How to Select Which Laser or Light Device to Buy for Your Practice Post Residency
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After residency, you might go into solo practice or join a group practice or academic/hospital based dermatology practice.
You may find that you want to offer laser therapy to your patients, but aren’t sure where to start to find the best laser. In this article, I provide a few pearls on how to select which laser or light device to buy for your practice post residency.
First, wait and see wh …
After residency, you might go into solo practice or join a group practice or academic/hospital based dermatology practice.
You may find that you want to offer laser therapy to your patients, but aren’t sure where to start to find the best laser. In this article, I provide a few pearls on how to select which laser or light device to buy for your practice post residency.
First, wait and see wh … Continue reading "How to Select Which Laser or Light Device to Buy for Your Practice Post Residency"
We were asked to talk about ethics and the issue of when too much cosmetic is too much, and how we notice it and how we react to it.
I believe that both of us see things in a similar way and that is there is the objective criteria and the gut criteria.
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There are several areas where it makes sense to save when opening a practice.
On the other hand, there are some areas where saving money can be a false economy. When purchasing new equipment for a dermatology practice, the most logical thought is to try to save money and purchase the middle of the road forceps, needle drivers, and other instruments. This is what I did when I first started, but sh … 