Skin cancer is the most common type. So much so that 200,000 new cases of melanoma are diagnosed annually in the world, according to estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO). In this frame, La Roche-Posay continues to tour the country with her prevention and awareness campaign, Save Your Skin. The truck containing three clinics continues its journey allows many people to carry out mole checks to detect suspicious cases.

The brand strives to continue to strengthen its commitment and increase access to free mole checks. That’s why, if you can’t get close to where the trucks are moving or the fixed point they offer teleconsultation shifted to educate about sun exposure. Also, starting today, included the SkinVision app in its campaign, which seeks to promote mole self-examination to identify skin cancer risk.

This is a clinically validated and regulated service. In a recent study conducted by Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology (JEADV), it was found that this app can detect signs of skin cancer with 95% accuracy.. In a study by Karger AG, Basel supports percentage effectiveness and adds: “While the accuracy of this app is far from perfect, it holds promise for its potential to empower patients to self-assess skin lesions prior to consulting a healthcare professional.”.

Using SkinVision at home allows early detection of possible skin cancer and provides education about sun exposure. This is not a diagnostic tool, rather it provides an assessment of the risk of skin cancer so that later, the patient undergoes appropriate control with a dermatologist. So far it has detected more than 50,000 risk cases of skin cancer and has more than 2 million SkinVision patients worldwide.

This application is worldwide, it is more than 10 years old and its effectiveness has been proven in countries such as: Netherlands, USA, Canada, UK, New Zealand and Australia. In addition, it is a service that is continuously being measured through third-party studies to improve performance day by day.

Through this app, La Roche-Posay continues to democratize access to reliable, convenient and accurate risk assessment for the most common types of skin cancer. In this way, the app helps people go to the doctor on time for successful treatment, as it is designed to provide early detection of skin cancer.

this service combines artificial intelligence technology with the expertise of professionals skin health and dermatologist on smartphone. Users take photos of their moles and they are analyzed by an algorithm that returns a rating. If the result is risky, it is advisable to attend one of the places on the Salvá Tu Piel mobile truck, fixed point or teleconsultation with a specialist and determine how urgent it is. Conversely, if there is no risk, photo education and sun protection tools are provided.

Everyone who has a smartphone and is in the territory of Argentina can access this service free of charge for 72 hours after registration. To do so, you must follow these steps:

1) Download the app from Google Play Store or App Store: SkinVision.
2) Register with the requested data.
3) Check if the camera is working properly.
4) Perform checks as indicated in the application instructions using the camera.
5) Results come via email with recommendations according to the evaluation results.

to end, It is important to clarify that SkinVision does not replace a doctor’s diagnosisInstead, the goal is to get at-risk people into the health system in time for appropriate treatment. In this way, it seeks to help healthcare professionals, dermatologists and oncologists with successful results.