Skin Healthcare
for Primary Care Providers (PCPs)
Skin Healthcare
Skin healthcare is medically managed to supports skin function both inside and out for the overall lasting health.
Skin Healthcare: A Game Changer for PCPs
An increasing number of Primary Care Providers (PCPs) and medical practices are expanding their services to include aesthetic treatments and med spa offerings. Unlike traditional aesthetic clinics, PCP-led med spas operate within a medical framework, ensuring higher patient trust and regulatory compliance. By integrating cash-based aesthetic services, PCPs can diversify their revenue streams while leveraging their medical expertise and established patient relationships.
DTC Care Clinics® are here to guide PCP clinics in the right direction, providing the essential tools, resources, and strategic support needed to successfully launch and integrate aesthetic services into their practice. With expert insights and a structured approach, PCPs can confidently expand their offerings, ensuring both financial growth and enhanced patient care—starting with a clear understanding of the difference between skincare and skin healthcare.
Skincare vs Skin Healthcare
The distinction between skincare and skin healthcare lies in their approach and objectives:
Skincare (Aestheticians): Focuses on the external maintenance of the skin using products such as cleansers, moisturizers, serums, and sunscreens. It emphasizes cosmetic benefits like hydration, anti-aging, and acne control.
Skin Healthcare (Medical Providers): Takes a comprehensive, medical-based approach to skin wellness, considering both internal and external factors. It goes beyond aesthetics, incorporating medical diagnostics, lifestyle interventions, and treatments aimed at strengthening the skin barrier, preventing skin diseases (such as cancer), and managing conditions like diabetes-related skin issues.
Holistic Approach to Skin Healthcare
Skincare is routine-based, primarily focused on surface-level maintenance. Skin healthcare, on the other hand, is about overall well-being—ensuring that the skin remains healthy, functional, and resilient. While both are interconnected, true skin healthcare addresses the biological and medical factors that keep the skin functioning optimally.
Why PCPs Should Consider Adding Skin Healthcare
Higher Revenue Stability – Medically based practices benefit from dual revenue streams (insurance + cash).
Increased Patient Retention – Patients prefer trusted providers for both medical and aesthetic needs.
Enhanced Competitive Advantage – Medical skin diagnostics differentiate PCP-led med spas.
Improved Compliance & Safety – Medical oversight ensures better patient outcomes and reduced liability.
Expanded Market Reach – Attracts aesthetic patients while catering to existing primary care patients.
By integrating medically based skin healthcare treatments with cutting-edge AI skin analysis, PCPs can create a profitable, patient-centric, and sustainable business model that outperforms traditional aesthetic clinics in trust, compliance, and revenue potential.
Skin Healthcare Devices Elevate PCP Clinics
DermaSensor™ detects the three most common skin cancers in seconds.
Cutting-Edge Technology
Non-Invasive Spectroscopy: DermaSensor™ employs elastic scattering spectroscopy (ESS) to analyze cellular and subcellular structures of skin lesions. By emitting light onto the skin and measuring the scattered light, it evaluates tissue morphology without the need for invasive procedures.
AI-Powered Analysis: The device integrates artificial intelligence algorithms to provide immediate, objective assessments of skin lesions, aiding physicians in making informed decisions about potential malignancies.
User-Friendly Design: Designed for ease of use, DermaSensor's handheld form factor allows seamless integration into routine clinical workflows, enabling quick assessments during patient consultations.
Identify Skin Cancer in Seconds
The DermaSensor™ is an FDA-cleared, handheld device designed to empower primary care physicians (PCPs) with rapid and accurate skin cancer detection. This groundbreaking, non-invasive AI technology identifies the three most common skin cancers—melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma—and is exclusively available to primary care providers.
By integrating cutting-edge elastic scattering spectroscopy (ESS) and artificial intelligence (AI), this innovative device enables non-invasive, real-time evaluation of suspicious skin lesions, helping to bridge the gap between primary care and dermatology. Unlike traditional diagnostic methods that often require biopsies or specialist referrals, DermaSensor™ provides an immediate, objective assessment within a primary care setting, streamlining workflow, reducing unnecessary procedures, and improving access to early skin cancer detection for patients. Its compact, user-friendly design makes it easy to integrate into routine clinical practice, allowing PCPs to confidently assess lesions and make informed decisions about further evaluation or referral. Know Now.
Elastic Scattering Spectroscopy (ESS) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) analyzes how light interacts with cellular structures to detect abnormalities of skin lesions for early cancer detection.