the Cost of Dermatology

I called a local dermatologist office to set up a appointment for my daughter. She had a skin discoloration and wanted it looked at. I was afraid it would be very costly so I asked enough questions and set the appointment. When the day arrived we went to the doctor and were planning on paying the 20% that the insurance requires us to pay. In this case it was only 12.00, and I knew this ahead of time.

My Daughter felt that it was important to have a skin discoloration looked at by a doctor. We went to the appointment and were prepared to pay the 20% co pay and that wasn't bad. The prescription we left with was for something that only cost 4.00 at the local pharmacy that we go to for prescriptions. It was a great day since meeting a new doctor and feeling like the doctor was trustworthy was a great experience. The skin discoloration that my daughter had was described and explained in enough detail that we were able to leave with a feeling of relief that the problem would be solved with the medication and special treatment weekly by my daughter to prevent the growth on the skin again in the future.

I would suggest that if you or your loved ones ever develop a skin discoloration or extra "itch" that you have it checked since it could be quite minor in the realm of it all since we were lucky and this problem was a easy fix. The price was well worth it also.