  Medical images taken with mobile phones by patients, i.e. medical selfies,
allow screening, monitoring and diagnosis of skin lesions. While mobile
teledermatology can provide good diagnostic accuracy for skin tumours, there is
little research about emotional and physical aspects when taking medical
selfies of body parts. We conducted a survey with 100 participants and a
qualitative study with twelve participants, in which they took images of eight
body parts including intimate areas. Participants had difficulties taking
medical selfies of their shoulder blades and buttocks. For the genitals, they
prefer to visit a doctor rather than sending images. Taking the images
triggered privacy concerns, memories of past experiences with body parts and
raised awareness of the bodily medical state. We present recommendations for
the design of mobile apps to address the usability and emotional impacts of
taking medical selfies.
