What Are Your Thoughts About Plastic Surgery at a Lower Cost by a Resident at a University?

I have performed thousands of these procedures during my years of practice and, of course, experience counts.  A resident will be working alongside and with a board certified plastic surgeon on the faculty of the academic program. UCLA is a very fine program.  If you are unable to afford the procedure in a private practice setting, it is well worth investigating but the teaching programs no longer perform surgeries for free.  The cost may be higher than you anticipate but definitely do the research.

It is a very good idea and as Chef and Programme Chairman at University of Mississippi I had such a programme to train residents in cosmetic surgery ,particularly Breast Augmentation,Reduction and Face Lift.An attending must scrub and help and ultimate responsibility is that of the Attending.It will be attending's  job to decide that the Resident is trained enough to take individual responsilities.The Resident see the patient by himself,plans it and then present it to the Attending who is ultimately resposible for the patient.The patient is cognizant from the begining that the surgery will be done by the Resident for which he or she charged much reduced  fee.This money usually go to Resident Fund for attending our Society  meetings.