Too Many Plastic Surgery Consultations Can Be Confusing
We recently had a patient come into the office who had been to 5 plastic surgery consultations already. By the time she met with us she was completely confused!! While it does pay to be an informed consumer, when is it enough?
There is no real number of consultations to make a good decisions, but here is some advise that you may want to follow.
Do your homework
1. DEFINE YOUR DESIRES MAYBE IT’S THE LOCATION OF THE PRACTICE, OR THE BOARD CERTIFICATION OF YOUR SURGEON, OR THE COSTS OF THE PROCEDURE, OR IF YOU FEEL A GOOD RAPPORT WITH THE DOCTOR AND THE STAFF, OR EVEN HOW AVAILABLE THEY ARE TO SCHEDULE YOUR SURGERY. WHATEVER YOUR INDIVIDUAL PRIORITIES ARE, THINKING SERIOUSLY ABOUT THEM AND RANKING THEIR IMPORTANCE WILL AID YOU IN DECIDING WHICH SURGEONS YOU WILL WANT TO SEE IN CONSULTATION AND ULTIMATELY WILL HELP YOU TO DETERMINE WHICH SURGEON WILL EVENTUALLY PERFORM YOUR SURGERY.
2. DO YOUR HOMEWORK IDENTITFY YOUR GOALS. DECIDING TO HAVE PLASTIC SURGERY IS MAJOR LIFE CHANGING EVENT AND SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. BY DIFINING YOUR DESIRES, YOU CAN NARROW DOWN THE PROCEDURES BY DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH. WHEN YOU TAKE THE TIME TO DO THIS YOU WILL BE MORE CONFIDENT IN YOUR FINAL DECISION ON WHAT PLASTIC SURGEON AND WHAT PROCEDURE.
3. RESEARCH PLASTIC SURGEONS
BY THIS TIME, YOU MAY BE SICK OF RESEARCH, BUT IN THE END IT WILL REALLY PAY OFF. HERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER DOING:
1. TALK WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS OR COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE HAD PLASTIC SURGERY.
2. VISIT PLASTIC SURGERY WEBSITES.
3. VERIFIY YOUR PLASTIC SURGEON’S QUALIFICATIONS. ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOUR PLASTIC SURGEON IS BOARD CERTIFIED—AFTER ALL, YOU DO NOT WANT YOUR DENTIST PERFORMING YOUR LIPOSUCTION OR FACELIFT PROCEDURE!!! ALSO, CHECK TO SEE IF THEY ARE A MEMBER OR CANDIDATE OF THE ASPS AND ASAPS. BOTH OF THESE ASSOCIATIONS HAVE A COSMETIC SURGEON DIRECTORY ON THEIR WEBSITE TO ENABLE PATIENTS FIND A QUALIFIED SURGEON IN THEIR AREA.
4. READ PATIENT REVIEWS.
5. CALL THE PERSPECTIVE PRACTICE WITH YOUR QUESTIONS. MOST PRACTICES WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. AT BELEZA PLASTIC SURGERY, WE PUT YOU IN TOUCH WITH ANDREA, OUR COSMETIC PATIENT COORDINATOR, WHO LOVES TO TALK WITH OUR POTENTIAL COSMETIC SURGERY PATIENTS. IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING PLASTIC SURGERY, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTACT US TO FIND OUT IF BELEZA PLASTIC SURGERY AND DR. ANNA WOOTEN IS THE RIGHT FIT FOR YOU.
Cordially,
Andrea C. Smith
Cosmetic Patient Coordinator
www.la-beleza.com
Phone # 724-759-7777
Fax # 724-759-7780