But others say allergists are simply more familiar with skin testing.

There are no major preparations required for skin testing.

This is the main reason why consumers should not get skin testing performed at corner stores or by people who have no medical training.

However, skin testing does not work for all drugs, and in some cases it could be dangerous.

If your doctor determines you cannot have skin testing, special blood tests may help with the diagnosis.

One type of skin testing is the prick test.

Cannot tolerate the many needle scratches required for skin testing.

Needs skin testing for allergies or may get allergy shots.

If allergies are suspected, your doctor may want to consider skin testing.

Your doctor will have allergy test results usually within an hour of skin testing.