Why do you have to wait so long to get a dermatologist appointment?

I called about 20 dermatologist offices and most of them did not have any available appointments until 3-4 months from now. Are people's skin THAT bad, or are there just a small number of doctors in that field of medicine? Or another reason?Why do you have to wait so long to get a dermatologist appointment?
One explanation... (It looks a good career to have!)


What's with the wait?


So why the long delays, especially with regard to the scary stuff? Is there a dermatologist shortage? Some raging acne epidemic? Or are youth-crazed baby boomers scooping up all the time slots for extraneous cosmetic work?





“Dermatologists are seeing an increase in demand for everything,” says Dr. Jack Resneck, assistant professor of dermatology at University of California, San Francisco, and co-author of the 2006 study. “There are a lot of new treatments available for diseases like psoriasis and eczema, so those patients are coming in more. There’s also been an explosion in the amount of skin cancer in the past couple of decades. Patients have become more educated about the warning signs, so a lot more people are coming in for skin checks.”