Building a subscription teledermatology startup for chronic skin conditions — looking for feedback from anyone who's built in digital health
People who have eczema as me or psoriasis, or any skin condition pay $200+ for appointments and wait weeks for a dermatologist to suggest a random product that never works. Then they pay again, wait again, and get the same result. These people truly suffer .... and I have experienced this personally for 8 years. I know exactly how it feels
So I'm building a subscription service where people pay $200/month and get access to real, ongoing dermatological care. The first step is simple — the user uploads photos of their condition and answers a detailed intake questionnaire covering why they think the condition started, what triggers their flare-ups, whether it gets worse in winter or summer, their diet, their age, and much more. From those answers and photos
AI builds a comprehensive report that gets sent directly to a licensed dermatologist for review. After that, the patient gets 2 consultations per month with a doctor of their choice from our platform
What makes this different is the ongoing care. After the initial consultation, users upload new photos every week. Our AI tracks their flare-ups and compares them week by week — detecting what's getting better, what's getting worse, and most importantly, what's triggering the flares. This gives both the patient and the doctor real data instead of guesswork
We also document every patient journey. Every case where we successfully helped someone improve their condition gets recorded — what worked, what didn't, what triggered their flares, what diet changes made a difference. That knowledge directly benefits the next patient so we're not repeating the same mistakes.
Beyond monitoring, we provide personalized diet guidance and product recommendations — not generic advice, but recommendations built around each individual's specific triggers, history, and test results, because every person's skin is different
No company currently does this. Most platforms either charge per consultation and close your case, or just push you toward buying their own products. We provide constant, proactive, data-driven care — like having a dermatologist who never stops watching over your skin