This dictionary definition certainly does describe the core of our training and the general scope of what we can do.  Although, I believe we offer a  lot more than what is listed in that lengthy Wikipedia description.  At the Minneapolis Anti Aging and Skin Clinic in particular, many of our staff have had dozens of extra courses in the medical arenas of skin care.   But, when you put the credentials aside, to those that end up on our treatment table, we are or become ; sounding boards, sometimes counselors, we are skin coaches, life coaches, cheerleaders, confidants, self esteem boosters, motivators and more.  You see to those of us who know the impact we can have on how others look, and subsequently how they feel, we become whatever the patient needs that day.  … yes, at the Minneapolis Skin Clnic, you are a patient, not a client.  We say that because when you walk in the door, we are devoted to taking care of you, not just exchanging money for service.