id="article-body" class="row" section="article-body"> Sticking my face in the Visia machine.

Angela Lang/CNET I stick my face into a machine, place my chin on the chin rest and close my eyes. Three flashes of light and mere seconds later, I can see every flaw on my face highlighted on a set of close-up photos.

Few of us want to get up close and personal with our face's every spot, bump, wrinkle and pore, but I enthusiastically volunteered to get a Visia scan. This tabletop machine is a skin analysis tool that identifies and quantifies various skin conditions.

Visia is part of a bigger trend of tech making its way into skincare. At CES 2019, we saw more devices than ever before that claim they can fix or cover whatever you don't like about your skin. The most notable is Opte -- a handheld device that scans your face for dark marks and applies the perfect amount of concealer and serum to treat and camouflage them. 

We're past the point of asking if technology belongs in skinc