That is quite different to my experience.

I was referred to dermatology for a suspicious mole before and at the hospital appointment about 3 weeks later the dermatologist (doctor) looked at it with a special device called a dermatoscope and saw that it looked abnormal so it was scheduled for removal, at another appointment a few weeks later (which was a very quick procedure and only took out the mole and I had 2 stitches), and then the biopsy results took another few weeks and showed it wasn’t cancerous but was severely abnormal so I was scheduled for another procedure to remove more skin from around where the mole had been, which took about 6 months to arrange, and that was biopsied as well but no signs of cancer.

Was the woman who took photos a doctor? Personally I would contact the hospital for clarification on next steps and when you should hear back, but no doctor can diagnose cancer from photos alone. If that doesn’t work I would go back to your GP and/or complain because that really doesn’t sound right to me!

That is quite different to my experience.

I was referred to dermatology for a suspicious mole before and at the hospital appointment about 3 weeks later the dermatologist (doctor) looked at it with a special device called a dermatoscope and saw that it looked abnormal so it was scheduled for removal, at another appointment a few weeks later (which was a very quick procedure and only took out the mole and I had 2 stitches), and then the biopsy results took another few weeks and showed it wasn’t cancerous but was severely abnormal so I was scheduled for another procedure to remove more skin from around where the mole had been, which took about 6 months to arrange, and that was biopsied as well but no signs of cancer.

Was the woman who took photos a doctor? Personally I would contact the hospital for clarification on next steps and when you should hear back, but no doctor can diagnose cancer from photos alone. If that doesn’t work I would go back to your GP and/or complain because that really doesn’t sound right to me!