Table 3.

Problems Worth Solving Characterized by VMW Participants

2017‒2018

Shortcomings in compression stockings

Seborrheic keratosis

Postoperative scarring

Noncompliance with sun protection

Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Drug delivery of topical minoxidil for female pattern hair loss

Prevention of squamous cell carcinoma in organ-transplant recipients

2018‒2019

Chronic venous insufficiency

Hand‒foot skin reaction in targeted skin cancer therapy

Dermal hyperpigmentation

Tracking chronic skin diseases

Wound care in inflammatory ulcerating conditions: an education gap in dermatology

Tattoo removal

Physician burnout

Nipple injury and pain in nursing mothers

Difficulty choosing appropriate skincare products

2019‒2020

Surgical smoke exposure

Dermatophyte detection

Onychomycosis as a drug delivery problem

Site identification before skin cancer surgery

Protecting skin of color from pigmentation and pigmentary disorders

Alopecia as a problem in need of objective metrics

Diagnostic delay in cutaneous nontuberculous mycobacterial infections

The power cord associated with electrodesiccation devices

Treatment of actinic keratosis in patients at high risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma

Abbreviation: VMW, Virtual Magic Wand.