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What is the difference between a dermatologist and a cosmetologist?
Are cosmetologists dermat too?
Which one to opt for?
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Dermatologist are qualified doctors .
But cosmetologist might or might not be.
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Dermat is qualified doc tor . Sometime they also call them self cosmetologist .
Whereas Generally a plain cosmetologist with no basic medical degree is non -doc . And have learnt the skill from other / or by some small course. And hence , not authorised to carry out any medical procedures.
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Cosmetologists are not physicians, they cannot treat patients
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Dr. V R Tindwani
Family Physician
51 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
Dermatology deals with diseases of skin, cosmetology deals with beautification of skin,
Both medical and non medical, people practice cosmetology
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