There was a time (a few decades ago or so) when Neurosurgery and cardiology held the top positions in the medicinal field owing to the complexity these presented to anyone trying to master them. Neurosurgeons and cardiac surgeons were considered elite and top of the heap specializations. But things have changed radically since then! The mainstream medicinal field itself has undergone exponential transformation with addition of aesthetics to it. Coincidentally aesthetics is the same field which has toppled both the aforementioned from the top rankings. A pertinent question that rises here is what lure does aesthetics field possesses and why are people drawn to it? In this article we shall try to gauge the popularity of aesthetics from patient’s point of view and also determine why it’s so enticing for the upcoming medical professionals.
From patient’s point of view
Compared to the other fields of medical science, the surge in the popularity of aesthetics is a recent development. At first it was only limited to correcting deformities or injuries sustained by people and was given a generalized term “Plastic Surgery”. But with passage of time plastic surgery progressed and branched out into aesthetics with better procedures and materials available to doctors. The moniker bestowed upon aesthetics is “Cosmetic Surgery”. Cosmetic surgery is solely focused on making people look younger and better. Not very long ago aesthetic procedures were reserved for the rich and elite like actors and other celebrities but nowadays they have become commonplace.
Modern aesthetics entails making people look better, younger in the most natural way possible. The procedures have become redefined reducing their invasiveness allowing patients speedy recovery. With today’s emphasis on looking youthful being propagated by the media and our society, aesthetics have gained wide acceptance amongst the masses irrespective of gender.
Aesthetics as a career – why is it so alluring?
The first and foremost reason of selecting aesthetics and cosmetic surgery as a career is obviously supply and demand factor. Being immensely popular, this field yields rich financial dividends for learned practitioners. Aesthetics is a continuously evolving field hence the career and professional growth is not going to become stagnant anytime soon as researchers find new ways of retaining youthful visage. Secondly the basics of aesthetics and cosmetic surgery / procedures are easy to come to terms to without any steep learning curves. After practice and gaining experience one can look forward to a rewarding career. Lastly practitioners from other medical science fields such as dermatologists, pediatricians and dentists are now choosing to inculcate aesthetics in their practice to broaden the circumference of their clientele.