My Experience With Most Dermatologists
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Dec. 2023
I'd already been actively battling this skin yeast for about two years, but old photos showed that it had been present for about four years. Look for the white circles with reddish dots in the center. Near April 15, 2024
Look for the white ovals and circles with reddish dots in the center. Lumpiness is another symptom. There's some of that on my chin and jawline. Redness, especially itchy, red flea-bite-like dots, are one sign of it spreading and actively growing. Note that my skin is pale so the circles are not as visible as they would be on someone with dark skin. Near April 15, 2024
Compare this photograph to the same cheekbone in the first photograph on the far left. That's a lot of growth during the "dormant" period of the winter. |
More recently, I have been fighting (daily) for a couple of years (and have had the condition for at least four years, per old photographs) a severe case of what I suspect is tinea versicolor (it matches what I have seen on others diagnosed with that condition, also called pityriasis versicolor), a common skin yeast (we all have it on our skin) that can grow under the skin in susceptible individuals. (It's not contagious, but I take precautions anyway.) The first of four dermatologists diagnosed it as yeast. The second took time to inspect it but didn't know what it was; I also did not want to use the synthetic product she prescribed (did some research and found an effect I didn't want). The other two barely glanced from a distance; one of those two just said not cancer, and the other accurately diagnosed the lentigo solaris spots (one is on my right temple, and about 1% of them can become cancerous in old age per internet research I've done) that were right next to my main area of concern which was my right cheekbone, but the dermatologist barely glanced at it and didn't care to inspect other areas for signs of a fungal infection. I'd gone to the dermatologist to to get a prescription antifungual, but he quickly dismissed me as having zero reason for concern.
The yeast on my face and neck was resistant to most of the products that have worked for other people, but I have finally found an effective product and another very effective product that looks like they're going to knock it out completely with regular use. It's nearing completely gone now--with no new itchy red spots appearing. |
May 2, 2024
May 13, 2024
No more itchy new spots are appearing. The chin and jawline are less lumpy, and the neck patches continue to fade and shrink. The biggest cheekbone patches are also shrinking. The more sun I get, the more the remaining spots will become visible. It can take up to three months for the circular spots to repigment from sun exposure once the yeast is dead. May 20, 2024
I paused treatment here until the fall since the yeast becomes most active during the summer from the much sweating and heat. |