The Public's Perception of Dermatologists as Surgeons
| Autor: | Suephy C. Chen, Michelle Pavlis, Carl V. Washington, Herb Alexander, Emir Veledar, Vinh Q Chung, Melissa Alexander |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Cosmetic appearance Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject Dermatologic Surgical Procedures MEDLINE Specialty Dermatology Cicatrix Young Adult Perception medicine Humans Surgery Plastic Surgical scar media_common business.industry General surgery Cosmesis General Medicine Middle Aged Plastic surgery General Surgery Public Opinion Female Surgery business Attitude to Health |
| Zdroj: | Dermatologic Surgery. 37:295-300 |
| ISSN: | 1076-0512 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2011.01876.x |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND Dermatologists perform more cutaneous surgical procedures than any other medical specialists, including plastic surgeons, especially for treating skin cancers, but anecdotal evidence suggests that the public may not identify dermatologists as surgeons. OBJECTIVE Our study was designed to assess the public's perception of expertise in surgery of the skin of three medical specialties: dermatology, plastic surgery, and general surgery. We also investigated whether the physician's specialty biases people when they assess the cosmetic appearance of a surgical scar. MATERIALS AND METHODS We administered an institutional review board–approved survey to individuals at the Emory Student Center and the Emory Dermatology Clinic. Participants rated the perceived skills and training of the different medical specialties and scored the cosmetic appearance of 16 surgical scars created by a fellowship-trained Mohs surgeon labeled as the work of different specialists. RESULTS Results from 467 participants were overwhelmingly in favor of plastic surgeons (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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