{"id":1305,"date":"2025-06-18T22:05:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T22:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/?p=1305"},"modified":"2026-10-13T11:13:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T15:13:41","slug":"telederm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/bn\/medical-dermatology\/telederm\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Visits (Teledermatology)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/medical-dermatology\/\">\u2190 Back to Medical Dermatology<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes you need an answer or follow-up without rearranging your entire day.<\/p>\n<p>Video visits can work well for selected rashes, medication follow-up, treatment review, and other concerns that do not require a hands-on examination.<\/p>\n<p>If something needs to be examined, biopsied, or treated in person, we will tell you that clearly.<\/p>\n<h2>Teledermatology Video Visits<\/h2>\n<h3>What can teledermatology help with?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Acne follow-up and treatment adjustments<\/li>\n<li>Eczema and psoriasis follow-up<\/li>\n<li>Rosacea and other chronic inflammatory skin conditions<\/li>\n<li>Medication monitoring and refill discussions<\/li>\n<li>Review of treatment response or photographs<\/li>\n<li>Selected rashes or skin concerns when image quality and history are sufficient<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>When is an in-person visit better?<\/h3>\n<p>New or changing growths, possible skin cancers, severe infections, painful abscesses, procedures, hair-loss conditions requiring scalp examination, and problems that need palpation, dermoscopy, culture, scraping, injection, or biopsy are generally better evaluated in person.<\/p>\n<h3>How should I prepare?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Complete requested forms before the visit.<\/li>\n<li>Have your medication list available.<\/li>\n<li>Send clear, well-lit photographs when requested.<\/li>\n<li>Photograph the entire affected area plus closer views.<\/li>\n<li>Join from a private location with a stable internet connection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Insurance and availability<\/h3>\n<p>Teledermatology coverage varies by insurance plan and by the reason for the visit. Our staff can help determine whether a video visit is available and appropriate for your concern.<\/p>\n<h3>What if the problem cannot be diagnosed remotely?<\/h3>\n<p>If the video visit does not provide enough information for a safe diagnosis or treatment plan, your provider may recommend an in-person examination. That is a normal limitation of telemedicine and helps avoid delays in the correct diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Request a video visit:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/l.klara.com\/b8jVLrQpaCXKPX7F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Book Appointment<\/a> We will confirm whether teledermatology is appropriate for the concern or whether an in-person examination would be more useful.<\/p>\n<h3>Related reading from Borealis<\/h3>\n<p>Explore these topics for more background and questions to discuss at your visit.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/how-long-is-too-long-for-a-rash\/\">When a worsening skin problem needs evaluation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-service-back-bottom=\"1\" style=\"text-align:left;margin-top:40px;padding-top:20px;border-top:1px solid #d7d7d7\"><a href=\"\/medical-dermatology\/\">\u2190 Back to Medical Dermatology<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video visits for selected skin concerns and follow-up care, with an in-person examination recommended when a hands-on assessment is needed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":163,"featured_media":4440,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-medical-dermatology"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/shqUFp-telederm","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/borealisderm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Teledermatology-photo-review-1.webp?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/163"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1305"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1305\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3648,"href":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1305\/revisions\/3648"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}