Who has gone to a dermatologist?

I am considering going to a dermatologist but I have no insurance. I have broken out really bad and I am too old for acne and can not stand this! Anyone that has gone, please share about the cost and what they did for you! Please and thank you so much!|||If you have no insurance first try other face creams.





Dermatologist cost alot of money to visit, depending on how good they are and how much they charge but services.





What kind of face cream you used in the past...maybe if you list them, i can recommend something for you to try first before shelling out $100-200 a visit.





Edit: after reading your %26quot;AD%26quot; if you work at a low-income job, go and medicaid, so they can pay for it for you.


Go to your local public hospital get the form and in the form they will what you need to apply and have to get into medicaid.





You definitely need to see a dermatologist, i really don%26#039;t know what to tell you to actually help you lol.





If you get a doctor to referral you to a dermatologist then that%26#039;s more money for you that you have to spend (doctor fees, referral fee, and now dermatologist fees)





Before going to the doctor, be sure to get insurance/medicaid there is nothing to be ashamed of having medicaid, you are a american born citizen you these are the benefits of being american and take advantage of that.|||I would try to get insurance, because for one a visit to a dermatologist without insurance is going to set you back at least $90. For another, the best way to fight acne is with medication, and any prescription you receive is going to cost $100-400 a MONTH without insurance. So the cost will be very high.





That said, a dermatologist really can help you with your acne. Accutane is like a miracle drug - it completely got rid of my acne. I recommend it highly.|||Hi there. First u will need to see your doctor so you can get a referral. If the doctor thinks it is worthy they can send u to the dermatologist, or they can actually prescribe you with medication to treat your break outs.





As for costs, im pretty sure my consultations were free, but the medication was not. Acutane was upwards of $100 dollars a month (about 4 years ago).|||i had a molluskum which is where you have these little pimple things and they are contageous like if you touch it and touch somewhere on your body or someone else. he really helped and i had maybe 4 sessions which were about 140$ per session but i only had to pay about 40$ because of my insurance. you should really look into insurance i recommend nationwide.|||it cost about the same as a doctor. all they will do is look at you and give you creams and ointments to try till one works. if you don%26#039;t want to pay for the medicines till you know they work, then most offices will have samples of stuff that is free, just ask them.|||i break out bad too. i dont get acne tho. i get under skin pimples. just wash ur face every morning and nite and restrain urself from touching ur face or letting others. wash hands before touchin face..|||not me : (|||not me!|||ive been to a gynacologist...does that help?|||I went but I had insurance and they are normally very pricey. Basically what they do is figure out what may be causing the breakout and then giving you medicine (antibiotics usually) to combat the problem. The best thing you can do for yourself is to take a step back and analyze what may be causing this break out.





Do you bathe regularly?


Is there something wrong with your water?


Are you especially stressed?


Have you been working out more/less recently?





I had called the doctor before I showed up and asked him if there was anything I could do for now since he couldn%26#039;t see me for almost a month. He said to try to eat less fatty foods, to buy a gentle soap like dove or a body wash. He also suggested finding ways to relax after work or class that truly made me feel relaxed. And, to exercise more but to also be sure to wear clean clothes (no double using the gym clothes) and to bathe as soon as possible afterward.





Additional Thoughts:


You are doing too much trying to help out your acne. You pretty much have dried out your skin and made it more susceptible to break outs. I suggest picking up some of this stuff: http://www.amazon.com/Neutrogena-Body-Cl鈥?/a> It worked wonders for me. But I would only use one acne product at a time.