Why is It Important to Have a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon?
asked 1 year ago by amye in Seattle, WA
Latest answer by James Nachbar, MD
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I found a doctor a really liked to preform my tummy tuck, only to find out that she is not a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon. I know she has experience with TTs, and I really felt comfortable with her. She IS a Board Certified General Surgeon. Why is this important? should I look into other doctors in the area that are Board Certified PS? Should I not get my tt done by the doctor that I like and feel comfortable with because of this? thank!!
3 answers to Why is It Important to Have a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon?
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Training is more than an apprenticeship or doing some tummy tucks
The difference between a general surgeon who has done some tummy tucks and a real plastic surgeon is training, experience, and focus. I did a full general surgery residency myself, and the exposure to plastic surgery in general surgery training was minimal, and to cosmetic plastic surgery was non-existant. Doctors used to be trained by having them apprentice with another doctor for a while, and then they could hang their own shingle. Fortunately, in the US at least, that...
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James Nachbar, MD
Scottsdale Plastic Surgeon
Scottsdale Plastic Surgeon
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Board certified plastic surgeon
A board certified plastic surgeon goes through rigorous training and both a written and oral exam to become board certified. You should ask your doctor if she is preparing for these exams. If she is only a general surgeon, then I would run the other way and find a plastic surgeon.
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Importance of using a REAL, American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgeon
Despite having delivered babies as a medical student, I would not attempt to help deliver a baby unless it was an "is there a doctor on the plane?" emergency. Although I did hundreds of operation and board certified as a general surgeon, I would not electively take an appendix or a colon because I no longer do so frequently. Similarly, I fail to see the logic of having your Tummy Tuck done by a Family Practice doctor or a Gynecologist.
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