Though many of us would like to think we left acne in high school, the reality is, a lot of us still suffer from breakouts. There are a million reasons zits pop up that have nothing do with hormones, from falling asleep in your makeup (yeah, we’ve all done it) to not washing your face soon enough after the gym. Whatever the reason, you’re now carrying the solution in your purse.

A new app, Spruce, lets you get prescription drugs for acne via your smartphone. Just create an account, take a few selfies, answer a short questionnaire about your skin, and include any concerns before submitting. Within 24 hours, you’ll get a personalized acne treatment plan—complete with prescriptions filed digitally to your pharmacy—from a certified dermatologist. This only costs $40 a month, the price of a dermatologist visit alone on many insurance plans.

Right now, Spruce is only available to patients in California, New York, Florida and Pennsylvania. But this is something we can definitely see catching on throughout the United States. An opportunity to skip month-long wait times, hours in dermatologists’ waiting rooms, and blank stares in the skincare aisle? Yes, please.

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