Why do dermatologist like their job?

Answer 1

When I was in medical school, I had many passions: medicine, pediatrics, surgery, pathology, hematology/oncology, immunology, genetics, plus some others.

I became acquainted with dermatology in my third year of medical school, and suddenly discovered that this specialty encompasses all my passions.

Dermatology is a branch of medicine that deals with diseases of skin, hair and nails. The great thing about dermatology is that you see patients of all ages and all different health conditions, because diseases of just about every organ in the body have some signs on the skin.

In addition, there are over 3000 different skin diseases. For the curious mind that loves challenges and is constantly seeking new knowledge, this field is perfect. A dermatologist can tell quite a bit about a person just by examining the skin, like a person's background, how much time they spent in the sun when growing up, sometimes their profession, their stress levels, where they traveled to, and many other things. So, in addition to everything else, we get to play detective, which is great fun.

A dermatologist practices medicine, surgery, pathology, sees pediatric and adult patients and in the branch of cosmetic dermatology, we get to make people look and feel better about themselves by treating sun damage, wrinkles, pigmentation, stretch marks, acne, and many other conditions.

With all the new technology and discoveries in skin rejuvenation, remarkable improvements in the skin can be achieved without needing invasive surgery that requires a lot of downtime and is painful. The ability to do that is really rewarding.

So there are plenty of reasons to choose dermatology as a profession. I have been practicing dermatology for almost twenty years and am extremely happy that I chose this field of medicine.

Answer 2

Dermatologists like their job for a series of reasons

- They get the big bucks

- They have fun squeezing pimples and making the life's of others better with acne free faces.