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Prescription skincare

Understanding your skin, and what care can look like.

Breakouts, dark spots, melasma and scarring are medical concerns, not cosmetic failures. They have causes, they follow patterns, and they are treated the way any other condition is treated.

A licensed Canadian clinician reviews your skin and history, decides whether prescription care is appropriate for you, and reviews your plan on a schedule. No counter guesswork, no subscription you cannot leave.

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Free to start. You only pay if prescribed. One clear monthly price.

How skin conditions work

What causes the patterns clinicians see.

Breakouts, pigmentation and scarring each have a different mechanism behind them. A clinician looks at your skin and your history to work out which pattern you have.

Cell turnover

Skin cells are made and shed on a cycle. When that cycle is uneven, pores block and the surface feels rough. This is what sits behind congestion and many breakouts.

Inflammation

Acne has an inflammatory side: bacteria in blocked pores, and the immune response that makes a spot swell. That is why redness and soreness travel with breakouts.

Pigment

Melanin is the pigment behind dark marks left by spots, sun or hormones. New pigment forms whenever skin is exposed to light, which is why sun protection matters throughout.

Sun and settling in

Sun protection and settling in

Sunscreen is part of every plan. Sun adds to the pigment being treated, and skin can be more sensitive to light while under care. Dryness, peeling or a flare of spots early on can happen, and your clinician adjusts the plan if it does not settle.

After your assessment, a licensed Canadian clinician decides whether prescription treatment is the right step at all. Start free assessment

Before anything is decided

What the assessment covers.

Breakouts, pigmentation and scarring each have a different mechanism behind them, so the assessment starts by working out which pattern you have.

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Free to start. You only pay if a clinician prescribes.

Not sure where to start? The assessment takes a few minutes and a licensed Canadian clinician decides.

01
Your skin, as it is now
Photographs and a description of what you are seeing, where it is, and how long it has been there.
02
What you have already tried
Products, prescriptions and routines, and how your skin reacted to them. What did not work is as useful as what did.
03
Your health history
Pregnancy or planning a pregnancy, the medications you already take, and any condition that changes what a clinician can consider.
04
What happens next
A clinician licensed in your province reviews everything and decides whether prescription treatment is the right step at all. Sun protection is part of every plan.

Self-check

What is your skin doing?

Four patterns cover most of what clinicians see. Pick the one that sounds like your skin.

Breakouts

Congestion, whiteheads and deeper breakouts, often along the jaw and cheeks.

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A general guide to common skin patterns, not a diagnosis. Your clinician assesses your skin and history during your assessment.

Nearly one in five of us

Did you know?

A few numbers about Canada, and about how many people are in the same place as you.

Acne

5.6 million

5.6 million Canadians have acne, nearly one in five of us.

Most of them are walking past you unnoticed.

Canadian Dermatology Association

Rosacea

2 million

About 2 million Canadians live with rosacea.

Far more common than it looks.

Canadian Skin Patient Alliance

In Ontario

13 weeks

In Ontario, a routine dermatology referral has typically meant about 13 weeks before being seen.

Three months is common. It is not required.

PLOS One, 2016

These figures describe how common these experiences are among Canadians. They are not results of any treatment.

Understanding skin

Real concerns. Real medicine.

Most skin concerns fall into patterns clinicians see every day. Knowing your pattern is the first step toward treating it properly.

Breakouts

Congestion, stubborn and hormonal acne

Whiteheads and congestionJawline breakoutsFlare-ups around cycles

Tone and dark spots

Pigment that stays after the damage

Post-acne marksSun-related spotsMelasma patches

Texture and recovery

What the skin is left with

Acne scarringUneven textureA consistent routine

Your skin runs on a cycle.

Skin renews itself roughly every 28 days, and pigment and texture change over several of those cycles. That is why clinicians judge prescription skincare over full cycles, and why consistency matters more than intensity.

Clear pricing

One price.
Nothing added at checkout.

If a clinician prescribes treatment, your monthly price covers your medication, clinician follow-ups, plan adjustments and shipping. Your card is authorized when you submit your assessment and only charged once a prescription is issued. If you are not prescribed, you are not charged.

Free assessment
Clinician review
Discreet delivery
Ongoing follow-ups

· If prescribed

MedicationIncluded

Clinician follow-upsIncluded

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What you actually payOne simple price

Expert care. No guesswork.

A licensed Canadian clinician reviews your skin and your history, prescribes only where it is appropriate, and stays with you through follow-ups, formula changes and check-ins.

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Have questions?
We have answers.

Everything people usually ask before starting prescription skincare. If yours is not here, we are one message away.

Skin 101

Prescription treatment is decided by a licensed clinician after reviewing your skin and your health history, rather than picked off a shelf. Whether it is appropriate at all is part of that decision.

Every prescription option has potential side effects, and your clinician reviews the specifics of anything prescribed for you and adjusts your plan if it does not settle.

Some prescription skincare ingredients must not be used during pregnancy or while breastfeeding. Your clinician screens for this during your assessment and will only consider options that are appropriate for your situation.

Your plan

No. Your assessment is reviewed by a clinician licensed in your province, and everything happens online.

Skin renews in roughly monthly cycles, so prescription skincare is judged over cycles, not days. Your clinician sets expectations with you and reviews progress at your follow-ups.

Message your clinician any time. Adjusting your plan or switching approach is included at no extra cost. You are never locked in.

Practical

Completely. The whole process is online, and everything ships in plain, unmarked packaging.

Curo serves patients across Canada. You are matched with a clinician licensed in your province, and delivery is free anywhere in Canada.

One flat monthly price covers your medication, free delivery and ongoing follow-ups. No memberships and no hidden fees. You see the exact price for your prescription before you pay anything.

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