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It All Works, Inc. (IAW) is in the business of finding consumers interested in having a plastic surgery procedure and introducing them to board certified plastic surgeons. IAW has created many sites such as this one with the purpose of educating consumers about all the benefits as well as pitfalls of cosmetic surgery and to incentivize consumers to call our toll-free lines to speak to Plastic Surgeons who meet our qualification criteria below. Patient Care Coordinators in all these practices have many years of experience to help prospective patients in their quest to learn more about the benefits of plastic and cosmetic surgery:

 

Here are more than 50 answers you need to know about a plastic surgeon before you are certain that you have the best probability possible to get the results you want:

 

... if they are board certified by the board of medical specialties in plastic surgery

... if their medical colleagues think highly of them (opinion based on acceptance to ASPS & other criteria)

... if they fulfill continuing education requirements, including patient safety techniques

... if they have been found guilty of malpractice

... if they have ever lost their medical license and why

... if ex-patients like their “bedside manners”

... if the large majoprity of their patients are content with their results based on surveys

... if they inform you which medical schools they attended 

... if they have a criminal record

... which legitimate professional associations have accepted them as members

... if they are licensed to practice medicine in the state they work

... if the state has problems with their practice

... if they carry malpractice insurance or if not, if they have set aside contingency funds

... if over the last 10 years, successful claims have been made against their insurance carrier 

... if they explain how long they have been in practice doing plastic surgery

... if their medical staff is friendly and capable based on patient surveys

... if there is adequate and convenient parking

... if their office’s atmosphere will make patients feel at ease 

... if the surgical suites in which they operate are safe, registered, and licensed

... if they use registered nurse anesthetists or board certified anesthesiologists 

... if they are allowed to use narcotics in their surgical suites

... if they operate in hospitals, outpatient surgical facilities, or their own facilities

... if they have hospital privileges in a hospital close to where they operate for your procedure

... if a hospital will allow them do specific surgical procedures at the hospital

... if ex-patients believe the surgeons is competent based on exit surveys or published data

... if the surgeon explains the procedure to patients’ satisfaction based on surveys

... if they inform you about the number of similar cosmetic procedures they have done in the past

... if they explain what certain procedures do and what they do not do

... if they explain what other procedures are available that might be better alternatives

... if they know the effectiveness of non surgical alternatives

... if they explain and know what medical problems would preclude a patient from having surgery

... if the explain how current smoking or previous smoking can affect results

... if they explain what current medications taken would preclude you from having surgery

... if they explain what medications, foods, or vitamins need to be stopped before surgery

... if they explain What a patient’s BMI (Body Masss Index) will preclude surgery

... if they explain What are the possible complications of the surgical procedure you desire

... if they explain what specific pre-existing medical history can increase possible complications

... if they explain what the best diets to follow before surgery

... if they explain which waiver consents forms are required prior to surgery

... if they explain which underlying psychological problems would preclude surgery

... if they explain where are the best places where you can get financing (if needed)

... if they explain how to help you fill out the finance application in the best manner to obtain a surgery loan

... if they explain what the surgeons fees should cost

... if they explain how much the anesthesia should cost

... if they explain what the Operating Room fees should cost

... if they explain what discounts you should get based on having more than one procedure

... if they explain what are the cost price of implants, sutures, and other needed supplies

... if they explain what are duties and responsibilities of caregivers after surgery

... if they explain what is the recuperation time required after surgery

... if they explain what kinds of exercises are allowed following surgery

... if they explain what are the different phases in the healing process

... if they explain how long the surgery’s effects will last and whether it will need to be redone in the future

... if they explain what are the long term possible negative medical effects of the surgery (if any)

... if they explain what the possible post surgical mood swings to be aware of following surgery

 

Finding the right plastic surgeons to recommend is a tedious process necessitating the verification of many details that are not always easy to find. Our search includes looking through public records, researching medical specialties boards (http://www.abms.org/ ), web sites that rate doctors’ performances, ASPS (the American Society of Plastic Surgeons), state medical licensing agencies, surgical facilities licensing agencies, patient surveys conducted by us, etc.

Cosmetic surgery is elective and the results can never be guaranteed which is why researching the background of surgeons is so important. Before any surgeon agrees to perform a procedure, consent forms will have to be signed that release the plastic surgeon.  The plastic surgeon you select is responsible to show you a copy of these consent forms.