You Think the Internet Is Skin Doctrine "Some patients would rather listen to a hippie in Oregon who's made their own patchouli paste than take my recommendation," says Engelman, who says that some patients tell her they don't believe in Western medicine. "It makes me wonder, 'why are you here?' I went to school for 13 years to be a skin specialist, but some people think whatever they read on the Internet is doctrine," she says.
The Internet can be a great resource, but Jaliman says it's pointed more than one of her patients in the wrong direction.
"I had one patient who tried to do an at-home lemon peel, but used a high concentration of lemon juice. Lemon is highly acidic and will burn your face if you expose it to sunlight, causing a lot of brown discoloration. She probably spent $1 on the lemon, but ended up spending $2,000 on laser procedures to fix the damage," recalls Jaliman.
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