Before and after photos that are actually comparable
Photos taken at a different angle, distance and light are not evidence of anything. A photo workflow makes the second image match the first by construction.
- Trigger
- A treatment with a photo requirement is checked in
- Owner
- Treating provider or clinical assistant
- Outcome
- A dated photo set attached to the record with permissions recorded
The workflow, stage by stage
- Stage 1
Capture the baseline
The treatment type defines the required views — front, oblique, profile, animation. Overlay guides reproduce the previous framing so the follow-up photo lines up.
- Stage 2
Record the permission
Clinical use is captured with treatment consent; marketing and social use is a separate, revocable permission stored against the photo set.
- Stage 3
Attach to the treatment record
Photos are stored against the specific chart, so the units, product, lot and settings that produced the result stay attached to the images.
- Stage 4
Compare at follow-up
At the treatment-based follow-up the provider captures the matching views and compares side by side, which drives the dosing conversation for the next session.
Rules the platform enforces
- Photo requirements are set per treatment type, not left to habit
- Marketing permission is separate, revocable and enforced when exporting
- Photos are stored against a treatment record, never in a loose gallery
- Access to images follows clinic role permissions
Frequently asked questions
- How do you keep angles consistent?
- The capture screen overlays the previous image for the same view, so the new photo is framed against the baseline rather than by eye.
- Can a patient withdraw marketing permission?
- Yes. Marketing permission is revocable and, once withdrawn, the images are blocked from export.
- Are photos linked to the treatment details?
- Each photo set belongs to a treatment record, so units, products, lots and device settings travel with the images.