MD vs surgeon for Smart Lipo and costs - are they any red flags?

Doing Liposuction requires a medical license and someone who is not licensed who is doing medical procedures is practicing medicine without a license.

They only field of medicine that properly teaches cosmetic surgery is the field of plastic surgery. You should choose a provider who is a board certified plastic surgeon.

It’s a free world and you can do what you like. Delivering consistent high-quality Liposuction results is far more difficult than most people think and the chance of ending up regretting your decision like a badly done tattoo becomes all to real after the fact.

Don’t tattoo your face and don’t get liposuction by doctors who don’t have proper training, experience and inherent skill.

Best,

Mats Hagstrom MD

I have zero understanding why anyone would do any invasive cosmetic surgery with someone other than a board certified plastic surgeon. Smartlipo is a very safe procedure when done by a board certified plastic surgeon. They are the occasionally horror stories and This is when it is done by those who are not board certified plastic surgeons. it is your body, your health and your safety. I am at a total loss why people don't look for a plastic surgeon to do their surgery. you would not have your family dr do your brain surgeon and you would not want your gynecologist to do your heart surgery. Doctors should stick to their appropriate areas of expertise and not just invade the cosmetic market so that they can increase their revenue. If they want to go back to spend 2-3 years more doing a plastic residency after doing several years of surgical training then that is fine.

david berman md, frcsc