The popularity of cosmetic and plastic surgery procedures, especially breast augmentation, body contouring, tummy tuck surgery and face lift surgery, is increasing every day. Because of this growing trend in the popularity of plastic and cosmetic surgery procedures, it's more important these days than it has ever been to insure a strong confidence in the plastic surgeon you have chosen to perform your surgery procedure. It is important to make sure you have fully researched and know your surgeon's qualifications and medical background. This is an important step you should not take lightly. You will be looking at the surgery results in the mirror for the rest of your life, it makes perfect sense to ensure you spend the time to research and become familiar with the surgeon's training, surgical and medical experience, and his or her qualifications. At the very minimum, anyone considering plastic surgery should be sure he or she has properly researched the surgeon's qualifications along with his or her medical and surgical record with societies such as the American Board of Plastic Surgery, and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. The A.S.P.S. or American Society of Plastic Surgeons is one of the best sources for researching information about plastic surgery procedures as well as plastic and cosmetic surgery statistics. The most important step a person considering plastic surgery can take to make sure the surgeon he or she chooses is the training and experience. A good plastic or cosmetic surgeon should have operating and admitting privileges at a major hospital that is near the surgeons office. It is important to remember to be cautious of those surgeons who will only offer procedures performed in an office-based surgery center. There are two very important reasons for this. Hospitals have already thoroughly researched a doctor's qualifications and requires a strict set of qualifications and advanced training to allow a plastic surgeon to operate at the hospitals' facilities. Thus, a surgeon who only operates in an office-based facility probably has less than adequate qualifications, training and experience to operate in a Major metropolitan Hospital. Secondly, anyone considering a plastic or cosmetic procedure should remember that cosmetic surgery is still surgery, and like any surgery, complications can happen. A lack of hospital admitting privileges should be seriously considered when choosing your surgeon. One question you should ask yourself is: "If a complication occurs during plastic surgery, what procedures are in place to admit me to the hospital, and who is responsible for my care once admitted?" If the surgeon you choose does not have privileges at a nearby hospital, he or she will not be allowed to care for you in the hospital's emergency room.
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