DERMATOSCOPE
DERMATOSCOPE
Machine Details:
- Principle
- Features
The principle of dermatoscope is to use magnification and lighting to visualize skin structures that are not visible to the naked eye. The basic steps of dermatoscope are:
- Transilluminator
- Magnify
- Reduce reflection
- Visualize
- Transilluminate
Light is incident on the skin, undergoing reflection, refraction, diffraction, and absorption - Magnify
A dermatoscope, a handheld instrument with built-in magnification and illumination, is used to study the lesion in high magnification. - Reduce reflection
A liquid medium, like oil or alcohol, is placed between the skin and the dermatoscope to reduce reflection. - Visualize
The dermatoscope allows for the visualization of skin structures in the epidermis, papillary dermis, and at the dermoepidermal junction.
APPLICATION
How does a dermatoscope work?
A dermatoscopy is a hand-held device that features a light source and a magnifier and works like a magnifying glass.
- Magnifier
According to a 2015 study, Trusted Source, traditional dermatoscopy magnifies the view of the skin by 10 times. Video dermatoscopes can increase this to around 70–100 times. - Light
The light on the dermatoscope helps specially illuminate the skin, allowing a doctor to examine lesions without the light bouncing off of dry or oily skin, which would make it more difficult to see. - Pictures
Dermatoscopes can also take pictures as people use them. Doctors may examine these photos later.
Remarkable Features of Dermatoscopes:
- 10 x Magnification 25 mm wide field of view with 3 levels brightness
- Cross and parallel polarization light source
- Bright light with 32 LEDs
- Small Contact plate 8mm for examination of narrow and hard reach areas
- Smartphone and camera compatibility Protect glass (Contact plate) with easy detachable magnetism
- Automatic shut down after 5 min. idle run