Isitbullshit: I tried telehealth for my skin and it kind of opened my eyes to how broken regular derm access is
I caved and booked a telehealth appointment for my hormonal acne after waiting almost 4 months for an in person derm. Telehealth visit was 12 minutes. She looked at my face on camera, asked me three questions, prescribed tretinoin. That was it.
Not knocking her like I think she did what she could in 12 minutes. But it made me realize how much of "skincare advice is just pattern matching on photos with zero context about what you're already using, what you've reacted to or how your products interact. I've been using Thea alongside it to track what I'm putting on my face and what's happening, and the gap between the two experiences is wild.
The telehealth visit gave me a prescription app gave me context. I genuinely think they work better together than either alone.Anyone else tried telehealth? curious if I'm the only one (and hoping Im not).