The time flies here
in India. It is already the last week of my internship. The last week I spent
my time on the Cosmetic Dermatology department. This department has a lot of similarity
to the treatments of the Skin Therapist in the Netherlands. The Skin Therapist is
in the Netherlands furnished to have a collaboration with the (para)medical
disciplines in particular the Dermatologist. As I described before, Skin
Therapy is very unknown around the world. In the collaboration between the skin
therapist and the Dermatologist, the Dermatlogist mainly sees cases such as acne,
excessive hair growth, chemical peelings, microderm abrasion, camouflage,
laser treatment, micro needling to the Skin Therapist. Skin therapists can treat up to a certain depth
into the skin and if the case does not belong to their knowledge, it is
forwarded to the dermatologist, or another professionals. It was good to see
the similarities of treatments, but also the different ways of treating the
cases. I have learned a lot about different scar treatment techniques. What is
known about scars is that the treatment is complex, especially the deeper
scars. I can take it with me in the work field of the skin treatment in The
Netherlands or in other places where they
do not use this techniques yet.
What I really like at the internship in India was to learn more of the
treatment of the colored (pigmentation) skin, the different healthcare system compared to the
western world, and the diversity of cases. I saw many cases I had previously
only seen in pictures. But it was all above the whole experience.
I think it's a good addition to my professional experience, but also to my
professional development by seeing different cultures and lifestyles. But it is
not the end of my ‘abroad experience’. The next destination is Nepal. I am
going to do two weeks of volunteering for the victims of the earthquake.
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