An evidence review, not medical advice

The content on this site is a review of published evidence and regulation. It is not a diagnosis, not a treatment recommendation, and not a substitute for a consultation with a clinician who has examined you. It deliberately does not recommend for or against any treatment, and it does not state what any individual should do.

What the evidence does and does not show

The claims the evidence supports are stated as supported, and the claims it does not carry are stated as not supported. A measurement is not a diagnosis, a rating reflects its training data rather than a standard, and a predicted image is not a forecast. Where a question is unresolved, this site says that it is unresolved rather than resolving it by tone.

No guarantee, and no booking

No outcome can be guaranteed, and nothing on this site is an offer of assessment, treatment or consultation. It is not a booking page, and no claim here should be read as an invitation to arrange anything. A decision about a skin problem or a treatment is an individual clinical question.

When to seek care

A new or changing lesion, a mole that is changing in size, shape or colour, a sore that is not healing, or any skin change you are worried about should be examined by a clinician rather than assessed from a photograph, whether by a person or by software. Contact the service that holds your records or the hospital’s outpatient channels.