Is There a Limit to What a "Good" Surgeon Will Do for a Patient?
asked 1 year ago by Finally!
Latest answer by Robin T.W. Yuan, MD
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Tags: ethics, plastic surgeon
I consulted w/ a ABPS certified surgeon with excellent references recently. He was on the top of my list until I saw pics of one of his other patients online. He implanted 800 cc saline implants in her and overfilled them 1600cc. The woman raves about her results but looking at her pics left me cold. Can I trust the credibility of a PS that would willingly perform that surgery? Am I right to think he may not have my best long term interest at heart?
1 answer to Is There a Limit to What a "Good" Surgeon Will Do for a Patient?
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Trust in a surgeon
You raise a number of very important points. One, what is the value of photos? And what is the duty of a plastic surgeon relative to his patient's desires?
My opinion is that photos are not a good determinant of a plastic surgeon's skill or value to a specific patient. This is because you do not know what the goals of the surgery for each patient was nor do you know if a particular patient is happy with his or her result. You aslo do not know if the result was dictated by the...
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