Skin Checks · Prevention
When Should You Start Yearly Skin Checks?
In this video, Dr Lauren Young explains who needs annual skin checks, what age to start, and when an earlier review is appropriate.
- Annual skin checks are recommended from age 18 upwards
- Skin cancer under 18 is rare — but a new or changing lesion at any age warrants an early review
- Patients with a strong family history of early onset skin cancer should consider starting sooner