Guides
Practical, source-backed answers about clinical photography, hair and skin progress and the image routine in your practice.
What is dermoscopy? A clinician's guide to the technique, its structures, and digital follow-up
What dermoscopy is, how a dermatoscope reveals sub-surface structures the naked eye misses, the reading methods clinicians use, and why capturing it digitally turns a single look into a comparable record over time.
Read guide →Canfield alternatives: an honest map of the options, use case by use case
Canfield Scientific sells several different systems (HairMetrix, VECTRA, VISIA, Mirror). 'A Canfield alternative' means something different for each. This guide maps the real alternatives by use case: hair consultation, clinical photo documentation, total-body 3D imaging and aesthetic analysis.
Read guide →How to track hair progress with photos: a clinician's method
A repeatable, standardized photo method for following hair density and coverage across a treatment course: the views, intervals, lighting, and scales that make change measurable instead of anecdotal.
Read guide →HairMetrix alternatives: what hair clinics should weigh before buying the camera
An honest look at Canfield's HairMetrix (what it genuinely delivers in AI hair metrics) and the alternatives: analysis systems that compete on automated measurement, and software-only apps that solve standardized documentation and follow-up without proprietary hardware.
Read guide →Best trichoscopy and hair analysis software for dermatologists
A practical, honest comparison of the best trichoscopy and hair analysis software for dermatologists and hair clinics, by use case, hardware needs and price model.
Read guide →Best dermatology and dermoscopy imaging software
An honest comparison of the best dermatology and dermoscopy imaging software for lesion documentation, total-body mapping and follow-up over time, by use case, hardware and price.
Read guide →What is digital trichoscopy and why it matters for clinical diagnosis
Understand digital trichoscopy: how it replaces subjective evaluation with objective metrics and why it has become the standard for diagnosing scalp and hair disorders.
Read guide →Benefits of digital trichoscopy for hair follow-up
A practical guide to how digital trichoscopy supports hair and scalp follow-up with standardized imaging, serial documentation, and clearer patient communication.
Read guide →How to standardize clinical photos for reliable before-and-after comparison
A practical workflow for capturing consistent patient photos so follow-ups are genuinely comparable: fixed angle, framing, lighting, and distance.
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