How Often Should You Visit a Dermatologist in the UAE? A Preventive Skin Health Guide
Last summer, a friend in Dubai brushed off a small dark spot on her shoulder for almost a year. She blamed it on sun exposure from weekend beach trips to Jumeirah and figured a bit of vitamin C serum would sort it out. When she finally walked into a clinic in October, the dermatologist told her it was an early-stage basal cell carcinoma. Caught in time, treated in under an hour, and no scar to speak of. Had she waited another six months, the story would have been very different.That is the quiet argument for preventive dermatology in the UAE. The climate here is unusual: intense year-round UV, long hours in dry air-conditioned offices, hard water in most emirates, and a lifestyle that swings between indoor cold and outdoor 45°C…








