~ A Dermoscope is a medical hand-held imaging device doctors use to examine a person’s skin, hair, or nails.
~ It features a bright LED light source and a magnifier of typically 10 x mag. It works like a magnifying glass but has special optics to enhance the appearance of skin structures.
~ It can help diagnose certain conditions, like skin cancer because it can reveal fine extra detail than cannot be seen with a naked eye.
~ Dermatoscopes use very bright white light and magnification to help a dermatologist see how a person’s skin looks in more detail than that would not be visible to the naked eye.
~ Use of polarised filters reduced the need for skin contact inspection. There are some structures better seen under polarised light, and some better under nonpolarized contact (using a fluid interface) dermoscopy.
~ Medical review researchers found that using a dermatoscope was much more effective in diagnosing skin cancerous and noncancerous skin lesions than a simple unmagnified visual inspection of a skin lesion. 
~ Dermatoscopes are more accurate in diagnosing melanomas than the naked eye alone when utilized by a trained professional.
~ This is crucial as it can save a person time and potentially prevent them from undergoing surgery unnecessarily.