Viewing grid and image display for viewing and recording skin images

A method for viewing and recording skin images comprising the steps of:

• obtaining a plurality of overlapping skin images of a patient;
• creating a total body image from the overlapping skin images of the patient;
• placing a grid on top of the total body image to create a total human body navigational grid having sections that can be individually selected and then magnified to further observe an area of skin in more detail;
• placing a reduced size image of the total human body navigational grid on top of a selected and magnified section of the total human body navigational grid to guide a viewer on where they are in the patient's body;
• and
• recording an area of concern on the patient's skin by drawing a boundary around the area of concern contained within the selected and magnified section of the human body navigational grid.

A system for viewing and recording skin images comprising:

• a device for capturing a plurality of overlapping skin images of a patient;
• a server for storing and transmitting patient skin images and patient information;
• at least one of a computer and/or a mobile computing device in communication with the server;
• and
• a processor configured to be in communication with a program application that places a grid on top of a total body image created from the plurality of overlapping skin images of a patient to create a total human body navigational grid having sections that can be individually selected and then magnified by a health care worker to further view an area of skin contained within the selected section of the total human body navigational grid in more detail wherein the program application further includes a reduced size image of the total human body navigational grid displayed on a top of a selected magnified section of the total human body navigational grid that has been selected by the healthcare worker to view in more detail.