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Will a skin exam with a dermatologist make sense for somebody who is brown skinned?
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Definitely: Darker skinned patients are still susceptible to skin cancers or skin changes, that a dermatologist could recognize (and biopsy)if it were indicated.
Answered 5/7/2013
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