[La lamy]

Originally Posted by Aces4

I, personally, would not recommend Dr. Gurgen's office.

Could you say why please?

[Nana2Teddy]

Originally Posted by Debbraham

Interested in the number of biopsies done compared to the number of visits. Went to one place and they wanted to do 9 biopsies! Money maker. Next dermatologist didn’t do any!

This! Seems like everyone who goes to Alliant ends up getting sliced, lazered, or whatever else they’re pushing these days. I’ve never seen anyone say they’ve come out of there unscathed, and I’m including what I’ve seen in the Medical recommendations FB group, on Nextdoor, and even Villagers YouTubers. Makes me leary of them.

[MoNonnon]

I see Dr. Bolton at Alliant Derma. She’s very professional. She removed a “freckle” from my back because it was the only one there. It wasn’t like one of those pics of ugly moles, etc. It was a Melanoma. Someone else may have left it there. She can biopsy all she wants on me. As kids….we wore No sunscreen. It’s pay back time������

[Skip]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

I've been going to Dr. Gurgen too, and I don't know if I'm happy with them or not. It's always hard to tell when you go to a doctor who is looking to find out if you're at risk of dying of cancer and might need surgery, if they're "good" or not. If they find something to cut, are they scalpel-happy? If they don't find something to cut, are they inattentive?

So if you could say WHY you wouldn't recommend his office, that'd be great.

I agree. We have friends that get cut up every 4 months by their dermatologist . They freeze or cut something each and every time they go. This is not right. There are too many knife-happy doctors out there and they know the insurance company will pay for each "find". Be careful of "thorough doctors".

Skip

[Rango]

Originally Posted by bonbonn

Dr Morris alliant great guy very personal

I use Dr Morris. I think any Dermatologist in that practice would be a good choice.

[biker1]

And your medical degree is from where? You may wish to google Mohs procedure.

Originally Posted by Nana2Teddy

This! Seems like everyone who goes to Alliant ends up getting sliced, lazered, or whatever else they’re pushing these days. I’ve never seen anyone say they’ve come out of there unscathed, and I’m including what I’ve seen in the Medical recommendations FB group, on Nextdoor, and even Villagers YouTubers. Makes me leary of them.

[Aces4]

Originally Posted by La lamy

Could you say why please?

Please see post #25 in this thread.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Skip

I agree. We have friends that get cut up every 4 months by their dermatologist . They freeze or cut something each and every time they go. This is not right. There are too many knife-happy doctors out there and they know the insurance company will pay for each "find". Be careful of "thorough doctors".

Skip

I'm not sure what you're agreeing with. I never said my doctor is knife-happy. I suggested that it's hard to know if he is or not. If I really DO need to have these surgeries, then I'm glad he's pro-active in making sure I get them. He's tried to get me to have a few on "mild" non-cancerous things that - if left alone, COULD become cancer after they first go through "moderate" and "severe" stages. But he has also been reasonable in letting me make the decision to wait on anything that's "mild" or "moderate" and take a wait and see attitude toward those.

In the past four years I've had two melanomas, one carcinoma, and two "severe" dysplastic nevum diagnosed. So I'm grateful that he found them. I just don't agree that the mild/moderate non-cancerous discolorations need to be removed or treated, unless they're in a location where it'd be really inconvenient or potentially dangerous to have a -bigger- one removed a year later if it grows to become "severe". Like - something on the bridge of my nose where my glasses rest. Or under my armpit. Or next to my eye.

[Nana2Teddy]

Originally Posted by biker1

And your medical degree is from where? You may wish to google Mohs procedure.

I don’t need a medical degree to have an opinion. Anyone can just scroll on by if they don’t like my comment.

[biker1]

True, but it is an uninformed opinion. You essentially suggested that medical professionals are doing unnecessary procedures and you apparently have no medical expertise. Ok, I think I got it.

Originally Posted by Nana2Teddy

I don’t need a medical degree to have an opinion. Anyone can just scroll on by if they don’t like my comment.

[jbartle1]

In my next life, I want to come back as a pimple popper, the Villages is a Petri dish, many many friends keep them busy. As a fair skinned freckled face, they would not let me leave their office, so I stay home,

[Aces4]

Originally Posted by jbartle1

In my next life, I want to come back as a pimple popper, the Villages is a Petri dish, many many friends keep them busy. As a fair skinned freckled face, they would not let me leave their office, so I stay home,

So you're telling us ignorance is bliss?

[Sedlecky]

Only once in almost 10 years has a biopsy been done - I am a sun worshipper by the way! I have had a few spots sprayed but not every time I go, maybe 3 times in 10 years. I have never had them "push" anything on me.

[biker1]

I have had the same experience with Alliant. They did a biopsy on one spot that even I thought looked a bit strange. The biopsy results indicated that a Mohs procedure was called for. In 11 years, they have also sprayed a couple of spots with liquid nitrogen. I have not experience anything that would remotely suggest that they are doing unnecessary procedures. As far as I am able to tell, Casper has done a good job.

Originally Posted by Sedlecky

Only once in almost 10 years has a biopsy been done - I am a sun worshipper by the way! I have had a few spots sprayed but not every time I go, maybe 3 times in 10 years. I have never had them "push" anything on me.