COOPERATIVE LONGITUDINAL SKIN CARE MONITORING

A tool that enables professional-level monitoring at home can provide patients with better access to expert advice regarding skin care. The tool may enable providing information about skin health to a patient's skin care specialist such that the most relevant information is emphasized and presented in a manner expected. The device may include a processor configured to receive a first skin image at a first time and a second skin image at a second time. The first and second time may be separated by a duration associated with a skin event. A plurality of skin characteristics may be determined from the first skin image and the second skin image. The processor may be configured to generate an analysis output and to transmit the analysis output to one or more receivers. The analysis output may include a synoptic representation of one or more of the plurality of skin characteristics.