Patient resources

The practical details

Everything patients ask us before and after a visit, written down: how to prepare, what to expect in the room, how to look after a biopsy site, and the sun plan we actually recommend.

Before your visit

Come with bare skin where possible: no makeup over a facial concern, no nail polish for nail concerns.
Bring every product and prescription you currently use on the area. Photos of past flares help enormously.
For full-body exams, wear or bring loosened hair (we check the scalp) and skip fake tan the week before.
New patients: arrive 10 minutes early, or do the intake forms from the confirmation email at home.

What to expect in the room

You will always know who you are seeing and what their role is, physician or PA, before the door closes.
Gowns cover what you want covered; a chaperone is available for any exam, no reason needed.
If a biopsy is recommended, we explain what we are testing for and what each possible answer would mean: before you decide.
You leave with a written plan: what to use, in what order, and when we should see the result.

After a biopsy

Keep the bandage on for 24 hours, then wash gently with soap and water: no peroxide, no alcohol.
A little plain petroleum jelly and a fresh bandage daily until healed beats every fancy ointment.
Some soreness and a small scar are normal. Spreading redness, pus, or fever are not: call us.
Results take about a week. We call you either way: benign results are still results.

A sun plan you'll actually follow

SPF 30+ on face, ears, and neck every morning: the habit matters more than the number.
Reapplication matters on beach and sport days: every two hours, more after water.
A hat and shade between 11 and 3 do more than any product.
One blistering sunburn matters. Not as guilt: as information for your screening schedule.

Physician in a white coat talking a patient through a plan across a desk in a bright consultation room — Fig. 08: Every visit ends with a written plan

You leave with it in writing

Every Aster visit ends with a written plan: what to use, in what order, what it costs, and when we should check the result. Half of dermatology is remembering the instructions three weeks later, so we don’t make memory part of the treatment.

Ready when your skin is.

Request an appointment online: routine visits within two weeks, changing-spot visits on the priority track within about five business days.

Request an appointment or call (734) 555-0142