YOUR LOCAL SKIN CANCER CLINIC
Skin checks for Kyneton, built for outdoor lives
SkinGP Woodend is a short drive from Kyneton, about 15 to 20 minutes south via the Calder Freeway. If you work outdoors, on the farm, on site or in the garden, it’s the easiest way to have your skin properly checked by a doctor who works only in skin cancer medicine, with a full body skin check and mole mapping all done in the one visit.
If you work in the sun, this is for you.
Farmers, tradies, landscapers, council crews and anyone who spends their working day outside get far more sun than most. Even with a hat and long sleeves, it adds up over years. A yearly full skin check is a sensible part of the job, and your doctor may recommend more frequent checks if you’ve had skin cancer before.
The spots outdoor workers miss.
We look everywhere, including the places you can’t easily see:
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tops of the ears and the back of the neck
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the scalp, especially where hair is thinning
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backs of the hands and forearms
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shoulders, upper back and the backs of the legs
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lips and around the nose
Rough, scaly patches in these areas are often sunspots (solar keratoses). They’re pre-cancerous and usually simple to treat, often with a simple follow up appointment at our same clinic.
Making every trip count
Time off is hard to come by, so we make each visit count. A full skin check takes 30 to 40 minutes. If your doctor finds something that needs a biopsy or treatment, we will run you through the best follow up plan for you. Biopsy results usually come back within a few days and can be discussed by phone, saving another trip.
Getting there
By car: south down the Calder Freeway to Woodend, about 15 to 20 minutes. On-site parking at 44B Anslow Street, with room for utes and work vehicles.
By train: Kyneton is on the V/Line Bendigo line, a short ride to Woodend, and the clinic is about a 5-minute walk from the station.
Do I need a dermatologist?
Most of SkinGP’s doctors are Accredited Skin Cancer Doctors: medical practitioners with advanced training and formal assessment in skin cancer medicine through the Skin Cancer College of Australasia, and the only Accredited Skin Cancer Doctors in the Macedon Ranges. They diagnose and treat most skin cancers in the clinic. You don’t need a referral, and if specialist care is ever needed, we’ll refer you with your results and images.
Fees
Full skin check: $228 out of pocket for all patients, including total body photography. Spot check or urgent lesion review: $69.50, or $59.95 with a concession card. Procedure fees are explained before anything goes ahead. See all fees.
After hours
SkinGP is open Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm. Outside those hours, Kyneton Urgent Care Centre is on (03) 5422 9900. In an emergency, call 000.
Frequently Asked Questions
About 15 to 20 minutes by car via the Calder Freeway, with on-site parking.
Sometimes, if your doctor thinks it’s suitable and there’s time. Otherwise it’s booked as a short follow-up appointment.
At least once a year. Your doctor will recommend a personal interval, which may be more often if you’ve had skin cancer.
No. Book online or call (03) 9969 5000.
Yes. SkinGP automatically sends your results to your regular GP, so your local doctor stays in the loop.
Your Appointment
What to expect, from the paddock to the clinic.
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Book around work
Book online any time, or call (03) 9969 5000 during business hours. If one spot is worrying you, ask for an urgent lesion review.
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Visit Woodend
It’s 15 to 20 minutes down the Calder, with on-site parking and room for utes and work vehicles.
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Checked everywhere
After FotoFinder imaging, your doctor examines you head to toe, including the spots outdoor workers miss: ears, scalp, hands, lips and the back of the neck.
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Treatment planned around you
You’ll get a clear result before you leave. Sunspots or biopsies are booked as a short follow-up, and biopsy results can be discussed by phone.
