Courtesy of Flora Kim
Dermatologists prescribe products to their patients all day long, but have you ever wondered which ones they personally use? Welcome to
Derm Diaries,
a series where
dermatologists share their skin woes—and solutions—so you can steal secrets from their skincare routines.
Flora Kim, MD, FAAD didn't have becoming a skincare expert in her original plan. The South Korea-born, New York-raised dermatologist actually started her career with a lucrative job as a financial analyst at Morgan Stanley’s Mergers & Acquisitions Group. On September 11, 2001, however, she witnessed the second tower of the World Trade Center collapse as she was trying to escape the city on the NY Waterway ferry, and that moment changed everything. "It was then that I experienced a period of introspection and decided to leave banking, instead pursuing a passion and serving my community as a physician," Dr. Kim says.