Path to Equitable Skin Health
Cutisight bridges the gap in dermatological care across India, bringing expert-level skin assessment to everyone. Our AI-powered assistant provides accessible, reliable guidance for patients and healthcare workers, especially in areas where specialists are scarce.
AI-Powered Analysis
Advanced algorithms analyze skin conditions with high accuracy
Works Offline
Core features function without internet for rural accessibility
Multilingual Support
Available in multiple Indian languages for wider reach
Expert Validated
Developed with leading dermatologists for reliable results
The Challenge: A Deep Divide in Skin Health
You might think skin problems are just cosmetic concerns, but they are often the visible signs of something much deeper. Let's break down why India's facing a skin health crisis that affects millions:
The Urban-Rural Divide
Did you know there are only about 15,000 qualified dermatologists for India's 1.5 billion people? And here's the kicker: around 80% of these specialists work in major cities. This leaves rural India—where most people live with no specialized skin care. While city clinics debate the latest cosmetic treatments, villagers just hours away can't even get basic antifungal creams or treatment for painful infections.
"Minor" Problems with Major Consequences
Skin diseases make up over 4% of India's total disability burden, possibly more than diabetes. Beyond common issues like fungal infections and eczema, there are serious conditions going undiagnosed:
Leprosy: Still a Silent Threat
Despite being officially "eliminated," India still sees over 100,000 new cases annually. Without early diagnosis, patients face irreversible nerve damage, disfiguration, and severe disability.
Mycetoma: The Farmer's Nightmare
This chronic fungal or bacterial infection often affects agricultural workers' feet and legs. It slowly invades the tissue below the skin and leads to bizarre swelling of feet, pain and over time leads to disuse atrophy of limb. Early treatment is crucial, The longer the infection has been present prior to treatment, the more likely complications and disability will occur.
Skin Cancers: Hidden in Plain Sight
Rates are significantly higher among farmers in Punjab (up to 40% higher than average), yet these cancers often go undiagnosed until advanced stages due to lack of screening and missed early diagnosis by non-dermatologist practitioners.
Steroid, Antifungal, Antibiotic, and Combination Misuse: A Growing Epidemic
Without access to real dermatologists, many people turn to unqualified practitioners who prescribe potent steroids for almost everything. Combination creams containing a cocktail of drugs are given to unknowing patients for every skin disease. This leads to irreversible skin thinning, stretch marks, worsened infections, and even hormonal disorders. A rapid rise of antifungal resistance should alarm us to the perils of using these drugs mindlessly.
The Human Cost
This crisis stems from systemic failures: too few training spots for dermatologists, no incentives for rural practice, poor healthcare infrastructure, unreliable medicine supply chains, and low health awareness. The toll? Chronic pain, disfigurement, disability, social stigma, financial ruin from ineffective treatments, and preventable deaths.
Cutisight - Your Dermatology Assistant
Cutisight isn't just another algorithm—it's a comprehensive solution designed specifically to bridge the critical gaps in Indian dermatological care. Think of it as a digital dermatology assistant that puts expert-level skin assessment in everyone's hands. But how exactly does Cutisight help, and who can benefit?
Who Can Cutisight Help?
Patients & Families
Worried about a rash or unusual spot? Cutisight gives your local doctor reliable preliminary information about your skin condition and helps you understand how serious it might be. No more anxiety from unreliable internet searches or questionable advice.
Community Health Workers
ASHA and Anganwadi workers can use Cutisight as a powerful triage tool. It has been created by keeping in mind the actual reality of who is the first point of contact for healthcare, and focuses on robust common diagnoses and high sensitivity to not miss conditions.
Primary Care Doctors
Primary Health Centre staff can enhance their diagnostic capabilities and knowledge about skin diseases with Cutisight. It suggests potential diagnoses, builds confidence in managing common skin conditions, and reduces unnecessary referrals.
Non-Dermatologist Specialists
Physicians in other fields often encounter skin manifestations of systemic diseases. Cutisight serves as a quick reference tool, improving their ability to recognize significant skin signs that might indicate broader health issues.
What Makes Cutisight Special?
Works Anywhere, Even Offline
Cutisight is designed for edge devices like smartphones, laptops with requirements well below the large models like ChatGPT. Core features work offline, overcoming the barrier of spotty internet connections in rural areas.
Simple, Intuitive Interface
No technical expertise needed. Cutisight's interface is easy to use for people with varying levels of digital literacy, with support for local languages in development.
Highly Accurate Assessment
Trained on diverse, high-quality data (including Indian skin), Cutisight aims for accuracy comparable to dermatologists for many common conditions, while always emphasizing it provides preliminary assessment, not final diagnosis.
Explains Its Reasoning
Unlike "black box" systems, Cutisight tells you why it's suggesting a particular condition. For example: "Suggests fungal infection due to presence of annular lesion with central clearing and peripheral scaling." This transparency builds trust and helps users learn.
Cutisight empowers users at every level, fostering a more informed, efficient, and equitable approach to skin health across India. It's not just about identifying conditions, it's about building a bridge to better care for everyone.