In the United States, most doctors working in cosmetic clinics are plastic or dermatologists. There is always a plastic surgery specialist in a facility dealing with cosmetic surgery. In the United States, cosmetic surgery is generally advocated by plastic surgery specialists as additional training is continued, and it is common knowledge that cosmetic surgeons are also plastic surgery specialists (i.e. “board-certified in plastic surgery”).

However, in Japan, there have been cases where a considerable number of “cosmetic surgeons” have advocated training in plastic surgery without having a real plastic surgery training. Sometimes, they have little experience in surgical training and are suddenly promoted as cosmetic surgeons. Even if the scale of the clinic is large, there are such cases.

These things are unthinkable in the United States. There are other differences between Japan and the United States, but I would like to say another opportunity.