Zocdoc Highlights The Year in Skincare

05/24/2022
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"A Year in Skincare" provides a comprehensive data analysis of skincare related appointment booking trends from January-April 2021 to January-April 2022.

 Dermatology consultation and follow-up appointments increased by 16 percent from January-April 2021 to January-April 2022, and while many American patients and dermatologists turned to telehealth as a useful dermatology triage tool at the outset of the pandemic, people have overwhelmingly returned to in-person dermatologic care, according to a data analysis from Zocdoc.

To explore how Americans are engaging with skincare professionals, and how that has evolved in the past year, Zocdoc analyzed its aggregated skincare-related appointment booking data from January-April 2021 to January-April 2022. "A Year in Skincare" provides a comprehensive data analysis of skincare related appointment booking trends from January-April 2021 to January-April 2022.

In May 2020, the first full month Zocdoc facilitated video visit bookings, 62 percent of appointments with dermatologists took place in-person. In April 2022, 94 percent of appointments with dermatologists took place in-person

With growing awareness that early detection and treatment significantly increases survival rates, more Americans are adding skin cancer screenings to their must-do list. From January-April 2021 to January-April 2022. Skin cancer screening appointments increased by 23 percent. Sun damaged skin appointments increased by 20 percent, and mole screening and removal appointments increased by 15 percent.

More and more people overall are seeking anti-aging skincare products, and cosmetic dermatology services. From January-April 2021 to January-April 2022. Laser skin treatment appointments increased by 21 percent, and dermabrasion and dermaplaning appointments increased by 20 percent. Moreover, skin resurfacing and tightening appointments increased by 17 percent.

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