Most patients arrive convinced they have melasma. A meaningful share actually have Hori’s nevus and the cream they’ve been using for years was never going to touch it.
Most patients arrive after months of laser packages with little to show for it. The reason is rarely the laser it’s that the scar underneath was never the right one for that tool.
If twelve weeks of a proper routine hasn’t moved your acne, the cause sits deeper than skincare can reach. Hormones, inflammation, pore biology none of it bends to a serum.
A GP handles common skin problems well. A specialist diagnoses the ones that don’t fit common patterns. Knowing which queue you’re actually in matters more than most people realise.
Six weeks on a prescribed cream with no change. Three rounds of antibiotics for acne. A mole that looks slightly different. Some skin problems aren’t waiting — they’re telling you what’s next.