Tinea versicolor guide

Tinea versicolor treatment online in Virginia and West Virginia

This guide is for classic tinea versicolor - flat, slightly scaly patches lighter or darker than your normal skin on the trunk, shoulders, or neck - not for a changing or irregular mole, a raised or growing spot, widespread illness, or a spot that does not clearly fit tinea versicolor.

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Start a $59 online review for Tinea versicolor.

Tinea versicolor (also called pityriasis versicolor) is a common, non-contagious overgrowth of a yeast that normally lives on the skin. It causes flat patches that are lighter or darker than the surrounding skin, usually on the chest, back, shoulders, and neck, and is often more noticeable after sun. It is frequently a good online-photo condition when the appearance is typical and there is no changing or irregular mole, raised lesion, or sign of a more complicated skin problem. A key point: pigmented lesions and moles are never evaluated by photo online.

If treatment is appropriate, your physician can send a non-controlled prescription to your pharmacy and provide portal instructions for the next step.

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Quick facts

You must be physically in Virginia and West Virginia at the time of request
Starts at $59
No insurance needed
No app download
Physician review around the clock
Non-controlled prescriptions can be sent to your pharmacy when appropriate
A work or school note can be included when medically appropriate
Response windows: 24/7, every day

Common symptoms

Flat patches lighter or darker than your normal skin
Patches on the chest, back, shoulders, neck, or upper arms
Faint fine scale or flaking when the patch is scratched
More noticeable after sun exposure or tanning; little or no itch

May fit online care

Adults 18 and older
Flat patches with a typical tinea versicolor look
No changing, raised, growing, or bleeding spot or irregular mole
No fever or feeling unwell
Able to send a clear photo

Look for another care setting

Any mole or spot that is changing, growing, bleeding, crusting, or irregular
A raised, firm, or growing lump rather than a flat patch
Fever, spreading redness, warmth, pain, pus, or drainage
A weakened immune system with widespread patches
A truncal rash with palm or sole involvement or an STI concern
A first-ever skin color change that does not clearly fit tinea versicolor

What to have ready

A clear, well-lit photo of the patches
Where on the body they are located and how long they have been there
Whether they are lighter or darker than your normal skin
Any treatment already tried, medication allergies, and current medications

What happens next

Standard

$59

Within 6 hours

Priority

$99

Within 3 hours

Rush

$149

Within 1 hour

Start the request on the website, answer the fit questions, and choose the response window you want. If the concern still fits this service, a physician reviews it and sends a secure update after sign-in. When appropriate, non-controlled prescriptions can be sent to your pharmacy, and a basic work or school note can be included at physician discretion.

Why is my skin still discolored after treatment?

The yeast usually clears well before the color evens out. The lighter or darker patches can take several weeks to a few months to return to your normal skin tone after the yeast is treated - that lingering color is expected and does not mean the treatment failed.

Can tinea versicolor always be treated online?

Not always. Some skin color changes are vitiligo, post-inflammatory pigment change, or another condition, and a changing or irregular mole or a raised, growing spot needs an in-person skin exam - pigmented lesions are not evaluated by photo. Widespread patches in someone with a weakened immune system are also better seen in person.

Does tinea versicolor come back?

Often, yes - because the yeast lives on the skin normally, tinea versicolor commonly recurs, especially in warm, humid weather. Periodic maintenance washes with an antifungal or selenium sulfide product can help reduce how often it returns.