Many skin care concerns such as dehydration, sensitivity, and a few blemishes here or there, can be treated with a wide array of targeted skincare available at most retail outlets. Chronic conditions like persistent acne, hyperpigmentation, melasma, and eczema however may require more targeted care, even medical guidance and intervention. While booking a slot with a doctor and plunking down a co-pay or covering the entire visit out of pocket may be prohibitive for many, telehealth web and/or app-based consults which proliferated during the Covid lockdown can provide the ease and affordability for greater access. Cue Methodiq, a recently launched telehealth platform serving up dermatological assessments and prescription skin care to tackle acne, eczema, and melasma.
Visits to both the Methodiq app and Methodiq website start with a quick intake or quiz to assess skin care needs, as well as an optional segment to upload photos for AI skin analysis, after which clinicians personalize a treatment protocol. In cases requiring prescriptions, licensed telehealth providers authorized to practice telemedicine in your state, and medications dispensed through licensed pharmacies are the standard practice.
After the intake, getting started with Methodiq is as simple as it is varied in ways to start. In addition to the Free Starter Kit/Trial, their skincare is available à la carte or as a monthly subscription. The most popular à la carte treatments, all of which are dermatologist-formulated, for acneic skin include SpotDot, a tea tree oil hydrocolloid pimple patch, and Dermacilin, a salicylic acid and rose-infused tonifying cotton towel. In a hybrid effort to treat and conceal acne, SkinShield combines azelaic acid and centella asiatica in a non-acne triggering, matte finish foundation. As an additional level of health-minded corrective to congested pores and breakouts, Methodiq offers a multi-pronged, liquid nutritional supplement. Clarixa blends prebiotics, chasteberry, zinc, and L-theanine respectively to combat inflammation, hormonal swings, and the poor healing processes that play a role in breakouts.
For those in search of melasma correction, Melanex 501 combines a potent level of azelaic acid to refine texture with hydroquinone to slow down melanin production and fade, deep hyperpigmentation, as well allantoin & aloe bera to soothe. A more robust treatment can be found in Melanex 509 – a proprietary biotech formulation of SymWhite® 377, Vitamin C and resveratrol.
With over a 100 regimens per specific skin care need, Methodiq has streamlined a complete personalized skin care solution for all skin types and needs. Log in to get started with the personalized questionnaire.
