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What You’ll Need

  • iPhone running iOS 17 or later
  • Symetri installed and subscription active
  • At least one before photo and one after photo for your first patient

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Step 1 — Set Up Your Clinic Branding (One Time)

Before creating your first case, spend two minutes setting up your brand. This information appears on every export automatically.
  1. Tap the Settings tab (gear icon, bottom right).
  2. Under Clinic Branding, tap Upload Logo and select your clinic logo from your Photos library.
  3. Tap Instagram Handle and enter your handle (e.g. @yourclinic).
  4. Leave the other settings at their defaults for now — you can refine them later.
A transparent-background PNG logo works best. White or light-colored logos show up on all template styles.

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Step 2 — Create a Case

  1. Tap the Cases tab (bottom left).
  2. Tap the + button (top right).
  3. Enter the patient name or a reference ID — this is for your reference only and is never exported.
  4. Select the Treatment Type that matches the area being treated:
    • Full Face — general facial treatments
    • Forehead — brow lifting, forehead smoothing, Botox
    • Eyes — under-eye, tear trough, upper lid
    • Lips — lip filler, lip flip
    • Side Profile — rhinoplasty, jawline, neck
  5. Select the number of angles: 1, 3, or 5.
  6. Tap Create.
Not sure how many angles to choose? Start with 1. You can add more angles later using the + button in the angle tab bar inside the editor.

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Step 3 — Import Your Photos

You’ll land in the case editor, showing empty Before and After panels.
  1. Tap the Before panel on the left.
  2. Your photo library opens — select the before photo.
  3. Tap the After panel on the right.
  4. Select the after photo.
If your case has multiple angles, tabs appear at the top of the editor. Repeat the import for each angle tab.
Both photos should be the same angle, same distance from camera, same lighting. The AI alignment helps — but it works best when the photos are already close to matching. See the Photography Guide for full setup instructions.

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Step 4 — Let Symetri Align the Photos

Once both photos are imported, alignment runs automatically. You’ll see the after image shift to match the before. If alignment looks good: You’re ready to edit. If alignment looks off:
  • Tap the face icon in the toolbar to toggle alignment off and back on — this forces a fresh pass.
  • Tap Manual Align to nudge the position by hand.
To turn alignment off completely: Tap the face icon so it’s inactive. Use this for profile shots where you prefer to position manually.

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Step 5 — Make Adjustments (Optional)

Tap the icons along the bottom of the editor to open editing panels:
IconPanelWhat it does
SlidersFiltersBrightness, contrast, saturation, warmth — applies to both images
EyeEye BlurBlurs the eye region automatically for patient privacy
PersonBackgroundRemoves and replaces the background with a solid color
CropCrop & ZoomZoom in and adjust position for both images equally
PaintbrushTemplateChoose layout, logo placement, and Instagram handle
For a first case, you may not need any of these — the alignment alone is often enough.

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Step 6 — Choose a View Mode

Use the buttons at the top of the editor to switch how you see the comparison:
  • Side by Side — both photos shown next to each other (default)
  • Top / Bottom — before on top, after below
  • Slider — drag to reveal — great for patient presentations
  • Preview — see exactly what the export will look like

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Step 7 — Export

  1. Tap the Export button (share icon, top right of the editor).
  2. The export sheet opens. Choose:
    • Layout: Side by Side, Top/Bottom, or Slider Video
    • Size: Feed (4:5), Story (9:16), Square (1:1)
    • Template: Classic, Borderless, or Framed
  3. Tap Export.
  4. Files are saved directly to your iPhone Photos library.
For Instagram: Feed posts → 4:5. Stories and Reels → 9:16. See the Export & Social Media Guide for full platform recommendations.

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Step 8 — View Your Case Later

Your case is saved automatically. To find it:
  1. Tap the Cases tab.
  2. Tap any case to open it in the editor.
  3. All your settings — alignment, filters, crop, template — are preserved exactly as you left them.

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Quick Tips for Your First Week

Alignment works best when your before and after photos match in angle, distance, and lighting. Even perfect AI alignment can’t fully compensate for a photo taken from a different position.
In Slider view, tap the TV icon (top right) to go full-screen. Mirror to an iPad or Apple TV so the patient sees the comparison on a larger screen while you control the slider on your phone.
Once you have multiple cases, select them all from the Cases list and batch export. All exports use your saved template and branding automatically.
Symetri stores everything locally on your device. Deleting the app deletes all cases permanently. Export important cases to your Photos library regularly.

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What’s Next

Photography Guide

How to photograph patients for best alignment results

Export & Social Media

Which formats to use for each platform

Branding & Templates

Logo, Instagram handle, template configuration

Troubleshooting

Solutions for common issues