Today I saw Dr. Corvette for an itchy and painful rash on my face that has been spreading consistently for two weeks. I had two main goals for the visit: finding a treatment for the rash and evaluating the products I've been using for their ingredients and efficacy. Instead, Dr. Corvette blatantly ignored my concerns and made snap judgments on my health based on the way that I look. She proceeded to tell me that the true cause of the rash was my diet, and that if I stopped eating processed foods and meats that had been raised on growth hormones and antibiotics, my skin would clear. When I tried to explain that I do, in fact, make a concerted effort to eat well and to avoid those types of foods, she snapped at me for interrupting. She went on to say that while she could prescribe an antibiotic for my skin rash, but if I kept "eating at McDonald's" my skin would return to the way that it was before. Again, I clarified that I do not eat at McDonald's (I have maybe once or twice in my life), and that my concern was for the health of my skin, not the state of my diet. When I tried to redirect the conversation to my skincare, Dr. Corvette made 1 brand recommendation, which I had already told her I had tried and to which my skin reacted poorly with burning and breakouts. I left without any answers for my painful rash and without any further information to improve my skincare routine.
As a fat person, this is not the first time a doctor asked questions about my diet. However, this is the first time that my answers have been utterly ignored and a stereotype has been thrown in my face as an excuse to refuse actual medical care. I am disgusted by Dr. Corvette's lack of professionalism and would heartily recommend that those seeking help from a dermatologist look elsewhere.
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Today I saw Dr. Corvette for an itchy and painful rash on my face that has been spreading consistently for two weeks. I had two main goals for the visit: finding a treatment for the rash and evaluating the products I've been using for their ingredients and efficacy. Instead, Dr. Corvette blatantly ignored my concerns and made snap judgments on my health based on the way that I look. She proceeded to tell me that the true cause of the rash was my diet, and that if I stopped eating processed foods and meats that had been raised on growth hormones and antibiotics, my skin would clear. When I tried to explain that I do, in fact, make a concerted effort to eat well and to avoid those types of foods, she snapped at me for interrupting. She went on to say that while she could prescribe an antibiotic for my skin rash, but if I kept "eating at McDonald's" my skin would return to the way that it was before. Again, I clarified that I do not eat at McDonald's (I have maybe once or twice in my life), and that my concern was for the health of my skin, not the state of my diet. When I tried to redirect the conversation to my skincare, Dr. Corvette made 1 brand recommendation, which I had already told her I had tried and to which my skin reacted poorly with burning and breakouts. I left without any answers for my painful rash and without any further information to improve my skincare routine. As a fat person, this is not the first time a doctor asked questions about my diet. However, this is the first time that my answers have been utterly ignored and a stereotype has been thrown in my face as an excuse to refuse actual medical care. I am disgusted by Dr. Corvette's lack of professionalism and would heartily recommend that those seeking help from a dermatologist look elsewhere.