SECTION 01
Prepare honest, consistent visual information
Use recent photographs in even light, without filters, beauty modes or intentional posing. Include the views requested by the clinical team and avoid sending identifiable medical images through an unapproved public channel.
A short video may show movement when requested, but it still cannot reproduce palpation, airway, eye, dental or skin examination. Ask how your files are stored and who can access them.
- Use a plain background and neutral expression.
- Include dates and label left and right where relevant.
- Send only through the provider's approved private route.
SECTION 02
Write a concise clinical history
List diagnoses, operations, hospitalizations, allergies, medicines, supplements, nicotine use and prior treatment in the same area. Include implant, filler or graft details when known.
Do not stop medicine or change nicotine, diet or fasting based on generic website instructions. The treating and anesthesia teams must provide individualized directions after review.
SECTION 03
Use the call to identify what remains unknown
Ask which goals seem relevant for in-person assessment, what records or tests may be needed and which decisions cannot be made remotely. Confirm the expected operating doctor, facility and language support without treating the call as final consent.
A trustworthy answer can include uncertainty or a recommendation not to proceed. Avoid any service that guarantees suitability, result or safety from photographs alone.
SECTION 04
Leave travel and finance provisional
Do not purchase inflexible travel because an online call went well. Any written quote should identify remote assumptions; the consultation and finance team can update it when examination confirms or changes the scope.
- Allow arrival time before any planned procedure.
- Request a list of required in-person steps.
- Wait for clinical clearance before the return journey.