Teledermatology Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic./ Teledermatología en tiempos de pandemia: el antes, el durante y el después.

The use and acceptance of teledermatology (TD) increased more in the last 2 months of the recent lockdown owing to coronavirus disease 2019 than in the preceding 20 years. This sudden popularity-even among the greatest skeptics-was driven by the need to offer solutions to patients in both public and private settings who suddenly found themselves unable to access in-person dermatological care. Even departments already offering an asynchronous, store-and-forward TD service were obliged to create new systems to support direct interaction between specialists and patients (the direct-to-consumer model). This article suggests some practical ways to implement TD safely and to expedite and optimize teleconsultations; these ideas are not just applicable to a pandemic situation.