I often get asked how I got into doing cosmetic dermatology with injectables like Botox and Fillers when I completed residency in a completely different field. So here is the story.

For those of you who do not know how a doctor gets into residency, it is through a horrible process called "The Match." Basically every medical student in the world who wants a U.S. residency submits a list of programs that they are interested in and every program submits a list of medical students that they are interested in as well. Yadda yadda yadda, it gets put into some fancy supercomputer somewhere and voila, you MATCH!

There is a whole ceremony and day to celebrate (or possibly cry) for all the students that match, which is usually sometime in the middle of March. I knew what specialty I wanted to go into ("PM&R", which stands for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) and was fortunate to match into one of my top choices. I committed to my chosen specialty and then I started my very last rotation of medical school - a private practice rotation with a Pain Neurologist.

On my first day I arrived at his practice extra early like a good little medical student should, and when he finally rolled in over an hour later (fashionably late, of course) he took me into his office and gave me a brief introduction to his practice. I remember my shock and skepticism when he told me that at this point in his practice he was doing probably 75% cosmetic dermatology. Of course I knew that Botox existed and that a doctor could inject it, but what I didn't realize until I started doing it at his practice was how much I would LOVE doing it! I spent a month working with him, learning how to inject Botox and dermal fillers like Juvederm.  I was hooked.

And so by blind luck, fate, or whatever you want to call it, I was introduced to cosmetic injectables. By this point it was too late to change my specialty, and to be honest... fungal rashes kinda freak me out so I was happy with my choice. I decided to go through advanced injectable training, and now I get to practice doing what I love without the fungal rashes. 

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My favorite part of my job is making people feel their best. Whether that's through injectables like Botox or fillers or body contouring procedures, I feel beyond thrilled to have opened Monroe MedSpa with the sole purpose of making clients feel amazing. We've assembled a rockstar team of like-minded professionals, and we strive to be a comfortable environment where anyone can walk in and leave feeling beautiful and confident!

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Can't wait to meet you!

-Dr. Ben

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