They have an INCOME, not a salary. From that, they pay for their office space, several nurses, receptionists, secretaries, 6 or 7 different insurance policies, medical insurance for their staff, on and on. So what they put on the books is astonishing- for a good surgeon- what they take home is still very substantial. Depends on how hard they want to work, lots of variables. Malpractice insurance alone for a Cosmetic Surgeon is more than many doctors earn a year.
And who specializes in blephs? Seriously. Cosmetic surgeons do a variety of procedures. They don’t sit around waiting for patients with ptosis to walk in. They do breast augs, abdominoplasties, liposuction, face lifts and a slew of non-surgical stuff as part of their practices.
They have an INCOME, not a salary. From that, they pay for their office space, several nurses, receptionists, secretaries, 6 or 7 different insurance policies, medical insurance for their staff, on and on. So what they put on the books is astonishing- for a good surgeon- what they take home is still very substantial. Depends on how hard they want to work, lots of variables. Malpractice insurance alone for a Cosmetic Surgeon is more than many doctors earn a year.
aneurodoc is right on.
And who specializes in blephs? Seriously. Cosmetic surgeons do a variety of procedures. They don’t sit around waiting for patients with ptosis to walk in. They do breast augs, abdominoplasties, liposuction, face lifts and a slew of non-surgical stuff as part of their practices.
You don’t know much about medicine, do you?