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Cancer Can Wait; Botox Doesn't

Posted Aug 29, 07 3:00 PM CDT in US,  Arts & Living,  Science & Health 

(Newser) – Patients have a better chance of seeing their dermatologists if they want Botox than if they want a potentially cancerous mole examined, a new study finds. Researchers, posing as patients in a dozen cities, faced a typical wait of eight days for cosmetic procedures and 26 days to test a suspicious mole that could signal skin cancer.

Some doctors blame the figures on the increased demand for medical dermatologists, the NY Times says, especially as the public becomes more aware of diseases like melanoma and psoriasis. A wider array of doctors, including plastic surgeons and internists, offer botox shots. “If dermatologists stopped providing cosmetic care, it would not necessarily have an impact on medical dermatology patients,” one doctor guessed.

Source New York Times

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According to the study, published by The Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, patients awaiting evaluation of a mole can be kept waiting three times longer than those seeking Botox treatments.   (Shutterstock.com)
%u201CThe difference in wait times between medical dermatology and cosmetic dermatology patients is clearly real,%u201D said Dr. Jack S. Resneck Jr., the lead author of the study which found the average...   (Shutterstock.com)
"If dermatologists stopped providing cosmetic care, it would not necessarily have an impact on medical dermatology patients," said one doctor who has Dr. Kimball, who has conducted studies showing that...   (Index Open)
(FILES): This 06 April 2006 file photo shows Singapore's most...   (Getty Images)
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