A method for operating a full-body image capturing and image processing system having an automatic imaging system, a memory and a computing means comprising an image processing device, an evaluating means and an output unit and an input unit, comprising at least the method steps of: - capturing digital images (B1 - B12) of a body to be examined by means of the imaging system using a plurality of predetermined positions of the body to be examined (S31, S32); - creating at least one combined image (B14, B58) from at least two different images (B1 - B4, B5 - B8) of the same position of the body to be examined by means of the image processing device (S41, S42); - identifying skin surface of the body to be examined in the images and/or combined images by means of the image processing device (S51, S52); - identifying predefined segments of the identified skin surface in the images and/or combined images by means of the image processing device (S6I, S6II); - identifying skin regions that show reddening or scabbing in the images and/or combined images by means of the image processing device; - calculating the proportional area of the identified skin regions per segment by means of the evaluating means; - determining a degree of reddening of the skin surface, the degree of scabbing of the skin surface and a degree of curvature of the skin surface in the identified skin regions per segment by means of the image processing device; - calculating one segment value based on each of the degree of reddening of the skin surface, the degree of scabbing of the skin surface, the degree of curvature of the skin surface and the proportion of the identified skin regions of the skin surface per segment by means of the evaluating means; - calculating a weighted total value based on the segment values and one weighting factor for each segment value by means of the evaluating means; - outputting the total value and/or the segment values by means of an output unit, characterised in that creating combined images comprises identifying identical areas in at least two images and merging the images with an overlap in the identified areas. - capturing digital images (B1 - B12) of a body to be examined by means of the imaging system using a plurality of predetermined positions of the body to be examined (S31, S32); - creating at least one combined image (B14, B58) from at least two different images (B1 - B4, B5 - B8) of the same position of the body to be examined by means of the image processing device (S41, S42); - identifying skin surface of the body to be examined in the images and/or combined images by means of the image processing device (S51, S52); - identifying predefined segments of the identified skin surface in the images and/or combined images by means of the image processing device (S6I, S6II); - identifying skin regions that show reddening or scabbing in the images and/or combined images by means of the image processing device; - calculating the proportional area of the identified skin regions per segment by means of the evaluating means; - determining a degree of reddening of the skin surface, the degree of scabbing of the skin surface and a degree of curvature of the skin surface in the identified skin regions per segment by means of the image processing device; - calculating one segment value based on each of the degree of reddening of the skin surface, the degree of scabbing of the skin surface, the degree of curvature of the skin surface and the proportion of the identified skin regions of the skin surface per segment by means of the evaluating means; - calculating a weighted total value based on the segment values and one weighting factor for each segment value by means of the evaluating means; - outputting the total value and/or the segment values by means of an output unit, characterised in that creating combined images comprises identifying identical areas in at least two images and merging the images with an overlap in the identified areas.