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How To Find the Right Plastic Surgeon

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By Jerome Edelstein, MD

Finding the “right” plastic surgeon more than likely means finding the right plastic surgeon for you. Since everyone’s physical makeup is different, it means that there are no two procedures which are ever exactly alike. Even though there’s a lot of cosmetic surgery procedures which are extremely common—including facelifts, breast augmentation, or rhinoplasty—the needs of each patient is different. This is true for any kind of surgery, not just plastic surgery. If you were having a different, non-elective kind of surgery, you’d want to make sure that you had appropriately “shopped around” and found the best possible doctor to treat you, wouldn’t you? The same is true if you’d like to find the best plastic surgeon in Toronto.

There’s a number of different ways of going about finding the right plastic surgeon for your specific needs and procedure. To find the top plastic surgeon in Toronto, a little bit of research can go a long way to seeing that your cosmetic surgery goals become a reality with the least amount of hassle or complications as possible.

How to Discover Evidence That Supports the Surgeon’s Claims

Plastic surgeons, just like the individuals found in any industry, will make a certain set of claims which are intended to motivate you to work with them—perhaps even claiming that they’re the best. While most medical professionals are trustworthy, doing your homework is an important step to finding the right plastic surgeon. In order to get the best plastic surgery in Toronto, you’ll want to ask the plastic surgeon (or surgeons, if you’re considering more than one) to provide you with documentation which proves their educational background.

Another excellent way to confirm the claims of a plastic surgeon is by asking for not only references, but before and after images of patients who have undergone the same kind of cosmetic surgery which you’re currently considering having performed. And that’s an important distinction to make—patients who have had the same kind of surgery as you. If you’re going for rhinoplasty, the plastic surgeon might have had excellent results with breast augmentation, but these are obviously far from being the same thing, and won’t provide you with a solid enough example of the plastic surgeon’s previous work to make a well informed decision.

The Importance of Having the Ability to Use Your Own Words

In order to receive the top plastic surgery in Toronto, it’s important that during your consultations with your plastic surgeon that you feel comfortable using your own words. Assuming you’re not a medical professional yourself, most patients aren’t familiar with medical terminology or indeed the specifics of each procedure. For example, if you’re considering having a facelift, you more than likely won’t refer to it as a rhytidectomy during your consultation (the technical name for this procedure).

This is perfectly fine and acceptable, as it is the responsibility of the surgeon you’re consulting with to educate and inform you about the type of cosmetic surgery that you’d like to have. Remember that there are no “stupid” questions and that at all times you should feel completely comfortable to ask for clarification or more information about the kind of surgery you may have, what to expect, and of course anything you’d like to know about the doctor’s previous experiences with this kind of surgery.

By following the advice outlined here, you’ll be able to find the right plastic surgeon for your unique needs. If you’d like to work with an award-winning cosmetic surgeon in Toronto, consider calling the offices of Edelstein Cosmetic at (416) 256-5614, where you’ll be able to speak to a medical professional and schedule a consultation at your earliest convenience.

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