SOME STEPS FOR FINDING THE BEST PLASTIC SURGEON:
- Cosmetic/plastic surgery recipients are "PATIENTS," not just customers.
- Therefore, your surgeon should be a well-qualified cosmetic/plastic surgeon --- a tried and true "Dr. Right" surgeon --- not an overly-advertised, media-driven "Doc Hollywood" - type.
- Your surgeon should be properly board-certified and experienced in the cosmetic surgery he or she is performing on you. For example: a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a Member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, a Member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, et al.
- Your surgeon must have appropriate hospital privileges to perform the type of surgery you want or need, and not just perform his or her surgeries in their office.
- Ask questions of your potential surgeon ("PS"):
(a) Ask to see, for example, some before and after pictures of their previous surgeries (while avoiding HPAA violations, of course).
(b) Insist upon before and after photos of your surgery.
(c) Insist upon an explanation of your surgery that you understand clearly.
(d) Discuss your potential benefits and potential complications of your surgery.
(e) Leave no question unasked and unanswered by your potential surgeon himself or herself (do not rely on the surgeon's staff to answer your questions). - Make sure before your surgery that you have complete confidence in your surgeon based upon his or her evidence of excellence, experience and commitment to your surgery procedure as well as to the field of cosmetic surgery.
- Make sure you are comfortable with having the particular surgery procedure.
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