist.
i dont mind, as i have a crush. about my age, barely 5', veinnese. we had the nicest chat while he dug a small thing out of my arm. it was right in a tat, but you would never know.
trouble is, apparently there is a shortage of dermos. it's the kind of appt that you have to make on the way out of the office.

but it occurs to me that a scanning machine could spot color and temperature variations that a human eye might even miss. or it could penetrate a few mm to see the full dermis.

anyone who wants to steal this idea, please do.
so far they are slow growing. but...

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