Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Don't Trust Cosmetic Surgeons? Tips To Help You Hire The Best!

By Julie Higgins


Statistics show that the number of cosmetic surgeons available are decreasing year over year in the recent past. Conversely, there are more patients out there requiring treatment. This is making finding a new surgeon more and more difficult for the average person. Reviewing the following tips can be a leg up in finding a surgeon that is right for you.

Check with the office on how quickly you can see the cosmetic surgeon. A good office should tell you the expected wait time, which could vary from several days to a few months. Make sure you mention that this is your first visit, perhaps there is a different timeframe for new patients.

The first step to finding a reliable cosmetic surgeon for you is to get familiar with all the good surgeons in your community. A great way to achieve this is to find an academic medical center. Because of their dedication to training new surgeons and researching new treatments, surgeons affiliated with academic medical centers are often very reliable.

Plastic Surgeons' offices should be well cleaned and tidy. If it's not, it could be indicative of underlying problems. Check out your cosmetic surgeon's waiting room to see if it's up to snuff. This doesn't mean fancy, just neat, clean, and relatively comfortable.

If you are affiliated with a local group, such as the P. T. A, you may be able to discover potential cosmetic surgeon recommendations. When you're in a tight knit group, people tend to know each other very well, so if you needed to find a new surgeon, many within the group would be able to offer you advice that would help you in your search. Get an idea of why they are making certain recommendations, and ask them to explain what they like about a certain surgeon.

While it is usually courtesy to tell a patient a few weeks in advance, a cosmetic surgeon is not required to give any notice that he or she is dropping a patient. Try to maintain an open line of communication to avoid this.

Make your choice as to whom your primary care cosmetic surgeon will be during a regular visit, instead of having to choose one during an emergency visit. Making a choice like this in an emergency means you have no background with him or her and deciding on treatments to pursue becomes a more difficult decision.

Try to search in the staff lists of teaching hospitals. This is a great way of finding a new cosmetic surgeon; since it is a teaching hospital in which surgeons are training other surgeons, they will also have excellent experiences and up to date information on the most recent researches, findings and techniques.




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