A Visit To A Dermatologist

I have this condition on my skin that manifests as rashes. It started when I was in college. It's on my upper arm, front thigh, and on my back. I had visited 2 specialists in Jakarta before. The first one, a grumpy female doctor, said that it was because of the heat and instant noodles. I don't remember what kind of medicine she gave me, but I know it didn't work at all. The second one, an old male doctor, said that it was genetic. The cream he gave was actually quite good, but then I ran out of it and never visited him again.

After 2 years since my last consultation with that male doctor, it looks like the rash is getting more and more now. I finally decided to visit another specialist in Singapore. This is partly because I need to spend my annual medical allowance for 2010 too. So, I booked an appointment for a dermatologist at Changi General Hospital last week. After waiting for 1 hour in the waiting room (because the patient before me apparently had to went under a "procedure", said the nurse), I had my consultation which lasted only about 10 minutes.

The doctor was a female, and she was very nice and pretty. I thought that she looked very young. Maybe because she is a dermatologist and know how to treat her skin to endure aging process. Anyway, after examining my arms, back, and thighs, her verdict was it is a genetic condition and it has no cure. Usually the rashes usually start showing up from adolescent age. She gave me 2 big tubes of urea cream to last for 2 months, and she wanted me to come back for follow up consultation again in January.

But at least it's a very benign condition, not harmful at all, and not infectious. I just have to put up with the fact that it will make my arms not look so good when I'm half-naked on the beach or when I wear super-tight t-shirt with very short sleeves.

So it has nothing to do with viruses or bacteria, internal organ function problem, food, or even heat. Going to a cool-weather country won't make it goes away. There goes my plan of moving to Scandinavian region.