Stark-Naked in front of a dermatologist of opposite sex

When I was 25, just discharged from military service, I visited a dermatologist’s office because of sudden rash of my upper body.

I'd never imagined that I would experience the most humiliative situation there.

Anyone who has similiar memory, share your story here too.

I went to two, older, male dermatologists. In each case, there was no gown and I was examined naked. The only embarrassment was the female assistant one has who came into the exam room while I was waiting, looking for something. I was sitting on the exam table.

A year ago I went with my wife to a dermatologist. Far from being humiliating or very invasive, the female dermatologist went out her way to needlessly reassure my wife that she would not be required to undress completely for the initial exam. Bras would be moved aside as needed and panties discretely pulled aside - whatever. It was all some rather silly sounding, meant to be reassuring nonsense chatter, which left my wife frowning and wondering where this sudden rush to modesty came from.

My wife expected me to accompany her to the exam room proper, as we usually do, but the dermatologist once again opted for prudery. Better for me to wait outside. She also closed the exam room door behind her, presumably so I couldn't peek in.

Now, I know we could have made a thing about it, but that is not in our character. Instead we afterwards both just put it down to the increasing modesty and prudishness of the younger generation and society in general.

It must also be added that the doctor was very proficient and helped my wife considerably with her skin condition. It was however amusing and also a bit disconcerting to see how modesty is slowly becoming more prevalent, all protestations of moral crusaders to the contrary.

I went a few years ago for a spot on my forearm and ended up underwear and a gown for the exam. Nothing under my skivvies were checked didn't even have to hop off the exam table. But my how was dropped down ( kinda draped over my lap a little) and he checked a mole in my lower waist line. I thought I was rather forward about wanting an entire body skin exam.

Either way I was taken care of for the problem. But expected to be standing at least in my underwear with no gown and the occasional brief nudity.

I want to go to a dermatologist but have always wondered if they would ask you to be in the nude the whole time.

Also, with my insurance it's so hard to find a female dermatologist!

I went for a skin cancer screening a few years age. The assistant asked me to remove everything except underpants and put on a gown. When the female dermatologist came in she had me stand up and remove the gown. After she looked me over from head to toe she asked me to drop my underwear and checked out that area.

When I was 25, just discharged from military service, I visited a dermatologist’s office because of sudden rash of my upper body.

May be it was caused by a poultry meal that I had had as a dinner the day before. I went to a dermatologist's office near my home. I'd ever visited the small hospital which specialized in dermatology when I went on leave from military service. When I was called by name I entered into the Dr's room. A stony-faced petite middle aged female Dr recieved me with light greeting. I expected the kind old aged male Dr who examed me a few months before the day.

But, anyway, I explained my symptoms to her then she asked me to show my upper body. As I awkwardly took off my top to bare skin she took out a little digital camera from her gown pocket. She scrutinized closely my upper skin then took some pictures of my chest and stomach. She ordered me to raise my arms then check under arm skin veiled by my bush armpit hairs and took some more pictures of it. She stopped the exam suddenly and asked me about my lower part. I was so embarrassed that I stammered. "No, no problem down there." But she'd already seen the rash on my stomach spreading into my belt buckle under the belly button. She asked back. "No? What is this?" "I'd liked to check your lower part so as to make a correct diagnosis. Come on, young man. Take off your jeans."

I couldn't resist any more. I unbuckled and took down my trousers to knees a bit flushed with shame. "They disturb my examination. Take off your trousers completely." She added her order. Eventually, I stood almost naked in front of her in only boxer shorts and shoes. The Dr said. "No less, it's severe body allergy accompanyed by high fever. It doesn't need applying ointment, just some pills of internal medicine are enough. Don't worry young man."

When I quickly picked up my pants, she kept from my action and said. "Well, wait a minute, what is it? it looks like tinea corporis, how long does this symptom...?" She asked me as she lowered my boxer shorts to the top side of my pubic hair. At that time, a young nurse came in the room with a medical card and stood by the side of the Dr. She was relatively tall as an asian girl and a bit slender. She looked like a teenager who just started her nursing job. I saw her blushed cheeks and felt her prying eyes.

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The first time I visited a dermatolgist when my family doctor spotted a mole she wanted double checked, I was told to expect a full skin screening. The dermatologist that was recommended turned out to be female, and happened to be a mom of kids in the same age range as mine and we really hit it off. Intially I had my shorts on as she with a nurse's assistance examined my skin from head to toe and phototgraphed spots as a baseline for future exams. The doctor then explained that moles can sometimes form in the crevice of the buttocks and that she needed me to lower my shorts and bend over. It was very quick - she parted my buttocks and prodded for about 5 seconds, then had me turn around and equally quickly examined my groin area, lifting my penis and testicles.

I had a baseline exam with a dermatologist about a year ago on the advice of my primary physician, since i have very fair skin. I was surprised at how thorough it was... I was in a gown and she (doctor probably ~55-60 years old, female) was careful to only expose areas while she was checking. But she checked _everywhere_ including genitals and a quick spread of my butt cheeks. I was expecting just an inspection of the areas usually exposed to sunlight. She was pretty quick about all of it and overall it was a good experience.

@tempnyc2001: Did she check the soles of your feet?

I was in my mid 30s and went to a new dermatologist for a growth on my hand. I didn't know the sex of the Dr. until I got there , but she was tiny, very pretty and about my age. The nurse told me that on an initial appointment, I would need to remove all my clothes except my under shorts. I did feel this was excessive for a problem with my hand but undressed anyway. She thoroughly inspected all of my exposed skin and while inspecting my back, she pulled out the waistband of my shorts and peeked at my butt without touching it. She never looked under my shorts in the front. She was so cute that I would have welcomed a more complete inspection, but since my problem was with my hand, I didn't think it would be justified to request it.

It was in my early teenage time, when I my regular exams at dermatologists started. The first exam was when I was 12 yrs. old and I was sent by our school doctor and then by the pediatrician to a complete exam by a dermatologist, because I have so many moles and conspicuous nevi all around my whole body. First he examined some red spots (psoriasis) on my both knees, while I was standing in my pants infront of him; then his eyes went over my arms and legs, too, and I noticed him eyeing my moles there, too. He went back to his writing desk then and asked many questions to my mom about all my other health problems and my mom told him everything about my abdominal problems and several more. At the end she told him, that the pediatrician was also not content, because I have so many moles everywhere. At that moment, the dermatologist reacted with a loud "Ah yes" and told me to undress completely stark naked. I remember, that I didn´t want that, so that my mom was angry to me, so that I did it nevertheless. My mom took me few times to that doctor and I hated it always, because it took a long time for examinating and documentating by a nurse.

A year later, I had a complete and very thororugh physical at our german public health office, before I had a longer stay at a clinic (because of my abdominal problems). The female doctor at the public health office inspected me at the beginning and I had to undress completely and stark naked, too. She was shocked because of my uncountable many moles and nevi. She asked my mom about the dermatologist then, but the last appointment was a longer time ago, so that I had to see a new one the next day! This was a female doctor and horrible exam, because some extremely embarrassing happened to me the very first time ever! I was diagnosed with dysplastic nevi syndrome by her, so I had to see her all three months (!) then and at every second appointment, the nurses did complete photographical documentation from head to toe, too! It was so embarrassing for me nearly every time. If it´s in your interest I will tell it more detailed.

Some more dermatological exams I had during the exams for our military service and after I was sent to the dermatological clinic by the company doctor at the beginning of my nursing education. There, I got several moles removed because they looked malignant.

A few years ago, I developed a sore on my scrotum. My primary care doctor looked at it and said "I want you to see a dermatologist today". He sent me to another office and I was taken back to an exam room fairly quickly. The female nurse/assistant asked me to remove my pants and underwear and cover up a paper sheet she handed to me. I did so, the male doc came in and took a look...I was very embarrassed by this. He then said that it was an abscess and that it needed to be drained. It was not a pleasant experience.

On a separate occasion about a year ago, I had a mole on my back that my PCP was concerned with. He sent me to a different dermatologist. When I was taken into an exam room, I was told to strip to my undershorts and place a paper drape "over yourself". I thought that was strange wording, but I draped it over my lap. The male doctor came in and looked me over...didn't have me remove my briefs, but lifted the back of them to look at my butt. He said that the mole should be removed but nothing else looked suspicious. It was "pre-cancerous" which is the new way that doctors say benign now...apparently its a legal issue...I don't get it.

Anyway, I'm due for another check up this spring and just changed insurance plans so I will need to find a new dermatologist to be referred to....time to go out and look at photos on the medical group's website!! 😃

It was "pre-cancerous" which is the new way that doctors say benign now...apparently its a legal issue...I don\'t get it.

The same reason why all the highway departments now call it guide rail instead of guard rail. Lawyers!

Drdavechgo could you tell us about your abscess draining? Positioning/draping/anesthesia...?

Jblasphemy17, it isn't very exciting, I'm afraid. I was on my back on an exam table with pants/briefs off and a sheet over my lap until he pulled it up to expose me for the procedure. He did a local anesthetic injection. It still hurt though!

I didn't have that experience, yet my cousin is open witj moe about such things, and says he had to undress completely for a mole screening at the age of 18.

Drdavechgo, different strokes for different folks I guess. Maybe I should ask in the "injections" forum? 😜

Personally, I insist on being naked at the dermatologist. My first exam was even more embarrassing by the doc trying to peek around my underwear that I was told to retain. After that, I just get naked.

I'm asking them to possibly save my life. I insist on having them look at every square inch. Any covering is counterproductive.

Oh yeah. I always wind up starkers at the dermatologist. Given cancer can grow anyplace a derma that doesn't check all over isn't doing his job.

No big deal. I have seen a female dermatologist for almost 20 years. Every year the nurse takes me to the exam room, hands me a gown and says, "everything off including underwear, leave the straps on the back of the gown untied." The pretty female doc comes in a few minutes later, usually alone but sometimes with a medical student, sometimes male, sometimes female. After a few questions she has me stand, takes they gown and places it on the exam table, and holding a bright light goes from head to toe in front and then back. In front when she kneels to look at the groin she says, "lift your penis please," and then "lift your scrotum so I can look at your perineum." In back she parts my buttocks. She then has me lift each foot so she can look at the sole of each foot. She then usually removes a few skin tags by freezing them. Five minutes--a through exam, and totally professional.

My Dermatologist uses the team approach. I get to stand buck naked in the exam room and he looks at me top to bottom spouting names that I never understand or remember. At the end, my single question is always, "any of those I should be worried about doc?" So far his response has always been no.

Had as a small abrasion by my ear that wasn't healing so my doctor recommended I go to a dermatologist, let's call her Dr. Joan. I went today and while filling out the forms I saw one box that asked if I would like an all over body check since it is my first visit. It also noted that the body check would require me disrobing. I looked for a check box that said "Fuck Yeah!," but all it said was "Yes," so I checked it.

The nurse, cute short thing in her 20s, lead me to the exam and had me sit on an examination chair. She asked me a bunch of pre-exam questions and then handed me a paper sheet. She told me to undress, sit down and cover my lap with the paper. Th doctor would be in i a few minutes. After she left, I stripped and did what she said. I didn't unfold the sheet, I just laid it folded over my dick.

Not long after, someone knocked and one of the cutest Asian girls I have ever seen walked in. Petite, long hair pulled back, about 5'2". I almost popped a boner right then and there. She was also wearing a doctor's smock so I knew it was Dr. Joan. I had hit the jackpot. She looked like she was 14 or 15, but hard to tell with Asian women at that age, but obviously she was in her late 20s at least.

She introduced herself and we chatted a few moments. Bright personality and a huge smile. At that point the nurse returned and stood by the computer. After looking at the abrasion and determining it wasn't anything to worry about, she started with the body check. She felt around my face, neck, shoulders, neck and hair gently with her tiny fingers. Felt so damn good. Every time the doc said anything the nurse typed it into the computer. When not typing she was looking our way.

Then Dr. Joan had me stand up. I held the folded paper sheet over my dick but not too close so my penis was visible to the nurse and the doc when she stood at my sides. The doc walked around to my back, knelt down and examined my legs and butt cheeks. She even spread my cheeks some to get a better look. I have never had a dermatologist do an exam that thorough. Maybe it was because Dr. Joan was probably fairly new and not jaded.

She then stood up, ran her fingers along my back checking carefully. The sensation of her fingertips against my skin caused me to pop a chubby. I know the nurses saw but she didn't react. She had probably seen her fair share of semi-boners — and bigger — in her line of work. The Doc then walked in front of me and examined my chest and stomach.

Then she bends over and runs her fingers up both my legs. My dick got a bit bigger, but no full boner. Finally, she moves the sheet aside to fully expose my dick to her and the nurse. The Doc examines my shaft and balls closely. Just as my dick started to extend, she stood up and said everything else looked fine. No concerns.

I didn't bother covering myself with the sheet again and my almost full erection stood between the Doc and me. Sadly, she just stayed focused on my eyes as she gave me suggestions on how to protect my skin. Then she said goodbye, and she and the nurse walked out to lave me to get dressed.

I've visited 3 different dermatologists for skin exams because I spend a lot of time in the sun. Melanoma and squamous cell carcinomas can occur anywhere on the body including the anus and soles of the foot. If a dermatologist didn't examine the entire body they would be remiss in their duty as a physician to do a cursory exam. All my derms had me take off everything but my shorts but had me drop those at the end, lift my scrotum and spread my butt cheeks. I would expect nothing less. But embarassing...kinda, yah.

She told me to undress, sit down and cover my lap with the paper. Th doctor would be in i a few minutes. After she left, I stripped and did what she said.

What you described sounds almost exactly like the way my female dermo does my full-body exam. I get one every six months and she isn't shy about checking absolutely every part of my body -- genitals, butt crack -- you name it she checks it. You should be glad that most importantly you seem to have a thorough and competent doctor. And as an added bonus, if she's nice on the eyes and easy to communicate with, that's even better.

I read a funny story on here where a guy had been seeing the same female dermatologist for years. One day he carelessly disrobed more than necessary, she got all pissed off and bent out of shape about it, and was distant and cold with him from then on, where she had been quite friendly before.

He felt so awkward and embarrassed by the whole thing he eventually had to find a new derm.

I have long since gotten over any embarrassment with nudity in a medical setting. If you really pay attention to the doctors and medical staff, they are focused on doing their jobs- and that's it. As Jimmy said, be glad they are being thorough in their exam.

I didn't get a full body exam, but I had to get several moles biopsied, it sucked. 😢

I read a funny story on here where a guy had been seeing the same female dermatologist for years. One day he carelessly disrobed more than necessary, she got all pissed off and bent out of shape about it, and was distant and cold with him from then on, where she had been quite friendly before.

He felt so awkward and embarrassed by the whole thing he eventually had to find a new derm.

Presuming the appointment was for a full body skin check and not a rash on his arm,nudity is appropriate. If my dermatologist is uncomfortable with me being nude for a skin check, I'm finding a new doctor IMMEDIATELY.