<p>H, who had a Stage IA melanoma removed on his arm a couple years ago, just recently had the body photos done by a company specializing in this. The procedure was requested by his dermatologist. The billed cost was $300. In his case, they are being used as a baseline. Recently he had another excision (other arm) as a precaution even though the mole wasn’t considered cancerous. I guess this kind of vigilance will be simply something we will gladly continue. However, it certainly seems like some element of luck (good or bad as evidenced by post #37) is at play here too.</p>