Tips for a Successful Visit

Being well-prepared for your appointment will ensure that the practitioner has all of the needed information to provide the best possible care in a focused manner.

Know Your Medical History

This includes the names and dosages of any medications and supplements you take.

Photos on Your Phone

Most people have cameras constantly on hand! This is a great help in such a visually-centered field as dermatology. However, during visits, a lot of time is often diverted searching for photos buried deep in a phone’s feed. If you have photos to show your provider, please place them in their own album and have that album open on your phone before the provider enters the exam room. This will help us focus on what you want to show us, not where it could be hiding!

Skin Care Regimens

Creating a customized skin care regimen is one of our favorite and most gratifying parts of this profession. The difference a customized and focused skin care regimen makes is immense! To help us do this, please take a photo of your skin care products so we know what you are using. This includes prescription creams. Line them up in the order you use them and snap a clear picture. People often are using great products and we will include them in the regimen rather than have you buy more products if at all possible.

Accompanying Guests & Family Members

While we appreciate the trust it shows in us, bringing along family members for their “quick” question affects our ability to provide proper care to you, to the guest, and to other patients. By bringing them along, it distracts from our ability to focus on your medical care, the patient the visit is about! This isn’t fair to you, or to us. People often assume their question will be a quick answer but for us to properly evaluate and assess the situation, proper attention, additional questions and an examination are needed and that is usually not as quick as it may seem. You may get a quick answer but not the best answer and that isn’t what you are looking for. Lastly, while we created The Skinstitute’s space to be a place people want to spend time in, we really want to minimize everyone’s wait time and adding on a family member’s question affects our ability to run on time affecting every patient afterwards. We believe the environment of compassion we are trying to create should extend from one patient to other patients so please understand that bringing along a friend or family member who doesn’t have an appointment for a question isn’t fair to you, to your guest, to other patients, and to us. Please make them their own appointment and they will get the full attention they deserve!

We look forward to seeing you soon!