What this site is for
It exists to separate what is established about software in an aesthetic consultation from what is claimed, and to grade each honestly rather than dismissing the category or endorsing it. That is why every claim is placed in one of four groups, why regulatory status is reported as its own question, and why the limits of the evidence are stated alongside the findings.
What it deliberately does not do
It does not recommend for or against a treatment, and it does not invite a reader toward an assessment, a consultation or a download. It is not a booking page and it offers no service in relation to anything it describes. It does not name brands of software or apps, does not quote prices, and does not present any tool as the standard of care on the strength of a marketing sentence.
The facts kept visible
Three facts are repeated wherever they are relevant. Software can measure an image reproducibly, and that is the strongest finding in the field. Agreement between software and clinicians is partial, and it is measured against an opinion rather than against a standard. And no algorithm examines tissue, takes a history or carries responsibility for a decision.
How the content is reviewed and corrected
Ke He, MD, Deputy Director and Head of Skin & Laser Aesthetics, is the responsible physician. This subject moves on a faster clock than any other here, because products are retrained and relaunched far more often than the evidence about them is renewed, so the review is dated and revisited on a short cycle. If you find something unclear, out of date or wrong, the contact page explains how to tell us, and the correction is made to the page itself.