(RTTNews) - Dr. Arnold Klein, Michael Jackson's personal dermatologist, gave a 90-minute interview with TMZ's Harvey Levin and discussed such things as MJ's skin problems, drug use, and reasons for his death.

"He was in the hands of doctors who didn't know what they were doing," Klein told TMZ.

Klein explained that Jackson came to him because of severe acne and skin problems. "Do you know how terrible his acne was? He wouldn't go to school. He used to tell me he would scrub his face with brillo because he thought it would help his acne. He had some really severe acne scarring," Klein said.
The doctor tried to explain the severity of Jackson's facial problems, saying that he actually had to try to recreate his face. "Do you know how many weekends I spent doing this, trying to rebuild his face? It's not easy."

As far as the aftermath of his patient's death, Klein said, "That's why this whole thing bothers me, because you get a famous person who dies, and everybody wants to be in front of the spotlight. It becomes really appalling to me."

by RTT Staff Writer

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