I recently spoke with a surgeon who'd stated he'd done approximately 400 breast implant surgeries...is this a significant amount of surgeries and enough to be trustworthy? It sounded like a small number to me, but I'm not part of the plastics world and may not be judging this correctly. Thanks!
Answer: Surgery Doing 400 procedures is enough to be familiar with most situations and differences in anatomy to be able to do good surgery. Do ask to see photos so you can see his work.
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Answer: Surgery Doing 400 procedures is enough to be familiar with most situations and differences in anatomy to be able to do good surgery. Do ask to see photos so you can see his work.
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February 12, 2022
Answer: Seeing a surgeon's before and after pictures is usually helpful information for judging After I measure and discuss goals with my patients, we then look at pictures of women (my patients) with similar measurements with different size and style breast implants. They also get to see what they would look like when the breasts have fully dropped and fluffed and in clothes. You get to see actual results and the surgeon's experience and not a virtual idea of what can be achieved. Women tell me that this process is very helpful in determining what size and style breast implant is right for them. Dr. Ted Eisenberg, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and Author. RealSelf Distinguished Hall of Fame Inductee. Philadelphia, Pa., USA
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February 12, 2022
Answer: Seeing a surgeon's before and after pictures is usually helpful information for judging After I measure and discuss goals with my patients, we then look at pictures of women (my patients) with similar measurements with different size and style breast implants. They also get to see what they would look like when the breasts have fully dropped and fluffed and in clothes. You get to see actual results and the surgeon's experience and not a virtual idea of what can be achieved. Women tell me that this process is very helpful in determining what size and style breast implant is right for them. Dr. Ted Eisenberg, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and Author. RealSelf Distinguished Hall of Fame Inductee. Philadelphia, Pa., USA
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February 8, 2022
Answer: 400 Breast Implant Surgeries The reason for the question is understandable, but there are other questions that must also be answered. Is your surgeon board certified? Do you feel comfortable and confident with the surgeon and surgical plan? If there are questions or issues after surgery would you feel comfortable discussing them with your surgeon? Have you seen before/after photos of her/his work and were you pleased with the results? When selecting your surgeon you want to be sure to be confident in your selection from all of these angles.
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February 8, 2022
Answer: 400 Breast Implant Surgeries The reason for the question is understandable, but there are other questions that must also be answered. Is your surgeon board certified? Do you feel comfortable and confident with the surgeon and surgical plan? If there are questions or issues after surgery would you feel comfortable discussing them with your surgeon? Have you seen before/after photos of her/his work and were you pleased with the results? When selecting your surgeon you want to be sure to be confident in your selection from all of these angles.
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February 9, 2022
Answer: That is plenty The number of surgeries alone does not speak to competence or "trustworthiness" but 400 breast augmentations is certainly enough to give lots of experience.
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February 9, 2022
Answer: That is plenty The number of surgeries alone does not speak to competence or "trustworthiness" but 400 breast augmentations is certainly enough to give lots of experience.
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February 7, 2022
Answer: How many is enough? Thanks for this question. I guess it’s all in how many you deem “enough.” To put it in perspective, not every plastic surgeon does every procedure every day. Most surgeons operate 2-4 days a week and let’s just assume an average surgeon will do one breast augmentation a week within a practice that has variety (face, breast, body, etc.). At one per week, that means that surgeon has been doing this for 8 years and that’s pretty damn good. But the more important question might be was that surgeon board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and did you feel comfortable with him and the consultation and the surgical plan. You can have a fantastic result from a surgeon who has done 40 and a terrible result from someone who has done 4000, there are no assurances. Best of luck!
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February 7, 2022
Answer: How many is enough? Thanks for this question. I guess it’s all in how many you deem “enough.” To put it in perspective, not every plastic surgeon does every procedure every day. Most surgeons operate 2-4 days a week and let’s just assume an average surgeon will do one breast augmentation a week within a practice that has variety (face, breast, body, etc.). At one per week, that means that surgeon has been doing this for 8 years and that’s pretty damn good. But the more important question might be was that surgeon board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and did you feel comfortable with him and the consultation and the surgical plan. You can have a fantastic result from a surgeon who has done 40 and a terrible result from someone who has done 4000, there are no assurances. Best of luck!
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