I found Dr. Webb from Yelp and saw all of the rave reviews about him "curing" acne, or at least dramatically reducing it. I arrived at his office and went into the exam room. I discussed with the nurse what my issues were and I told her about my acne, which I've had for 8 years now and was looking for something to finally get rid of it! Dr. Webb then came in shortly after. I told him I did not really want any medication, either topical or internally (antibiotics). In the past I have used oral medication and topical medication, neither of which worked and gave me red and dry skin on my face, which I let him know. He prescribed to me the drugs: minocycline, $43, plexion, $153 (!!), and cleocin, $55, none of which my insurance covered and all were generic brands..these were all 1 month supplies only! Yikes!! First of all, Dr. Webb spent less than 5 MINUTES with me, and did not even offer any alternatives to mainstream medication, which I specifically asked him for and second, who can afford $250/month for drugs that have side effects and ruins your internal organs and body?? This is totally unacceptable!! Being a Doctor of Dermatology, one should work with their patients to resolve their issues and provide several different options on how to correct the skin problems. NOT SO WITH DR. WEBB!!! Very disappointing...
My second concern with this Dr. Webb is that I did not even get a skin cancer check. I have some white bumps on my back and wanted to know what those were, but I had forgot to mention that during my initial exam, because I was so preoccupied with trying to get the acne cleared. So I called Dr. Webb's office and asked if I could come in for a follow-up for him to do a simple check if I had skin cancer. She spoke with Dr. Webb and said: "Dr. Webb did do an upper body check (which was just for my acne), and there is no need to come in at this time...we can address the other issues at a later appointment." Alright, I am sorry, but if you're a Board Certified Dermatologist, should one not always check for skin cancer at every appointment, especially with how prevalent it is in our society??
So basically, I spent $50, yes, that's how much my co-pay is, for Dr. Webb to give me medications that I did not even want, to destroy and contaminate my body with the hopes of possibly slightly clearing up my acne and a statement that sounds like his office just wants to collect the co-payments instead of providing what should be a routine service of checking for skin cancer.
PLEASE DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY OR TIME!!
Update:
Although Dr. Webb offered me a complimentary follow-up appointment, I was unimpressed with his level of knowledge about acne. He basically said there was nothing he could do for me. Well, I'm sorry but I'm not spending $50 just for him to say that!! And in fact, I saw another dermatologist who actually has been able to clear up my acne. read more