Check your face, ears, neck, chest, and stomach. Women will need to lift their breasts to check the skin underneath.
Check your underarm areas, both sides of your arms, the tops and palms of your hands, in between your fingers, and under your fingernails.
Checking one leg at a time, check the front of your thighs, shins, tops of your feet, in between your toes, and under your toenails. Use a hand mirror to look at the bottoms of your feet, your calves, and the backs of your thighs.
Use the hand mirror to check your buttocks, genital area, lower and upper back, and the back of your neck and ears. Or it may be easier to look at your back in the wall mirror using a hand mirror.
Use a comb or hair dryer to part your hair so that you can check your scalp.
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