Dr. Sonya Campbell JohnsonMD · Board-Certified Dermatologist
Makes sure your questions and concerns are addressed, talks through realistic expectations, and treats your care as a team effort.
The conversation
14 minutes with host Joe Brown. Start anywhere: chapters on the right.
- 0:00How much hair loss is normal?
- 0:38Welcome & meet Dr. Johnson
- 1:24What to look for in a dermatologist
- 1:49Green flags & red flags on a first visit
- 3:10Darker skin or textured hair: what to ask a dermatologist
- 4:22What causes dark spots & uneven skin tone
- 5:51The dark spot bleaching creams can't fix
- 6:48One habit that helps your skin more than any product
- 7:45Hair loss in women of color: early signs to watch
- 9:38Why adult acne is so common in women 40 to 50
- 11:06Medical vs. cosmetic: setting realistic expectations
- 12:00What she wants patients to understand
- 12:49Wrap-up
For general information, not a substitute for advice from your own doctor.
How she thinks
about care
- Degree
- MD, Saint Louis University School of Medicine (1994)
- Training
- Dermatology residency, Indiana University School of Medicine (1995–1998)
- Board certification
- Dermatology, American Board of Dermatology
- Patients
- Newborns to 100+
Background from dermassoc.net.
Dr. Sonya Campbell Johnson is a board-certified dermatologist and the founder of Dermatology Associates, PC, with offices in Indianapolis, Batesville and Tipton, Indiana. She earned her MD at Saint Louis University School of Medicine and completed her dermatology residency at Indiana University School of Medicine, and she has cared for Indiana patients for more than 25 years.
She sees patients from newborns to people over 100 for medical and cosmetic dermatology, with a special focus on skin of color, even skin tone and dark spots, and hair and scalp conditions, including hair loss in women of color. She also treats adult acne and provides skin cancer care.
Makes sure your questions and concerns are addressed, talks through realistic expectations, and treats your care as a team effort.
Summary written by Top Providers from her podcast interview.
In her words
Verbatim from her podcast interview.
making sure that the patients questions and concerns are addressed. That's really important.Dr. Sonya Campbell Johnson, Top Providers Podcast
They just want to look as good as they can where they are now.Dr. Sonya Campbell Johnson, Top Providers Podcast
I will let them know who would have that.Dr. Sonya Campbell Johnson, Top Providers Podcast
And it's a team effort.Dr. Sonya Campbell Johnson, Top Providers Podcast
It looks just like post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, but it's not.Dr. Sonya Campbell Johnson, Top Providers Podcast
Clips
Under a minute each, cut straight from the interview.
Shorts0:25Red flag: a dermatologist who doesn't listen
Why you should ask again if your questions aren't being answered.
Shorts0:40Textured hair? Ask your dermatologist this first
The question to ask about a dermatologist's experience with textured hair and scalp concerns.
Shorts0:43How much hair loss is actually normal?
Normal shedding vs. prolonged hair loss, and when to see a doctor.
Shorts0:44Dark spot not fading? This could be why
Why some dark marks left after picking at acne don't respond to bleaching products. Ask a dermatologist what's behind yours.
The practice
Details checked against dermassoc.net.
Dermatology Associates, PC
- Address
- 931 East 86th Street, Suite 104, Indianapolis, IN 46240
- Phone
- (317) 257-1484
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