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Irene hasn't been back in 5 years.
"My primary care doctor sent me to other dermatologists," she explained, "but I wasn't happy The first woman only wanted to talk about her daughter's new ballet slippers. And the second guy said he wouldn't treat me."
"Wouldn't treat you?"
"He said I was too tan. I told him I always use an SPF 30, but he said if I were going to tan, he wouldn't treat me. Then he left."
You have to be skeptical of reports of what other doctors said and did, especially when they flatter you by comparison. Patients may have an ax to grind, a selective memory or may...
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