iOS App Monitors Your Skin Condition
Its that time of the year again when its hot and the sun can have a moderate to severe effect on your skin. If you’re not up for a trip to the dermatologist when conditions come up, with an app called ‘Skin of Mine’ on your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad, you can have the dermatologist come to you.
The application, which was updated mid-May, is available for just $2.99 at the App Store.
How does it work? You create a free account on Skineofmine.com. And when a skin condition comes up, upload pictures of the symptom unto the site and there will be online medical professionals of your choice (i.e nurse practitioners, physicians etc) on hand to give you an authentic diagnosis of your skin condition.
To make an accurate diagnosis, information is taken from a form you fill out. This form includes your location, type of sensation felt , family health history, texture of skin area etc. This, together with the pictures uploaded, can be used to analyze moles, acnes, vitiligo etc.
The effectiveness of this method of patient treatment versus actual in-person treatment is yet to be seen. But one thing is certain, it could come in handy when you are on a vacation, in the woods or just don’t have health insurance.
Would you buy this app? or are you just fine taking a trip to the doc’s office? let us know in the comment section below
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