What Qualifications Should a Plastic Surgeon Have? Does It Differ by State?
asked 2 years ago by Arlington444 in Arlington Heights, IL
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3 answers to What Qualifications Should a Plastic Surgeon Have? Does It Differ by State?
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What qualifications should a plastic surgeon have? Does it differ by state?
By law (as crafted by politicians) ANYONE with a medical degree (MD, DO) can PRACTICE any field of medicine he/she wishes to practice. It is PERFECTLY legal for a doctor without more than a year of GENERIC training to practice ANY and ALL fields of medicine.
Obviously, these days, it is hard to catch many but the extremely illiterate patients this way so most practitioners cloak themselves by saying they are "BOARD CERTIFIED" -
THE QUESTIONS should be certified by WHO? and IN WHAT...
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Plastic surgeon qualifications and board certification
The ASPS clearly describes qualifications of plastic surgeons and the link is bleow:
http://www.plasticsurgery.org/Patients_and_Consumers/Choose_Your_ASPS_Member_Surgeon/ASPS_Member_Qualifications.html
In order to see if the plastic surgeon is certified, please follow this link:
https://www.abplsurg.org/ModDefault.aspx?section=PubFind
Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Plastic surgeon qualifications is debatable
Hello,
The answer here is really debatable. I think most people expect a plastic surgeon to be properly trained in and board certified in plastic surgery. Patients should be looking into their prospective surgeon's qualifications I think.
