Skim the schedule and review yesterday's biopsy results before the first patient.
Eczema, infection, or something rarer? Examine skin, hair, and nails closely.
Check a patient head to toe. One odd mole gets flagged.
Harmless or biopsy to be safe? Numb the skin, take a sample.
Pick gentle cream first or stronger pills for acne and psoriasis.
Finish notes, then call a worried patient with a biopsy result.
Cut out a skin cancer, stitch the site, and send it to the lab.
Botox, fillers, or laser treatment, with realistic expectations set upfront.
Sign off on charts and flag follow-ups for tomorrow.
- Examine skin, hair, and nails to diagnose rashes, acne, and other conditions.
- Screen patients head to toe for skin cancer, and flag suspicious moles.
- Numb the skin and take biopsies to send to the lab.
- Cut out skin cancers and other growths with minor surgery, including Mohs.
- Prescribe creams, pills, and long-term treatment plans for eczema, psoriasis, and acne.
- Is this mole harmless, or should I biopsy it just to be safe?
- Do I cut this growth out now, or watch it for a few months?
- Is this rash eczema, an infection, or something rarer I'm missing?
- Should I try a gentler treatment first, or go straight to the stronger medicine?
- How do I tell this worried patient the biopsy result without scaring them?
Estheticians are licensed skin care specialists who analyze skin, give facials, peels, and waxing, and recommend products and routines. They work in spas, salons, and skin clinics, or for themselves, and need a state license.
Physicians diagnose and treat illnesses and injuries, prescribe medicine, and help people of all ages stay healthy, often as primary care doctors who refer patients to specialists when needed.
Pediatricians are doctors who care for babies, children, and teenagers. They give checkups and vaccines, track growth, treat illnesses and injuries, manage conditions like asthma and ADHD, and advise parents on health and safety.
