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We dermatologists, as the experts of the skin, can offer cosmetic procedures as appropriate to individual medical patients. Expansion of dual services to more patients, however, might require adjusting staff training, scheduling, and office layout.
A traditional medical dermatology practice will have many opportunities to use cosmetic techniques. It is a natural extension for some patients--such as those who desire scar revision after skin cancer surgery. We can improve these postsurgical scars with pulsed dye lasers, for example, or blend the scar using ablative or fractional resurfacing. We can also use fillers to restore contour to depressed surgical scars, such as those on the helical rim of the ear.
A unique feature of our medical practices, compared with a medical spa, is the steady flow of patients through our offices. For example, we can treat someone with psoriasis who may...
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