With more and more easily accessible information for skin care, there is increasing trend of "cyberchondria" in dermatology.

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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.

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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.

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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

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