There are individuals, who are very much concerned about their skin. While there are also those who are not even paying attention to it. Let’s take a look at a common skin problem like the acne. You know very well that when adolescence starts, pimple or acne start popping out. Young teens show different reaction and behavior towards it. Some are too worried that it may get worse, so they do everything to prevent it from spreading. In fact, some of these young teens are not really conscious about it until others notice it.

Actually, acne grows and dissolves on its own at a certain period. But, due to your genes and the environment, where this skin problem is exposed to, it may stay longer. The worst thing is that it may even be infected when given the wrong treatment or when exposed to contaminated air or water. In most cases, this was the only reason why teens or adults go to a dermatologist. While the older ones come for a treatment to have a younger or flawless skin.

You may various reasons, why you would go to skin specialists. But regardless of the reason, what you really need is a reliable one. Well, pretty sure that you would not like your skin condition to get really bad. Indeed, this only happens when you were treated wrongly and will be given the wrong medications. Remember that your skin is sensitive, so you should not let anyone touch it. In my opinion, you should know well who to trust – one who can really help you.

Credentials

It is true that with this kind of profession, you have to finish a medical degree. But sometimes, this won’t be enough to practice and start treating patients. In my opinion, you need more time to learn and study your chosen field of expertise. And then, make sure to pass your board exam to be a certified dermatologist.

Do you know that it is easy for an individual to claim that he is a certified doctor? You may be looking at their certificates posted or hanged on the wall. But, I suggest you to check and verify their identity from your locality’s board of registered dermatologist. This would be the only thing, which will certify that they are allowed to treat you. Let’s say that this must be considered as a preliminary investigation, which a Skin doctor must pass as a requirement.

Value patients

As a patient, you would like to be treated properly with care and passion, right? When you go to a dermatologist, do not expect to just come once. Your condition has to be observed. This expert must study the patient’s history, progress or development.

During your visit, he must give you ample time to talk about your skin problem and your status. He would listen to your thoughts and answer your questions honestly. This doctor should not rush a patient and decide on treatments without planning well. Check here to know more about different skin problems.

If possible, you have to spare extra time for your patients, especially when they are experiencing something suspicious like allergic reactions. I know that after office hours, you need private time. But talking and giving an advice to your patient will be very much appreciated.

Sampling policies

You would surely have products that are dermatologically tested for use. I believe that you are not a merchant, so you should never force patients to buy cosmetics and beauty products. In my opinion, you are earning as a doctor and not as a businessman, even if some people consider their medical profession as a sort of business.

Now, instead of directly selling products in your clinic, why don’t you first give your patients a sample product? People have different types of skin, which you may check from https://www.dermnetnz.org/topics/skin-phototype/. Therefore, what is effective for one person may not be as effective for others.

I guess, the patients will even appreciate it, if you are going to let them try something that might work for them. Through this way, you will know more about the products that you may recommend to the patients. As a dermatologist, you are going to prescribe them, anyway. So, this would make things easier for you.

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Our eyes are a gift and yet we don’t seem to treat them like one. Maybe we’re just so used to having them that they don’t come to our attention very often. It’s like a watch, you see. Imagine yourself putting one on. For some time, you’re conscious about the existence of the watch. You can feel it touching your skin; you feel it gripping your wrist. But after some time, you seem to forget everything about it. And I do mean totally. You’d suddenly wash your hands with gushing water and be like “Oh my! My watch is getting wet!” I think it’s kind of the same phenomenon. The longer we are exposed to things – be it an object, a situation, or a person – the less conscious we become of it. Since we’ve had our eyes since birth and we literally can’t see them all the time (unless we’re looking at a mirror and who does that all day right?), then maybe we have forgotten that they have always been there in the first place. Our vision has become so natural and inculcated into our being that we fail to recognize their individual health.

Well, that is up until we lose it.

Close your eyes for a second. Shut it real tight. On second thought, switch off the light in the room before you do; make sure it’s pitch dark. Then, shut your eyes. What do you see? Look real hard and tell me what you see. You see nothing, right? A flight of your imagination may be but in the end, you see nothing. There’s no light, no color, no figures and shadows. It’s an endless abyss of nothingness.

That is what it’s like to lose your vision (read this). That is what it’s like for people who have lost or have not been blessed with vision. You know, you and me, we’re lucky to have fully-functional eyes. I cannot imagine life without a good pair. I can’t imagine living in the dark, never-knowing what’s up ahead and what’s behind. Not knowing the faces of the people you love most or never knowing how they turn out growing up. A life without vision is quite terrifying. And while society does whatever it can to help out those who have already lost it, try to get them to do normal things again, it is still best to take care of what we have while we still have it. It’s called being grateful and appreciative of these natural gifts that we are so lucky to have.

Without vision, you can still meet many new friends. But you will never know their faces. Without vision, you can still hear yourself sing but you’ll never see the crowd that’s applauding. Without vision, you can still read through braille but you’ll never be able to see motion. The world is too beautiful to not see. And not everyone gets the chance to see it. Those who do, tend to abuse it. I know I did. And the next thing I did was find eyeglasses near me. Imagine that.

We stay up late doing completely unnecessary things. We watch TV, play video games, surf the internet, browse YouTube, and whatever else we can think of that can sadistically hurt our eye health.

My advice? If it’s not necessary, put it off for tomorrow. If it’s not something you absolutely have to do, then maybe don’t do it. Playing with gadgets, dilly-dallying, and marathoning Netflix is something that we all want to do to relieve stress and have fun. But let’s try to discipline ourselves and work on reaching a compromise – a way to have fun without risking our eyes’ health. Instead of watching at night, watch during the day when there is natural light coming through your window. Watch on the weekends; don’t stay up too late. Visit an eye doctor, at least once a year. These small changes may not seem much but they will help get your eyes their much needed rest. Sleep is a very important activity our body needs because it is when our cells regenerate. Our eyes need that too. They work for us every moment of our lives, the least we can do is take better care of them.

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