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2 - Choosing a Surgeon 

           One of the most difficult steps of the plastic surgery process is to choose a surgeon.   Therefore, there are some concerns that must be evaluated when choosing a surgeon:

1.     If the patient has a good friend that is a doctor or has been seeing a doctor long enough to trust him/her, then it is very advisable  to ask him/her for help him/her choosing a surgeon;

2.      If the patient knows someone that has already been through a plastic surgery with a given surgeon and the results are visibly good,  he/she can then make the decision of choosing the same doctor.  It is not advisable however that this decision be taken based only on a possible friendship  between the patient’s friend and the surgeon.

3.     The influence of the media is strong. Be careful to decide based on this aspect only.

4.     Random choice, when the patient selects a doctor from a telephone directory or a TV program.  That is totally irrational.

            Choosing a surgeon must therefore be the result of thorough research with the opinion of well-known doctors, of friends that have been through plastic surgery, local medical societies and interviews with selected doctors must all be considered.  Considering the interviews, it is important that the doctor makes the patient feel completely confident and safe.  The doctor must also be very objective, patient in answering all the questions regarding the surgery, have empathy, be kind and honest when considering the possibilities offered by the chosen technique, etc... .  This will then be what we consider a Conscious Choice, when the chosen surgeon is experienced, capable, ethic, technically prepared and has strong  moral concerns and makes the patient feel safe.

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