Know your skin. Check it here.
Skin checks in the Upper Hunter, with dermoscopy and removal of suspicious spots, without the drive to a bigger town. The consultation is bulk billed for eligible patients with a valid Medicare card.
Good to know before you book.
Accredited skin check GP
Dr Abdullah Haddid is accredited with the Skin Cancer College of Australasia, with advanced dermoscopy certificates.
Several other GPs also have an interest in skin health.
Book with Dr HaddidAsk for a longer appointment
A full skin check takes longer than a standard visit.
Tell reception it is for a skin check.
Call to book: (02) 6543 8424Something new or changing?
Do not wait for a routine check. Book in for any spot that is new, changing or not healing.
The ABCDE guide can help you know what to look for.
Read the ABCDE guideA chaperone, any time
You can ask for a chaperone, and skip any area you are not comfortable with.
Your comfort comes first.
Read your patient rights
Find the care that fits.
Choose a topic to see what is involved, the questions people ask most, and how to book.
A careful look, head to toe.
Your GP will ask about your history and any spots you are worried about, then check your skin, usually down to your underwear, looking closely at some spots with a dermatoscope, a handheld magnifying light.
Anything that needs attention is discussed, which may mean watching a spot, taking a photo to compare later, freezing it, or a biopsy.
- Book a skin check
- Talk it through with your GP
- Tests, treatment or referral if needed
- Follow-up and review
How often should I have a skin check?
It depends on your risk, such as your skin type, sun exposure and history. Your GP will suggest what makes sense for you.
Is a skin check a guarantee?
No check is perfect, so keep checking your own skin between visits.
Are you at higher risk?
Your risk is higher if you work or play outdoors, have fair skin that burns easily, have lots of moles or unusual moles, have had skin cancer before, or have a close relative who has had melanoma.
In the Upper Hunter, farm, mine and outdoor workers get a lot of sun, so regular checks are worth it.
- Book a skin check
- Talk it through with your GP
- Tests, treatment or referral if needed
- Follow-up and review
Can people with darker skin get skin cancer?
Yes. Everyone can get skin cancer.
What should I look for?
New spots, changing spots, sores that do not heal, and anything that looks different from your other spots.
Treated without leaving town.
If a spot needs a closer look or removal, biopsies and minor excisions can be done at the surgery under local anaesthetic. Some procedures attract a fee for consumables, and reception will tell you first.
Results usually come back within a week or two, and your GP will go through them with you.
- Book a skin check
- Talk it through with your GP
- Tests, treatment or referral if needed
- Follow-up and review
Will it scar?
Most procedures leave a small scar. Your GP will talk through what to expect.
Is the procedure bulk billed?
The consultation is bulk billed for eligible patients. Consumables can attract a fee.
The numbers worth knowing.
Key facts about screening and care, at a glance.
1accredited GP
With the Skin Cancer College of Australasia
Dr Abdullah Haddid, with advanced dermoscopy certificates.
What is due at your age?
Australia's screening programs start at different ages and run on different timeframes. Move the slider to see what generally applies.
40years
General information about Australian programs, not a personal plan. Talk it through with your GP.
Everyone involved, around you.
Your care can involve more than one person. Choose a part of your care team to see how it fits together.
Your skin check, step by step.
- Ask for a longer appointment
- Choose your GP
- Note spots that worry you
- Remove nail polish and makeup
- Sun exposure
- Previous skin cancers
- Family history
- Spots you have noticed
- Head to toe check
- Dermoscopy of spots
- Chaperone if you like
- Skip any area you choose
- Watch, photograph or treat
- Biopsy if needed
- Fees explained first
- Next check scheduled
- Usually within a week or two
- Explained by your GP
- Further treatment if needed
- Keep checking your skin
Your GPs.
Any of our GPs can help. These GPs list related areas among their interests. All are bulk billing GPs for eligible patients with a valid Medicare card.
Skin checks, skin cancer medicine and minor skin surgery. Accredited with the Skin Cancer College of Australasia.
Book with this GP (opens HotDoc in a new tab)Emergency medicine background, skin cancer checks, chronic disease and minor procedures.
Book with this GP (opens HotDoc in a new tab)Acute and chronic disease management, and skin checks.
Book with this GP (opens HotDoc in a new tab)Chronic disease, skin health, and women's, men's and children's health.
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Make the most of your appointment.
A little preparation gives you and your GP more time for what matters to you.
What to bring
Your ticks are saved on this device only.
What your care will cost.
GP consultations are bulk billed for eligible patients with a valid Medicare card. Where a fee applies, reception will tell you before your appointment.
Bulk billed
GP consultations
GP consultations for eligible patients with a valid Medicare card.
Fee may apply
Some items and procedures
Some consumables, devices and privately purchased items. Reception will tell you first.
Set by the provider
Other providers
Pathology, imaging, allied health and specialists set their own fees.
If things change between visits.
- Getting worse?(02) 6543 8424Call reception and tell them things have changed, so you can be seen at the right time.
- When we are closed1800 022 222healthdirect, for health advice any time of day or night. Poisons Information Centre is on 13 11 26.
- In an emergency000Bleeding after a procedure that does not stop with 15 minutes of firm pressure. The nearest emergency departments are at Muswellbrook and Scone hospitals.
Signs that need urgent help
- Bleeding after a procedure that does not stop with 15 minutes of firm pressure
- Spreading redness, swelling, pus or fever around a wound or procedure site
- Chest pain, fainting or sudden breathlessness
- A severe allergic reaction: swelling of the face or tongue, or trouble breathing
Skin cancer checks questions, answered.
If yours is not here, call (02) 6543 8424 and reception will help.
Is it bulk billed?
GP consultations are bulk billed for eligible patients with a valid Medicare card. Where a fee applies, reception will tell you before your appointment.
Who does skin checks?
Several GPs, including Dr Abdullah Haddid, who is accredited with the Skin Cancer College of Australasia.
How long does a skin check take?
Allow a longer appointment. Tell reception it is for a skin check.
Can a suspicious spot be removed here?
Yes. Biopsies and minor excisions are done at the surgery.
Are you accepting new patients?
Yes. Aberdeen Surgery is currently accepting new patients. Book online any hour through HotDoc or call (02) 6543 8424.
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Related reading and services.
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- Wound and dressing careService
- CryotherapyService
- ECGService
- Our teamMeet the GPs
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This page is general health information. It is not advice about your own situation and does not replace a consultation with your doctor. In an emergency, call 000.
Skin cancer checks, close to home.
Book online any hour, or call reception from 8:00am, Monday to Friday. Bulk billed for eligible patients with a valid Medicare card.