Facelift Services in Rancho Mirage

Facelift Services in Rancho Mirage

Although it is hard to believe, in the State of California, your surgeon does not need to be board certified by the ABPS in order to perform facelift surgery. Board certification is not required. Any licensed medical doctor (M.D) or D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathy) from any specialty can legally perform this procedure as long as a patient signs the consent form for the procedure. It is left up to the patient to actually double check if their surgeon is actually board certified by the ABPS by visiting www.abplsurg.org and clicking/tapping on the “is your surgeon certified” tab. It is very easy to be confused by other official sounding boards and certifications posted on ads and websites. To find if your potential surgeon holds any board certification in any specialty, you can also visit www.certificationmatters.org and find out which SPECIFIC board certification (if any) your potential surgeon actually holds. We highly suggest you choose a surgeon board certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery if you are thinking of having PLASTIC SURGERY – it only makes sense.

Once you are assured that your potential surgeons meets this very important standard, then you can determine if they are truly the right facelift surgeon based on your personal consultation with the doctor and a review of the doctor’s past facelift work.

WHERE WILL YOUR SURGERY TAKE PLACE?

It is equally important to evaluate exactly where will your surgery take place (facility location) and who will be administering the anesthesia for your facelift. Insist upon an anesthesiologist (doctor) who is certified or eligible by The American Board of Anesthesiology. Even if the procedure is not done under general anesthesia, make sure the facility itself has the ability (and accreditation) to convert to general anesthesia if airway problems arise during the case. Many accredited office surgical suites only offer “intravenous sedation” because they do not actually have the expensive general anesthesia machines and equipment available at the facility. They are not actually accredited for general anesthesia, but rather only posses accreditation for “intravenous sedation”.

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