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| - I am teetering on a two or three star review, but I decided on a two because I truly feel like I've experienced better. I used to go to a male dermatologist for several years and he was awesome - probably a five star because he always took time to listen to my issues and discuss options, but I had recently changed insurance that he did not take so I was bummed. I wanted to venture out to a female dermatologist assuming that she would understand me more in terms of the female insecurities that males do not understand.
I've seen Dr. Tripp a few times now and I literally feel like I am a number. The service is extremely impersonal and I spend more time talking to the assistant than the actual doctor. I've never had issues before refilling medications without needing to make an appointment even after a year, but this clinic REQUIRES that you make an appointment if you haven't been seen more than a year. It was a huge inconvenience because I literally took the day off, drove there, talk to the assistant for at least 10 minutes to let her know why I was there (for a refill), then the doctor came in and I felt like she spent 5 minutes with me to say "hi", look at my face real quick and to just be given a new prescription for the same medication that I've had before! We discussed my issues rather quickly like a "speed dating session" but a "speed dermatologist session". We didn't really talk about other options or anything else that may be bothering me. I did have one more thing I thought about, but the doctor was out the door faster than me having that thought. The assistant had to find her just for her to pop in and answer.
After that visit, I thought "What was the point of me coming in for that?! All they needed to do is approve a refill because I didn't get anything else out of that. " The only answer I could think of is to get clients for revenue. Now that it's been over two years since I've seen my last dermatologist, I think I might go back to him. Hopefully, he can take my insurance.
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