Choosing A Surgeon You Can Trust
Choosing A Surgeon You Can Trust Facelift surgery involves many choices. Finding a skilled and credentialed facelift surgeon is exceptionally difficult. Since insurance does not cover facelift surgery, many types of surgeons from different specialties (dermatology, ear nose throat, otolaryngology, general surgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery) will try to capture you as a facelift patient. Please take the time to visit this link to an interesting online article from The New York Times entitled “Ear Doctors Performing Face-Lifts? It Happens” by Kate Murphy. We feel that the first and most important recommendation is selecting a true formally trained plastic surgeon who is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS) and a member in good standing of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). ASPS member surgeons must meet rigorous standards which include: Board certification by the American Board of Plastic Surgery® (ABPS) or in Canada by