How to tell the difference between aesthetic doctors, dermatologists and plastic surgeons


Can an aesthetic doctor carry out a breast enlargement operation? What about plastic surgeons, what do they do? What’s the role of dermatologists in all of this?

As far as I can remember, there’re always a couple of standard questions that I get asked when meeting a new acquaintance at a party.

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