Board certification legitimacy concerns

These two cosmetic "Boards" were established for those who wished to do plastic surgery and were not trained as plastic surgeons. They cannot legally call themselves plastic surgeons, so they call themselves cosmetic surgeons. Many in the public do not understand the differences. The American Board of Plastic Surgery has tried fighting this in the past. Plastic surgeons always call themselves plastic surgeons and not cosmetic surgeons.

This is a great topic and question to have discussed and inform potential patients. The American Board of medical specialties is the only recognize legitimate board certifying agency in the United States. If the board is not under the hospices of the American Board of medical specialties, it shall be labeled as a sham board. The only cosmetic or aesthetic that is recognized is the American board of Plastic surgery . No other board is recognized as being board certified in cosmetic and Plastic surgery . To discuss or address with your states medical board on their website there is always a question and answer section. In the state of Florida, there is a strict rule past in the late 1990s about truth and advertising, and it was reaffirmed recently this year . The physician, doctor or surgeon must specify the legitimate boards that he is board-certified in specific terms. If you have any other questions, I’m more than happy to do a virtual consult. Good luck.