Keep in mind that plastic surgeons who have chosen to live in Beverly Hills do celebrity plastic surgery as a matter of locale. The media, TV, and even some of the surgeons themselves make a lot of hype that implies that if one practices in that zip code that somehow they are superior in skill just because of their practice location. In reality celebrities are people just like us and don't want to travel great distances to see their doctors so most of them just go to someone close by. The surgeons in that zip code i am sure are just like any other surgeons elsewhere except their results , both good and bad are more often seen by the rest of the world.In fact , if you attend the leading aesthetic surgey meetings in the world the Beverly Hills surgeons are not well represented among the leaders in the field and with a few exceptions have never been. Overwhelmingly the advances in aesthetic surgery have not come out of Hollywood and innovation and excellence in aesthetic surgery comes from all over the world and even from some surprising places. In fact, your own city of Atlanta has been home to what would be considered one of the most excellent training programs in the history of plastic surgery at Emory Hospital and has spawned many world class plastic surgeons, some of whom have been some of the leading aesthetic plastic surgeons in the world. While this celebrity had a good result , I can assure you that there are surgeons within an easy driving distance from you that can achieve this same result. The Internet unfortunately has created a situation where patients go backwards in terms of choosing their surgeons. The best way to find a surgeon who can do this for you is not through Internet images, online reviews, or slick websites which has become routine. The most reliable way is through word of mouth, training background, experience, and recognized leadership in aesthetic surgery, and peer selected awards( not fake ones like the "Patient's Choice Award). This information is not as easily accessible as clicking on reviews but it is out there. A review is nothing more than an opinion given by a person who is unqualified in the first place to judge the surgical expertise involved to correct what the surgeon was given to deal with. Can you imagine reviewing your brain surgeon ? Would you give him a bad review if he couldn't cure you from a brain tumor at surgery despite bringing years of training , experience, and expertise? Why should plastic surgery be any different when certain patients present us with more significant challenges than others such that a heavy smoker may write a negative review because she didn't heal as well as someone else. The person reading the review has no idea, the person is anonymous, and surgeon has no recourse if it is untrue . The Internet also gives the impression that plastic surgeons are all somehow interchangeable like mechanics and they are not given the respect like other types of surgeons yet our training is longer than all other surgical subspecialties including cardiothoracic and neurosurgery. Granted there are bad results from time to time but sometimes a poor outcome is not reflective of the skill of the surgeon but the challenge he was given or poor patient compliance. So, in summary, do your homework and I am sure an excellent surgeon will be not far away. Look on the website for the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and the American Society of Facial Plastic Surgery for rhinoplasty surgeons in your area that are board certified. I wish you all the best.
