Intelligent and Secure Skin Disease Monitoring and Control System Using IoT

Abstract

The Internet has become more predominant in our lives and shifted the way people con­ nect to each other. Presently, the Internet practices towards connecting machines, equip­ ment, software, and things of different environment. The Internet of Things (IoT) has redesigned the area of medical and health with advanced technology and promising eco­ nomic and social prospects. A number of innovative medical applications are potentially raised with the introduction of loT. Few of them are remote health monitoring, fitness programs, chronic diseases, and elderly care. Skin monitoring is one of the emerging ar­ eas in the medical field as the count of patients suffering from skin diseases is increasing at very faster rate. Unhygienic conditions, lack of skin related awareness and ignorance in skin changes are the root causes of skin disease. The best way to lower this number is to prevent it by adequate support and a unified approach. Skin disease monitoring and control systems can be designed and explored with the recent advancements in IoT. Remote skin monitoring facilitates efficient use of skincare resources and make medical services available to the patients at their end. Also, it helps in creating a reliable database which will result in location-based skin disease data analysis. Skin disease monitoring and control system results in earlier detection, prevention, control and cure of patients suffering from skin diseases. The system is beneficial in terms of reduced skin disease monitoring cost and less chances of transmissions, in case it is communicable. The sys­ tem will help to ease the burden on existing skincare facilities. India, a country with a complex geographical area, shows significant variations in climates. Skin, the outermost cover of our body is directly affected with the changes in the climate. The impact of cli­ mate changes on different types of skin disease, based upon locations, if researched well, will result into an effective prevention and control mechanism for skin disease. Environ­ mental