Anyone knows a good, inexpensive skin doctor in Bangkok?

[nonameidentified]

I have this skin itch problem for more than a year now. Been to samitivej and they have some cream that does nothing. Cost more money visiting these expensive hospitals than getting results. The young dermatologists don’t even do any skin tests. 

I would like to check if there is any good, inexpensive dermatologist around Bangkok who knows what they’re talking about. 

Thanks 

[lopburi3]

You should be posting in the medical section but cheap and skin tests would probably not be a likely combo.  If cream did not work did you return or just not want to pay for another visit?  Expect followup may have been cheap or even free - they often were for me at Vejthani Hospital.

[Justfine]

Could be an std

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

OP, are you talking about generalized skin itching in various places, or just one spot?

 

I know of and have used many times a lady dermatologist at St. Louis Hospital, and every time, her diagnoses have been correct and her treatments have worked. So she's 100% in my book.  And St. Louis is very economical in terms of costs.

 

The dr.  there is Parichart Chalidapongse... Last time I checked her schedule, she has hours there most days of the week. And of course, she speaks good English. Her background includes medical training in the UK.

 

BTW, the reason I asked about whether the itching was localized or broad was broad skin itching could be some kind of allergic response... And that's a different specialty and also would call for identifying what's causing the allergic response.

 

 

 

[saakura]

I suggest the Lumpini Skin Clinic in Soi Sala Daeng 1. They specialise in treating skin ailments only, not on beauty. The doctors charge about 100-200 Baht and it is open weekdays 1100-2000 and weekends 1000-1630hrs. It is always very crowded with university students but with 3-4 doctors on call, the waiting time will not exceed 1hr and there is comfortable sitting arrangement with coffee and snack for sale. You can take the MRT to Lumpini station, come out on exit 2  walk 100m past the  "So Sofitel"  hotel right opposite and turn right  into the Soi Sala Daeng 1, the clinic is about 25m into the soi.

[lamyai3]

There are many types of skin creams for eczema, dermatitis, psoriasis, fungal infection etc.  A common mid strength cream often prescribed for the first three is betamethasone (bethasone local brand 15g around 60 baht, available most pharmacies). This would likely be the first line of treatment by a dermatologist anyway, and if the cream they first prescribed didn't work they should switch you to another. When you saw the specialist previously did they identify what kind of rash it was - if indeed there is a rash? What was the cream were you given? 

[nonameidentified]

On 2/2/2018 at 4:19 PM, lamyai3 said:

There are many types of skin creams for eczema, dermatitis, psoriasis, fungal infection etc.  A common mid strength cream often prescribed for the first three is betamethasone (bethasone local brand 15g around 60 baht, available most pharmacies). This would likely be the first line of treatment by a dermatologist anyway, and if the cream they first prescribed didn't work they should switch you to another. When you saw the specialist previously did they identify what kind of rash it was - if indeed there is a rash? What was the cream were you given? 

Tried that didn’t work

 

On 2/2/2018 at 1:00 PM, saakura said:

I suggest the Lumpini Skin Clinic in Soi Sala Daeng 1. They specialise in treating skin ailments only, not on beauty. The doctors charge about 100-200 Baht and it is open weekdays 1100-2000 and weekends 1000-1630hrs. It is always very crowded with university students but with 3-4 doctors on call, the waiting time will not exceed 1hr and there is comfortable sitting arrangement with coffee and snack for sale. You can take the MRT to Lumpini station, come out on exit 2  walk 100m past the  "So Sofitel"  hotel right opposite and turn right  into the Soi Sala Daeng 1, the clinic is about 25m into the soi.

Thanks . I’ll check that out .

[nonameidentified]

On 2/2/2018 at 12:49 PM, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

OP, are you talking about generalized skin itching in various places, or just one spot?

 

I know of and have used many times a lady dermatologist at St. Louis Hospital, and every time, her diagnoses have been correct and her treatments have worked. So she's 100% in my book.  And St. Louis is very economical in terms of costs.

 

The dr.  there is Parichart Chalidapongse... Last time I checked her schedule, she has hours there most days of the week. And of course, she speaks good English. Her background includes medical training in the UK.

 

BTW, the reason I asked about whether the itching was localized or broad was broad skin itching could be some kind of allergic response... And that's a different specialty and also would call for identifying what's causing the allergic response.

 

 

 

Thank you for your suggestions