SMP began after one of our founders was diagnosed and treated for melanoma in 2017. It is with this experience in mind that we approach the total body image process. We know first-hand that having your photo taken can be vulnerable and awkward, which is why we always have two technicians present and never, ever store any images. The images go directly from the camera to a USB or the file transfer format of your choice. Comfort, privacy and affordability is our goal.
We founded Seattle Medical Photography to make potentially life-saving total body photography affordable to everyone.
Our professional high resolution cameras and lighting equipment allow us to capture diagnostic quality images. You leave same day with the sole copy of the images on a USB thumb drive.
We are conveniently located just off the I-5/I-90 interchange in Seattle, across from Safeco field. We have parking available and we work efficiently, knowing that your time is valuable.
We are firmly against overcharging patients for access to the number one most effective resource used in tracking skin
Using a high-resolution, professional camera, images are taken of the individual’s whole body, utilizing a sequence of poses with very accurate positioning. The poses employed have been standardized, and allow for overlapping total body images.
In individuals with numerous pigmented lesions, detecting new lesions or suspicious change in existing lesions by periodic clinical examination alone can be very difficult. A photographic baseline allows your physician to determine if a particular pigmented lesion is unchanged from the time the baseline images were taken, if the lesion is new, or if it is a preexisting lesion that has changed in appearance from the baseline image. Baseline total-body photographs help detect melanoma and dysplastic nevi very early, and minimizes the unnecessary excision of benign moles. Whole Body Photography is a well-established tool for managing patients at risk for melanoma.
