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Ross Clevens, MD

Florida Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Recent answer posted by Ross Clevens, MD

Q: Cosmetic surgery tax

A:

The proposed tax on cosmetic surgery represents a tax on your self esteem and a hidden tax on a desireable good or service. Individuals seek cosmetic plastic surgery for a variety of reasons, but, in nearly all cases, the patient remarks after surgery that their self esteem has been improved or they somehow feel better about themselves. 

Many in the public may view cosmetic surgery as 'vanity' surgery, but most patients are not 'vain,' rather there is just something about themselves that they do not like and would like changed. If you think about it, it is really remarkable and wonderful that in a few short hours of surgery, you can correct some physical feature with which you are unhappy. 

The cosmetic surgery tax is perceived as a tax on the rich. That is a fallacy, since most people who seek cosmetic plastic surgery are middle class and of average means, not 'rich and famous.'  So this is also a tax aimed squarely at the middle class. 

Board certification
EducationUndergraduate:
BS, Yale University

Medical School:
MD, Harvard Medical School
Post-medical school training Residency and Advanced Fellowship,
University of Michigan
Aesthetic medicine experience 14 years (post-medical training)
Professional membershipsAmerican Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS)
American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS)
The Rhinoplasty Society
American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS)
Hospital affiliations HealthFirst, Wuesthoff Hospital
Medical or professional licenseFL
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LocationCenter For Facial Cosmetic Surgery
1344 S Apollo Blvd
Suite 100
Melbourne, FL View map
Additional Office LocationsMerritt Island, FL
Suntree, FL
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