When It Stops Being a Skincare Problem
Every plan on this site has a point where the honest answer is a clinician rather than another serum. What that point looks like, what a visit costs, when online dermatology is good enough, and how to photograph skin so a remote diagnosis is not a guess.
Every plan on this site has an exit. Some things do not resolve with a better routine, and a few get worse while you try one, so each guide names the point at which the useful next step is a clinician.
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When to See a Dermatologist: The Lines Worth Knowing Before You Wait
When to see a dermatologist, sorted into what needs an appointment now and what can wait. Includes the gap in the mole checklist most people are taught.
10 min readHow to Photograph Skin for a Dermatologist: The Five Steps, and the Three Shots
How to photograph skin for a dermatologist: filters off, light on the area and not behind you, and three shots rather than one. The published procedure.
9 min readOnline Dermatology vs In Person: Two Different Things Share the Name
Online dermatology vs in person is really two questions, because your own dermatologist on video and an online clinic are not the same product. Five checks.
9 min readHow Much Does a Dermatologist Cost: Why No One Will Give You a Number
How much does a dermatologist cost has no published answer. Where the figures you find come from, what actually sets your price, and how to get your number.
8 min readHow to Prepare for a Dermatologist Appointment: Before You Book, and What to Bring
How to prepare for a dermatologist appointment: what FAAD means, why to mention a changing mole when booking, and why not to wear makeup or nail polish.
8 min readTeledermatology Platforms Compared: Who Actually Reviews Your Case
Teledermatology platforms compared on the question the AAD puts first: who reviews your case. Seven services, quoted from their own pages and dated.
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