A private video appointment for first discussions, second opinions and follow up. Useful for men outside the city, and honest about the point at which a visit becomes necessary.
A video consultation suits three situations particularly well. The first is an opening conversation, where a man wants to describe a problem and understand the likely causes before travelling anywhere. The second is a second opinion on a plan proposed elsewhere. The third is follow up, where results are explained or progress is reviewed.
It is less suited to anything that turns on physical findings. A lump, a curvature, pain, a skin change or the planning of surgery all need examination, and a photograph sent by message is not a substitute for that. Where the assessment reaches that point, you are told so during the call rather than afterwards.
Booking follows the same route as any appointment. A slot is requested, the care team confirms it, and a private link is sent for the agreed time. Any reports you already have are best sent ahead so the appointment is spent on discussion rather than on reading.
The process is deliberately the same as for an in person visit, so nothing is confusing.
Plenty can be settled without travelling, particularly at the beginning and at the end of a course of care.
This is stated plainly rather than discovered halfway through a course of treatment.
A few honest limitations apply to online appointments everywhere, not only here.
Booking, the in person alternative and the billing questions that come with both.
What a video consultation can settle, and where it stops being enough.
Ask a QuestionFor discussion, results and follow up it is genuinely comparable. For anything that depends on examination it is not, and you will be told that during the call rather than left with an incomplete assessment.
A phone or computer with a camera, a reasonable connection and a quiet private space. A link is sent for the agreed time and there is nothing to buy or install beyond an ordinary browser.
Often yes, within the professional rules that apply to remote consultation in India. Some medicines require an examination or a test result first, and where that applies it is explained during the call rather than afterwards.
Photographs occasionally help but they are never a substitute for examination. Lighting, angle and scale mislead easily, so any finding that would change the plan is confirmed in person before treatment is arranged.
The discussion can be, and often is. The final assessment and consent are completed in person, because measurements, examination and the physical findings decide both the technique and whether an operation is advisable at all.
Yes. It is treated exactly like a consultation held in the room, notes are kept confidentially, and nothing is shared without your written consent. The call is not recorded, and you are asked not to record it either.
Speak with Dr. Ashutosh Shah at Elegance Clinic, Surat.
