Online healthcare providers have exploded in popularity. It’s totally understandable.

Many people don’t want to wait weeks for a doctor’s appointment and then have to wait a seemingly endless time in the waiting and exam rooms.

I’m impatient and somewhat of a germaphobe, so online medical assistance for minor issues seems like a good idea.

So good, in fact, that I thought I would try it.

Online Healthcare Providers: Review 

Last weekend, I searched for online healthcare providers and then contacted one. I submitted the required information about a weird (but tiny) place on my nose.

I won’t be too graphic in my description.

About ten years ago, I had cryotherapy twice to remove a precancerous lesion on my nose.

It went away, but a spot returned a couple of years ago. I bought over-the-counter benzoyl peroxide and used it until it fell off.

Fast forward to about a month ago. It was back again.

This time, I decided a doctor visit was in order. Problem: My derm passed away four years ago, and I never found another one.

It was at that point that I decided to contact an online derm.

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The website had a gazillion reviews, most of them positive.

I was asked for personal information and an elaborate description of my issue. Then, I had to submit two pictures, one a close-up and one from about a foot away.

Then came the interesting part: payment.

How soon the patient wants a response determines the cost. For an eight hour or less turnaround, the cost is more than a 48-hour response time.

I chose the least expensive time, but received a response after just one day.

In the report, which is accessed through a code which is emailed to the patient, I was told that the weird place on my nose was not a precancerous lesion. (Hurray!)

I was told to watch it and note any changes, which could indicate that it had morphed into something more serious.

For now, I continue with the benzoyl peroxide and wait for it to fall off (again).

I would definitely use online healthcare providers again, so it’s a thumbs up from me.

In the meantime, I have pink eye. There’s always something, right?

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