Map My Mole

Expert mole checks. Closer to home.

A short pharmacy appointment. Specialist image review by a UK consultant dermatologist. A written report with advice on next steps.

Enquire about a mole check

How it works

In partnership with

Map My Mole by Community Dermatology
Illustrative pharmacy mole-check consultation
Illustrative pharmacy mole-check consultation
  • Around 10 minutesAt your pharmacy appointment
  • UK consultant reviewYour images assessed by a specialist
  • Usually within 48 hours*After images are submitted

*Reviews can take longer; turnaround is not guaranteed.

Important information

This service provides an indicative specialist opinion. Cancer cannot be diagnosed from photographs alone. Do not delay GP advice or an existing referral while waiting for a mole check.

A simple route to specialist advice

  1. Tell us your concerns

    We ask about your skin, the mole and any changes you have noticed.

  2. We capture detailed images

    A trained team member captures close-up and dermoscopic images using a smartphone and specialist lens, then securely submits them to Map My Mole.

  3. Receive your written report

    A UK consultant dermatologist reviews your images and advises on next steps. The pharmacy team will explain how your report will be delivered.

If further assessment is recommended, Map My Mole contacts you to explain what to do next.

Understand your report. Know your next step.

Your report contains the specialist’s opinion and guidance on whether monitoring or further medical assessment is recommended.

  • A written specialist opinion
  • Clear next-step advice
  • Support if further review is needed
Map My Mole by Community Dermatology

Map My Mole
Illustrative report

Specialist opinion

The dermatologist’s assessment of the images and relevant history you provide.

Recommended next steps

Advice on monitoring or whether further medical assessment is recommended.

Illustrative report layout — no patient information.

Know when to seek advice

  • Changes in size, shape or colour
  • Pain, itching, bleeding or crusting
  • A new or unusual mark

Contact your GP if you notice these changes, or a new or unusual mark that has not gone away after a few weeks.

NHS advice on moles

Before you enquire

  • Seek medical advice for heavy bleeding, severe pain, infection, or a spreading rash with fever.
  • Keep any existing urgent GP or hospital referral.
  • Intimate areas, large or sensitive lesions that cannot be safely imaged, difficult-to-image lesions and more than three concerning moles may need in-person assessment.
  • For children, please contact our team to check suitability and local consent requirements. A parent or guardian would need to attend.

This service reviews selected moles or lesions. It is not a full-body mole mapping appointment or a mole-removal service.

Dr Toby Nelson, consultant dermatologist and co-founder of Map My Mole

Dr Toby Nelson

Specialist expertise

Consultant dermatologist & co-founder, Map My Mole

Your images are reviewed by a UK consultant dermatologist. Dr Nelson is part of the specialist service partner’s team.

Map My Mole Patient FAQs video

What happens at your appointment?

Watch the Patient FAQs video

Take the next step for your skin.

Speak to the Gilbride team about the service, suitability and pricing.

Available at these Gilbride pharmacies

Cardonald: 2232 Paisley Road West, G52 3SJ.

Enquire about a mole check