Medical doctors who specialize in diagnosing and treating diseases and conditions of the skin, hair, and nails.
From 'dermatology' with the agent suffix '-ist' (one who practices). As dermatology became an official medical specialty in the early 1900s, the term 'dermatologist' emerged to describe these specialized physicians.
Dermatologists train for 4 years after medical school and can perform everything from treating acne to performing laser surgery to removing cancerous moles—and importantly, they catch skin cancers early when they're most treatable, making them frontline cancer fighters.
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