I've had two melanomas luckily early stage, I will likely get more so I am being checked 4-6 times a year plus doing molesafe.
I'm at Sloan Memorial because I have more than a thousand moles. One thing we are using laser for is called Confocal wich basically allow them to see my cells live without having to do a biopsy.
One of the two melanomas was found that way.
I am always hopeful about new advances but I have learned that this is a long game and hopefully I am around long enough to reap the benefits if it goes seriusly wrong.