09/12/2020
With more and more easily accessible information for skin care, there is increasing trend of "cyberchondria" in dermatology.
As physicians, we often come across patients ( especially teenagers and young adults) who present with unusual, excessive anxiety with regards to their skin issue, triggered due to overconsumption of online medical information about their skin problem.
While internet is a boon in many ways, the extensive freely available medical information in the form of blogs, forums or social media, turns out to be a major drawback.
Avoid dependency on the online media for your health. Consider internet as just an information provider and not a diagnostic tool for your health conditions. Skin Specialist Chennai