Selecting a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

Plastic Surgery Channel Expert Dr. Peter B. Fodor http://www.centurycitycosmeticsurgery.com/home from Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, California discusses the best ways to find a good and reputable plastic surgeon.
Finding a reputable plastic surgeon, according to the Los Angeles Times is more than just reading up some advertisements and business listings. The newspaper on June 16, 2010 wrote about the care that patients must exercise while choosing a plastic surgeon and things they must be aware of while doing the same.
Unfortunately these days doctors with insufficient training are becoming more popular simply due to their ability to advertise and promote themselves better in the electronic and print media. On the other hand, plastic surgeons who devote their time to getting better training and certifications and improving their skills do not typically promote themselves with marketing tactics.
The LA Times article suggests a lot of things one must keep in mind while selecting a surgeon one of them being that patients should choose surgeons who are board certified. Dr. Fodor, however, cautions patients that they must be careful about being impressed by board certifications. It is important to ensure that the plastic surgeon is be certified by a board that is legitimate as nowadays there are a lot of boards and certifying authorities that have sprung up which do not have much authority. The board must be recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties and must not be a self created board.
One thing that patients should look out for is that their plastic surgeon should be a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons ASPS, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery ASAPS . If a surgeon belongs to either of these societies they are board certified and have passed that hurdle.

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