AlHargan Abdullah H, Al-Hejin Nujud R, AlSufyani Mohammed A
Department of Dermatology, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Dermatol Online J. 2017 May 15;23(5):13030/qt6r11r87m.
Dermatologic surgery is a well established subspecialty in dermatology, but observations suggest that the public may not be aware of this field.
To explore the public perception of the nature and scope of dermatologic surgery Methods: A cross-sectional online-based survey consisting of two parts was used. The first part recorded demographic data. The second part presented a series of clinical scenarios in common surgical and cosmetic procedures performed by dermatologic surgeons to determine respondents' choice among three specialties: general surgery, plastic surgery, and dermatologic surgery.
A total of 1,248 responses were recorded. Seventy-four percent of respondents were female, with 80.29% between the ages of 18 and 34 years. Forty-nine percent considered dermatologic surgeons to be specialized skin surgeons and 71.63% said they would consult dermatologic surgeons for skin tumor excisions. However, plastic surgeons emerged more favorably for cosmetic procedures. For office-based procedures, 80.85% and 87.18% of respondents chose plastic surgeons for fillers and Botox® injections, respectively, compared to 15.79% and 12.02% of respondents who chose dermatologic surgeons.
Although the majority of participants showed no doubt about the surgical skills of dermatologic surgeons, the responses demonstrate that the public is not aware of the full scope and practice of dermatologic surgery, especially as it pertains to cosmetic procedures. Therefore, we must educate the public about the field and branches of dermatologic surgery.
皮肤科手术是皮肤科一个成熟的亚专业，但观察表明公众可能并不了解这个领域。
探讨公众对皮肤科手术的性质和范围的认知。
采用一项基于网络的横断面调查，该调查由两部分组成。第一部分记录人口统计学数据。第二部分展示了皮肤科医生进行的一系列常见外科手术和美容手术的临床场景，以确定受访者在普通外科、整形外科和皮肤科手术这三个专业中的选择。
共记录了1248份回复。74%的受访者为女性，80.29%的受访者年龄在18至34岁之间。49%的受访者认为皮肤科医生是专门的皮肤外科医生，71.63%的受访者表示他们会就皮肤肿瘤切除咨询皮肤科医生。然而，整形外科医生在美容手术方面更受青睐。对于门诊手术，分别有80.85%和87.18%的受访者选择整形外科医生进行填充剂和肉毒杆菌毒素注射，相比之下，选择皮肤科医生的受访者分别为15.79%和12.02%。
尽管大多数参与者对皮肤科医生的手术技能毫无疑问，但回复表明公众并不了解皮肤科手术的全部范围和实践，尤其是在美容手术方面。因此，我们必须向公众宣传皮肤科手术的领域和分支。
