The Mayo Clinic experience and patient stories Our patients tell us that the quality of their interactions, our attention to detail and the efficiency of their visits mean health care like they've never experienced. See the stories of satisfied Mayo Clinic patients. Dawn's Journey: Overcoming a near-zero survival rateDawn Botsford was sitting in a chair at the hair salon in 2011 when her hairdresser commented on a spot on the top of her head. It was bug season in North Dakota, so Dawn didn’t think much of it. "When I told my hairdresser that, she said, ‘I really think you need to get it checked out.' She saved my life," Dawn recalls. Dawn met with a local dermatologist to have the spot examined.… Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic ResearchCosts & insurance Sept. 14, 2022 Share on: FacebookTwitter DermatologySectionsRequest an appointmentOverviewTests & proceduresConditions treatedDoctorsSpecialty groupsLocations, travel & lodgingClinical trialsResearchThe Mayo Clinic experience & patient storiesCosts & insuranceNews from Mayo ClinicReferrals SectionsRequest an appointmentOverviewTests & proceduresConditions treatedDoctorsSpecialty groupsLocations, travel & lodgingClinical trialsResearchThe Mayo Clinic experience & patient storiesCosts & insuranceNews from Mayo ClinicReferrals ORG-20420337 Departments & Centers Medical Departments & Centers Dermatology