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Thoughts About Having Cosmetic Surgery (Face Lift) at a Residency Program?
Thoughts About Having Cosmetic Surgery (Face Lift) at a Residency Program?
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Maggiev
in Atlanta, GA
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Residency Program Surgery
I would imagine that every plastic surgeon who answered your question performed some type of cosmetic surgery as a resident in a "resident cosmetic clinic." I know that I did several facelifts in my cosmetic clinic when I was training. One was actually a re-do from another local area doctor who just didn’t get it right the first time which shows that being older isn’t necessarily always better.
While I agree that experience is lacking in a training...
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Facelift at a Residency Program
You will need an insider at the program to give you some insight. There are great surgeons with great judgement and wisdom beyond their years in residency and fellowship programs throughout the US. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
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Facelift
Generally, you get what you pay for. If you have your procedure done within the confines of a residency program, you definitely need to ask questions about how much of the procedure will be done by whom, and how much supervision will be given during your surgery.
-Dr. Jamil Asaria
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As you may imagine it will be a bit of a gamble. If you are a good candidate for surgery (healthy skin, good bone structure) and if you are lucky with the resident or fellow you get assigned to, then the results can be nice at a fraction of the cost you would have spent on an experienced surgeon.
The patient in the link below was done by me during my residency, in fact the very first face lift I did on my own, and she had a decent result. Good luck!
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How important is it to have the best facelift possible?
Dear Maggiev:
You have to be realistic.
As you know, the reason why people have a cosmetic surgery facelift in a residency program is because generally there are financial considerations. Having it done by a professor is one thing, but if it is going to be done by a resident or fellow is another. Of course, this is how we all developed our skill and experience, but… and it is a big “but”… our patients understood that their surgery was being...
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Should you have cosmetic surgery at a residency program?
Should you have cosmetic surgery at a residency program? This is a great question. The answer depends upon the surgery you choose and who will be performing your surgery. At most university hospitals, you can choose a board-certified attending plastic surgeon to perform your procedure. This is the person who trains the residents and fellows. If you choose to have cosmetic surgery with an attending surgeon at an academic hospital, you should ask who will be performing your surgery. Resident...
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Thoughts About Having Cosmetic Surgery (Face Lift) at a Residency Program?
I was the director of Facial Plastic Surgery for a major medical school for about 10 years and the comment about "cosmetic surgeons" is misleading at best and quite self serving IMHO. Regardless of the type of residency program a Face Lift performed by a resident surgeon (I personally did 40 Face Lifts and 100 Rhinoplasties as a resident surgeon before continuing my training during two fellowships in the field) are still a quantum level less sophisticated than what...
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Resident cases
Thank you for the question. Plastic surgery residents are surgeons prior to residency (unlike so called "cosmetic surgeons" who do a weekend course to learn about procedures and never actually train). Just as in practice, there are talented residents and there are average residents. Since they are actually assisting an attending surgeon, just find out who that person is and you will be safe.
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Facelift at a residency cosmetic clinic
It really depends on where you go and who you see.
I have been a faculty member at an institution that has a teaching program. I also have my own separate cosmetic plastic surgery practice.
The honest answer is this: Just like not all doctors are the same, not all residents are the same either. There are some physicians-in-training that are more advanced and skilled for their level than others. You want to get someone good. Don't just take the...
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Don't do this simply to save a few dollars.
Yes these residents may be well supervise. However, you very well be the first patient that the resident has performed a facelift on. Assisting attending surgeons on other facelift cases is not the same as doing the case yourself. If you have no financial option but to follow this course, then perhaps. This is your face we are discussing.
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