Comparison of teledermatological examinations with conventional office visits in management of acne vulgaris: A review of current literature.

Bodle, Lukas; Hunger, Robert E.; Seyed Jafari, S. Morteza (2022). Comparison of teledermatological examinations with conventional office visits in management of acne vulgaris: A review of current literature. Journal of cosmetic dermatology, 21(8), pp. 3292-3299. Wiley 10.1111/jocd.14641

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Acne vulgaris is the most common skin disease in the world, particularly affecting adolescents and young adults. Telemedicine has grown rapidly in the past few years and represents a new simplification in modern medicine. The aim of this literature review is to provide an overview of acne vulgaris in teledermatology and to identify the differences between teledermatological examinations and face-to-face consultations. For this purpose, a systematic literature search of the PubMed database was performed, up to the end of 2019. The content of 109 studies matching the keywords acne, acne vulgaris, teledermatology, telehealth, or telemedicine was screened, and 13 studies were systematically reviewed and compared. The analysis of the studies shows that patients living in remote areas benefit greatly from online visits since it is less time consuming and financially favorable, which is also associated with higher patient satisfaction. In addition, the satisfaction of doctors, the main safety concerns of patients, and a brief insight into telemedicine in other specialties are discussed. Taking the results of the different studies into account, the conclusion is that telemedicine is well accepted and often even desired by most patients and will likely become a very important part of modern medicine in the future.

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