« Taking stock of the dermatology care in France »

On 28th March,

the National Union of Dermatologists Venereologists (SNDV) published a press release about « Taking stock of the dermatology care in France » : unlike generally accepted ideas, amplified by the distorting mirror of social medias, medical activities of private dermatologists are above all clinical and surgical. Thus, over 2,500,000 medical treatments are made each year by 3,600 dermatologists, of which 2,700 are private, according to statistics published by the National Board of Health Insurance (CNAM). These medical treatments mostly concern the care of skin cancers and chronic inflammation skin disorders.