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What level of impact is teledermatology having on dermatology and will it persist?

COVID-19

You. I would say telermatology is an amazing tool if used in the right way. I have lectured and like to use it as a triage tool to really be able to tell patients, hey, you need to come in immediately or be seen later. I think we will see it used more just because people have perhaps moved out of some larger cities and want to still maintain that relationship with their dermatologist, or are going to be doing more remote work and don't want to have to leave their home and come to a practice. I would say long term, the challenges are that there are certain things you can't assess as well, biotelermatology. So my opinion is really that it's a great tool if used in the right way, and I think we'll continue to see it. Likely not as much as we saw it during the height of the pandemic, but we will continue to see it in some form.