The terrible secret that plastic surgeons hide

How do patients choose a plastic surgeon? Advertising on the Internet and the media? Advice from friends or relatives? Personal experience? Do you know that when choosing a plastic surgeon, the patient, first of all, will pay attention to the pricing policy of the services offered by a particular doctor, and only then – will evaluate the quality of his work.

Why are you talking about this? The fact is that there is a really terrible secret that some plastic surgeons hide, and this secret is masked in most cases by very low and attractive prices for plastic surgery. And the terrible secret is, & nbsp; that plastic surgeons may not be who they say they are.

What plastic surgeons hide from their patients

Problem  uncertified plastic surgeons have recently been concerned about qualified plastic surgeons in the United States. Doctors have noticed an increase in the number of requests from patients who need to correct a mistake made by another plastic surgeon. This is what gave rise to concern and further in-depth study of the problem.

It turned out that representatives of some other medical specialties mastered theoretical courses in plastic surgery, had little work experience and were not certified, but at the same time they performed plastic surgeries, which were far from always ending successfully.

Mystery of plastic surgeons:

• Which doctors can claim to be plastic surgeons;
• the concept of "certified doctor" in plastic surgery;
• what questions can a patient ask their plastic surgeon.

Which doctors can claim to be plastic surgeons

Posting as "plastic surgeons" and perform operations in which they have little or no experience, doctors of some other specialties can. According to a survey conducted by researchers from the United States, it turned out that doctors of the following specialties can illegally perform plastic surgery:

• gynecologists;
• dentists;
• otolaryngologists;
•  ophthalmologists;
• dermatologists;
• general surgeons.

It happens as follows: doctors of other specialties can attend, for example, the exit course of plastic surgery. Theoretically, they got acquainted with the technique of performing a particular plastic surgery, but they are not certified plastic surgeons.

Such doctors can only perform operations in their private medical offices. By offering patients relatively inexpensive services, they attract customers. But performing plastic surgery without proper preparation leads to serious complications, ranging from scarring and removal of excess tissue, to infectious complications and even gangrene.

The concept of "certified doctor" in plastic surgery

Plastic surgery – this is the finest, jewelry work. To perform such aesthetic and reconstructive surgery operations, special in-depth training is required, as well as a fairly large amount of experience.

Plastic surgeons are required to complete training in general surgery, and only then to master reconstructive and aesthetic. Only then can surgeons be considered certified.

The concept of "certified doctor" means that the doctor spent 3 to 7 years in special or additional training that focused on plastic surgery.

Certified plastic surgeons work in accredited hospitals and clinics, and patients should only go to such medical institutions.

What questions can a patient ask their plastic surgeon

When seeking help from a plastic surgeon, any patient has every right to ask him several important questions regarding the doctor's specialization:

• Are you certified in Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery?
• Have you completed the general and plastic surgery training program?
• Do you practice other activities besides plastic surgery?
• Do you have the authority to perform the surgery I am interested in?
• How many years have you been a plastic surgeon?

Doctors of other specialties, which for personal reasons they decide to "master" The new and highly lucrative specialty of plastic surgery is unfortunately often overlooked about the risks they pose not only to their patients but also to themselves.

Patients are not always satisfied with the results of the work of even certified plastic surgeons, experience & nbsp; whose work in this area is quite large. And even more so, a patient,  whose operation was complicated by any pathological conditions or did not lead to the desired results of a change in appearance, can enlist the support of lawyers and deprive the doctor of his license.

That is why every doctor should do only his own work, in which he will not be an amateur, but a real pro.