More doctors are leaving their fields for cosmetic medicine. Blame Medicare and third-party reimbursement for this:
Five years ago, cosmetic medicine was primarily the domain of plastic surgeons, facial surgeons and dermatologists “” medical school graduates who undergo several years of training in facial skin and its underlying anatomy. But now obstetricians, family practitioners and emergency room physicians are gravitating to the beauty business, lured by lucrative cosmetic treatments that require same-day payments because they are not covered by insurance and by a medical practice without bothersome midnight emergency calls.
