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Im about to have a breast augmentation with a doctor who has great reviews but how can i search if he is board certified. Excuse my ignorance, but whats the difference if a doctor is a board certified or not? If a doctor is not board certified is it bad?
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Lynla
in Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Board Certification without stating in what can be misleading
Thank you for your question. A Board-certified Plastic Surgeon is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. This is an ABMS (American Board of Medical Specialties) recognized board.
I have included a search link. You may enter your doctor's information to find out if your doctor is Board-certified and in what specialty.
It will also tell in what specialty the certification is. Some doctors list themselves as Board-certified, which they are. But...
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Board Certification for Breast Surgeons
The best trained and most qualified plastic surgeons are certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
They have from 6-10 years of surgical training in plastic and general surgery after medical school.
Make sure your Plastic Surgeon is properly trained.
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What you need to know about board certification
Every specialty in the US has a certifying board that is part of the American Board of Medical Specialties. For example cosmetic and reconstructive surgeons would be certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, and are listed at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons website at plasticsurgery.org. Beware of official sounding but bogus boards.
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Board Certification
This is an excellent question! You can check on the ASPS website (american society of plastic surgery) or the American Board of Plastic Surgery. You want your surgeon to be a board certified plastic surgeon. That ensures that your surgeon has had the proper education, training and has passed written as well as oral tests, etc.
Making sure your surgeon is board certified will guarantee that he / she has had proper training and going a step further, you should make sure...
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Board certified
The American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive surgeons will have a roster of all members. Do be careful not to mix this up with facial cosmetic surgeons. This is not a recognized board. Good luck
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Board Certification Matters!
Board certification is a process by which a physician is approved by a regulated board of medicine to practice within his or her field. To be Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery means that the physician has completed an accredited residency program (training program) in Plastic Surgery, had passed rigorous written and oral examinations, and has been reviewed in reference to their education, clinical decision making, and ethics. To find out if your plastic surgeon is...
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Is board certification important?
It's not just important whether a physician is board certified but in what specialty. Would you want a plastic surgeon to deliver your baby or perform brain surgery? Of course not! As I surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, I completed four years of general surgery residency, including a junior burn fellowship, research in plastic surgery and a year as a chief resident and then two years of residency devoted solely to plastic and reconstructive...
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Board Certified or Not
This is an excellent question and can be very confusing for patients. Board Certification generally refers to the recognized Boards by the American Board of Medical Specialties. For plastic surgeons the recognized board is The American Board of Plastic Surgery. Most board certified plastic surgeons then join the American Society of Plastic Surgery or ASPS and you can got to that website to see if your doctor truly is board certified in plastic surgery. You can also look for a Circle type...
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"Board-certified" is important--but WHAT board is more important!
Board certification is obviously important: virtually every doctor who advertises himself or herself as a “cosmetic surgeon” lists “Board-certified” as part of their credentials and list of attributes. So it must be important, right? But just what is Board Certification?
Every doctor who graduates from medical school has earned their medical degree: MD stands for Medical Doctor, DO for Doctor of Osteopathy, both of whom diagnose illness, treat patients with...
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Checking On Board Certification
Board certification does not insure a good physician but it is certainly a good starting point in your search. You can check with the Amer. Board of Plastic Surgery to see if an individual is board certified. Ypu can also check ASAPS and ASPS web sites (both groups require certification by the ABPS. It is very important to make sure that the certification is by the ABPS. Some individuals are certified in OB, emergency medicine, etc. Others claim certification by...
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