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Why is that some plastic surgeons have few before/after pictures on their website? Does this mean that the doctor is not credible or popular enough?
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debz
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Plastic Surgery Before and After Photos
Look for both QUALITY and QUANTITY of before and after photographs
For many years we have made 'before and after' images available to prospective cosmetic surgery patients exclusively by means of email contact following inquiries to this website, and during in-office surgical consultation. Many satisfied patients have remarked that they found this policy to be very appealing when they were in the process of gathering information and selecting a surgeon. The intent of this policy...
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Choosing a surgeon
Since my training years the view on this has turned 180 degrees. When I was training patients were not shown photos of before and afters because of the implied guarantees. One of my professors would only show prospective patients text book photos. With the onset of the internet, increased direct to patient marketing vs. old fashion word of mouth referrals and increased competition between doctors for new patients viewing before and after photos became the norm. Then you could not show during...
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Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Websites without photos
I have been in practice 23 years in Beveerly Hills and over those years have learned that while showing photos are the norm, it is very, very difficult to judge a surgeon by photos. Also, while websites are the modern day business card, you wouldn't go to a place of business simply because of how their business card looks. The web levels the playing field but having a terrific-loking website doesn't mean you are a terrific surgeon.
A patient cannot usually judge how a pre- or...
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Website Photos and the Quality of the Surgeon
It makes good marketing sense for a Surgeon to display as much of his/her work as possible. The trend toward the use of visual media has increased and will only continue to increase in the years to come. However, in my training, there were very good Surgeons who did not believe in showing postoperative results. The decision to include and how much to include in presentation to prospective patients varies from practice to practice based on available willing patients, the...
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Website and photos
Each surgeon is a bit different, and some patients allow you to post photos while others do not. I just put up a sample of some general procedures that I do with approval of the respective patients. I do not think it correlates in any way to the quality of the surgeon.
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Photos on Websites
There is no established correlation between photos on websites and the skill of the surgeon. Many surgeons use photoshopped pictures or even pictures of patients that are not even their own. Also, many surgeons put pictures of their patients on the web without specific consent from the patients. While seeing pictures is a good reference or starting point for a consultation with a surgeon, a better way of judging a surgeon's skill is to discuss results / patient...
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