Online prescriptions, advice for over-the-counter medications, and self-care techniques are a few examples of personalized treatment regimens. During each video session, your doctor is only able to address two primary issues related to your skin, hair, or nails.

Commonly prescribed skin treatments include:

• Topical medications like corticosteroid cream, antifungal ointment, or retinoids

• Oral medications like antibiotics or antiviral pills

With this service, your clinician will not do skin cancer screenings or provide light, laser, or cosmetic therapy.

• Rashes brought on by allergic responses, seborrheic dermatitis, and eczema

• Fungal infections like ringworm and body yeast infections; parasitic infections like lice and scabies

• Bacterial infections like cellulitis and impetigo; viral infections like shingles and cold sores

• Chronic skin problems including acne, rosacea, psoriasis, and eczema

• Dandruff, bald spots, and male pattern baldness

• Dark spots, wrinkles, hyperpigmentation, and acne scars

• Poison ivy

• Bug bites and stings

• Minor burns;

• A skin infection coupled with chills or a fever. Chills and a fever may indicate a serious infection that requires medical attention in person. As soon as possible, you should consult with a reputable healthcare professional, such as an urgent care clinician or primary care physician (PCP).

• A large amount of pus or fluid seeping from the injured area. This can indicate a dangerous infection that has to be treated in person.

• An allergic skin reaction (hives) coupled with dyspnea, lip or tongue swelling, or both. Multiple organ dysfunction may be a sign of anaphylaxis, an allergic reaction that can be fatal. Kindly give 911 a call.

• Skin diseases brought on by travel. There's a chance these could cause major issues that need for in-person attention.

• Open wounds from surgical procedures, animal attacks, punctures, or pressure injuries. These need immediate in-person attention.

• Dubious patches or moles. These might need for a skin biopsy and an in-person assessment.

• Epidermoid cysts, which are little, moving lumps beneath the skin that may need to be removed by an in-person healthcare professional via injection or excision.

• Abscesses, which are collections of pus beneath the skin, may call for an in-person healthcare provider's incision and drainage (I&D).

• Common verrucae. Freezing treatments, or cryotherapy, are typically used for these.

• Significant tissue damage. You should see a reputable healthcare professional as soon as possible, such as an urgent care clinician or primary care physician (PCP), if you smell bad coming from your skin.

• Prolonged bleeding. Kindly go to the emergency room or contact 911 if you're losing a lot of blood.

• Tenderness or pain that is excessive for your skin condition (shingles excluded). For an in-person assessment, you might need to see a primary care physician (PCP), who is a trusted healthcare practitioner.

Eyes

A clinician will not be able to treat your eye area today if you have vision changes, light sensitivity, discomfort or soreness, or extreme redness. It's possible that you require emergency medical attention from a medical professional in person. To avoid long-term harm, eye injuries, pain, and vision abnormalities should be properly monitored.

Face
You will need to contact a primary care physician (PCP) or dermatologist for an in-person evaluation if you have hives, shingles (painful rash), or psoriasis (red, scaly, itchy spots) on your face as symptoms of an allergic reaction.

Genitals or anus

Throughout this video visit, you won't be requested to expose your sensitive areas. It is doubtful that you will receive treatment through Optum Clinic for a new vaginal infection because your clinician is unable to view your symptoms. You are eligible for treatment if you have previously been diagnosed with a genital infection, such as genital herpes or genital warts (HPV).

Nails

For treatment, you should visit a primary care physician (PCP) or other trusted healthcare practitioner if you have symptoms of a nail fungus, such as discolored nails. Oral antifungal drugs, which need to be monitored for liver function through follow-up tests, typically work better against toenail fungus.

Scalp

Optum Clinic does not currently treat female pattern hair loss or hair loss that covers more than half of the scalp. To identify the reason behind the hair loss, laboratory testing is necessary.

Your doctor could suggest that you seek in-person care from a dermatologist or primary care physician (PCP) if they are unable to diagnose or treat your skin condition through Optum Clinic. You won't be billed for your visit if that occurs.

At this time, Optum Clinic Clinic does not accept health insurance for visits. You can submit a claim to your insurance provider for reimbursement, but we can’t guarantee they’ll reimburse you. If you typically pay for your prescription drugs with insurance, you can do the same with those that are prescribed by Optum Clinic. The cost of medication isn’t included in the cost of your visit.

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