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Media & Plastic Surgeons
Do you think plastic surgeons who go on talk shows or reality shows do it to gain fame and advertise their work? Are these doctors more talented in their profession?
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debz
in Florida
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Media plastic surgeons
As a plastic surgeon who has had a fair amount of media exposure, I can safely say patients should NOT choose their plastic surgeon on the basis of media exposure.
I am always appalled to see patients travel from afar sight unseen for their surgery, not really knowing anything more than what they have seen on an edited television piece.
Media can help a patient to get to know the personality and style of their prospective doctor, but is NOT a vetting process in most cases. ...
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Are reality and talk show plastic surgeons the best of the best
That is a great question. In many instances, it may be to discuss a truly novel procedure or transmit medical information to the public. However, in other instances it is related to their ability to get on the show via their talent agent or PR personnel or be entertaining. For instance, without mentioning a name, one of the most popular plastic surgery TV shows presented numerous qualified and certified plastic surgeons but ended up retaining the one surgeon who had the most entertaining...
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Media and Plastic surgery
There are many reasons that surgeons appear on TV. Sometimes they offer something very special like separating conjoined twins, while others have good contacts with the media through PR, etc.. It does not necessarily correlate with quality of work.
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Media and plastic surgeons
Some do it for fame and narcissism, some for advertising and marketing purposes and some just to educate the general public. Of those doctors some are average, some are above average and some are below average. The ability to get on television does not correlate directly with the ability to perform good safe surgery. Some doctors just know the right people (if you can call them right), others pay public realtions people or media outlets directly for this exposure. I hope that makes it...
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Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Media and plastic surgeons
The media is a mixed bag. Some media outlets are very legitimate and others are quite self-serving, and sometimes you can't tell them apart. I wouldn't necessarily condemn a surgeon for being in the media but I would take everything you see and hear with a little grain of salt. Even some news stations don't really know the doctors and use their PR connections to get doctors on their shows. My own opinion is that the national TV shows dealing with plastic surgery...
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Are the TV plastic surgeons the best?
In general, the plastic surgeons who promote themselves on national TV are actually not the best craftsmen at their work. Just as the best do not all work in Beverly Hills or NYC. These are usually guys who want the fame from promoting themselves so you will THINK they are better and so that they can charge huge fees for their "talent."
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Do you think plastic surgeons who go on talk shows or reality shows do it to gain fame and advertise their work?
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Do you think plastic surgeons who go on talk shows or reality shows do it to gain fame and advertise their work? Are these doctors more talented in their profession?"
Visibility and name recognition sell books, music, films, fashion and expensive Plastic surgery. Do plastic surgeons go on talk shows or reality shows do it to gain fame and advertise their work? - Of course. These days, Plastic surgeons can easily publish...
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