France's dermatology crisis: Patients desperate for appointments

France faces a dermatology access crisis as roughly 200,000 skin cancer cases are diagnosed annually while appointment availability tightens. About half of the country's dermatologists are nearing retirement, and only around 100 new specialists are trained each year, far too few to replace those leaving. The imbalance is driving patients to struggle for timely consultations, a particular concern given skin cancer volumes. Some clinicians and entrepreneurs are responding with innovative care solutions, though details of those models were not specified. What to watch next is whether training capacity and retention policies can be expanded before the retirement wave accelerates.