TY - JOUR
T1 - Cosmetic surgery as a revenue engine for academic dermatology
AU - Alam, M.
PY - 2000/1/1
Y1 - 2000/1/1
N2 - Cosmetic surgery continues to be vilified as the greedy stepchild of dermatologic surgery. Although Mohs micrographic surgery has achieved acceptance within academic circles as a necessary if anti-intellectual endeavor, cosmetic surgery has not. The most successful operators of private laser centers and cosmetic surgery 'spas' are viewed by some academics as slick, glib businessmen who have reduced dermatology to cosmetology. They may be perceived as proponents of expensive but ineffectual treatments who pander to the often unreasonable vanity of their clients for profit. The practitioners' credibility is further eroded because they court the media, particularly the editors of glossy lifestyle magazines. Finally, the high income requirements of cosmetic surgeons and their relative lack of interest in the work of the university dermatology department ensures that they are resented by many full-time dermatology faculty. As a result, when teaching hospitals hire cosmetic surgeons, the union may be bitter and brief.
AB - Cosmetic surgery continues to be vilified as the greedy stepchild of dermatologic surgery. Although Mohs micrographic surgery has achieved acceptance within academic circles as a necessary if anti-intellectual endeavor, cosmetic surgery has not. The most successful operators of private laser centers and cosmetic surgery 'spas' are viewed by some academics as slick, glib businessmen who have reduced dermatology to cosmetology. They may be perceived as proponents of expensive but ineffectual treatments who pander to the often unreasonable vanity of their clients for profit. The practitioners' credibility is further eroded because they court the media, particularly the editors of glossy lifestyle magazines. Finally, the high income requirements of cosmetic surgeons and their relative lack of interest in the work of the university dermatology department ensures that they are resented by many full-time dermatology faculty. As a result, when teaching hospitals hire cosmetic surgeons, the union may be bitter and brief.
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U2 - 10.1001/archderm.136.9.1096
DO - 10.1001/archderm.136.9.1096
M3 - Review article
C2 - 10987864
AN - SCOPUS:0033817502
VL - 136
SP - 1096
EP - 1098
JO - A. M. A. archives of dermatology and syphilology
JF - A. M. A. archives of dermatology and syphilology
SN - 2168-6068
IS - 9
ER -