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How is an ENT Different from an Otolaryngologist?
Does an OTO have the same training as an ENT and are they certified by any cosmetic boards;or Plastic surgery boards? Please explain the difference ,if, any.
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Otolaryngology and ENT physicians are the same
These are two names for the same training. Some physicians in this field go on after their basic residency training and do fellowship eduction in cosmetic surgery of the face. They call themselves Facial Plastic Surgeons. This is a different group than those who are Board Certified in Plastic Surgery. There are excellent physicians in both groups but the training is very different.
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Both the same, plastic surgery board is different
They are both the same. However, the plastic surgery board is different.
To be board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, you have to finish 3-5 years of general surgery or an ENT residency in addition to the plastic surgery training, which extends 2-3 years.
Hope that helps.
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Oto and ENT are the same
Otolaryngologists and ENT physicians are the same. ENT=Ears, Nose, and Throat - Oto=ear, laryng=throat (the nose, or rhino, was dropped some years ago). Otolaryngologists go through 1 year of general surgery training and an additional 4-5 years of specialty head and neck surgery. Part of the basic training of otolaryngologists is in plastic and reconstructive surgery of the head and neck. If a surgeon is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology, an ABMS member board, they are...
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ENT or Otolaryngologist are the same
ENT or otolaryngologist are the same. They can become facial plastic surgeons through a board exam that they take through their society, but they do not go throught the same training as a plastic surgeon, they can only work on the face. A plastic surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery is trained to treat the face, as well as the entire body (i.e breasts, tummy, liposuction, breast cancer, free flaps, etc.).
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