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How to select a plastic surgeon so you get the results you want from surgery. Find out more here.

Author: A Aaronson

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Once you make the decision to have plastic surgery you need to decide on a plastic surgeon to do the procedure. If you have already done some research about the procedure you’re interested in, you have also probably done a little bit of research on how to pick a surgeon.

You have probably already discovered that not all plastic surgeons are the same. How good your doctor is will ultimately reflect in how your surgery turns out. This is why it is worth your time and effort to find the best surgeon you can.

Your first step is to find a surgeon who is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. This certification means that your doctor has at least six years of surgical training and experience and at least three years of plastic surgery experience.

You have probably heard horror stories about plastic surgeries that ended badly with poor quality results or disfigurement, and it comes out in the ensuing litigation that the doctor was not qualified or certified to be performing the procedure. All of which the unfortunate patient would have known with a little research ahead of time.

You might start finding your doctor initially through referrals from friends or your family doctor but don’t base your decision on who to use, solely on a referral. Referrals can be tricky things. Your friend may have loved the doctor who fixed her nose but if you’re having a different procedure done it may not be that doctor’s specialty. Or you may find a doctor who does even better work than the doctor your friend used. So don’t become one of the rare horror stories by slacking in your research at this juncture.

Interview at least three surgeons and ask to see before and after photos of their patients who have had the same procedure done that you are considering. Photos of the doctor’s work can tell you about the quality of work and help you have realistic expectations about your own results.

You should know enough about the surgery you are considering to ask some questions about the surgery itself, as well ask some basic information. How long will the surgery take? How long is your expected recovery time? What are the complications or risk that you should be aware of? Remember cosmetic surgery is still surgery and there are risk factors that you should be made aware of. If your doctor won’t go over any potential risk with you or glosses over the issue, take it as a red flag and keep looking for a doctor who wants you to be prepared and informed.

Ask if the doctor has hospital privileges. Even if the surgeon plans to do the procedure in their own surgical unit, and not the hospital they should have hospital privileges. If not, it should be a red flag. Hospitals do through background checks on their potential doctors and if your doctor can’t operate there, you should be concerned about why.

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When you look in the mirror and don't see quite what you want, you may want to visit a plastic surgeon. Newport News specialists can help you reach the goals you set for your appearance. Find out more today at http://www.pschr.com/.

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