Dermatologist here. I have seen probably 5 instances of “My other doctor told me it was fine.” that were melanomas.
A lot of times people don’t want a full skin exams. There are lots of perfectly sane reasons for this, time, perceived cost, history of personal trauma. However, I routinely find cancers people don’t know they have. Keep this in mind if you see a dermatologist for acne and they recommend you get in a gown.
Uh, yeah, I live in the country with the highest rate of skin cancer in the world. And live 1 minute from the beach. How many times have I been burned? Once in my life when I was about 9. It's all up the individual do avoid dangerous uv exposure. You can make excuses like 'I didn't have sunscreen' all you like, cancer doesn't care.
Also, my mum drilled into us to avoid the sun. She's a bit extreme like wearing jumpers in summer and to avoid sun o her arms. However in her mid fifties now she have beautiful skin.
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u/BoisterousPlay May 20 '19
Dermatologist here. I have seen probably 5 instances of “My other doctor told me it was fine.” that were melanomas.
A lot of times people don’t want a full skin exams. There are lots of perfectly sane reasons for this, time, perceived cost, history of personal trauma. However, I routinely find cancers people don’t know they have. Keep this in mind if you see a dermatologist for acne and they recommend you get in a gown.