Summary

The prevalence of skin disorders is increasing
worldwide due to, several factors like the changing
environment and climate, or to an inappropriate
lifestyle. Skin disorders have major and long-term
negative implications at individual and national
healthcare systems levels. Smart wearable medical
devices are more and more integrated in dermatology
practice because they can facilitate a proactive
approach of the healthcare, a better monitoring, and
improved diagnosis and treatments. This paper aims
to present the benefits brought by the use on large
scale of the smart wearable devices in dermatology.
After a short review of the particularities of the
wearable devices employed in healthcare, the practical
implications of the implementation in dermatology
practice are put forward. A brief look over some of the
current and future smart wearable devices that
sustain dermatological services demonstrates their
potential of transforming the current medical
practice. Continuous monitoring, easier access to a
huge amount of heterogeneous collected data, an
effective support for diagnose and treatment decision
making, and improved engagement of the patients are
only some of the features that prove the undoubted
role of these emerging devices in dermatology
practice.