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For most states this website allows you to:

• Check doctor board certification
• Check history of malpractice lawsuits
• Check the surgeon's specialty

http://www.fsmb.org/directory_smb.html

[robyne00]

How to choose a cosmetic plastic surgeon

Choosing a cosmetic plastic surgeon

cosmetic surgery news--researching your physician

Cosmetic Surgery Consultation

[robyne00]

- Check Board-Certification: A doctor's board-certification is the best indicator of his or her training in a particular medical or surgical specialty. Look for certification by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS), the only Board recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) to certify doctors in the specialty of plastic surgery.

- Check ASAPS Membership: ASAPS membership ensures that a doctor not only is ABPS-certified (or, in Canada, certified in plastic surgery by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.) but also has significant experience in cosmetic surgery. ASAPS membership is by invitation only.

- Check Facility Accreditation: Cosmetic surgery can safely be performed in a hospital, a surgicenter or an office-based surgical facility: Current published data show that accredited office-based facilities have a safety record comparable to that of hospital ambulatory surgery settings. However, the majority of office-based surgical facilities are not accredited. Another advantage of selecting an ASAPS member is that all ASAPS surgeons operate in accredited, state-licensed or Medicare-certified facilities.

- Check Hospital Privileges: Before granting operating privileges, hospital review committees evaluate a surgeon's training and competency for specific procedures. Wherever the surgery will be performed, be sure that the surgeon has operating privileges in an accredited hospital for the same procedure being considered.

- Check Reliable Sources: Asking a patient's primary care doctor for recommendations is a good place to start, and friends may offer suggestions; but the surgeon's board-certification should always be verified independently by contacting the American Board of Plastic Surgery . Free referral information to board-certified plastic surgeons with significant experience in cosmetic surgery can be found on http://www.surgery.org. ASAPS' web site also offers extensive information about cosmetic surgical procedures.

[ResearchFLgirl]

Making sure your plastic surgeon is ASPS, ABPS, ASAPS and ABMS certified is very important.

ASPS Find a Member Surgeon

https://www.abplsurg.org/ModDefault....ection=PubFind

Consumers - Find a Plastic Surgeon | The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

https://www.abms.org/WC/login.aspx

Look up Broward, West Palm, and Dade public records to make sure your surgeon has a clean record. (Look up the name of your surgeon and if he works at a plastic surgery center you should also look up the center's name there)

Broward County - Records, Taxes and Treasury Division (Broward)

Case/Party Search (CPSS)

Miami-Dade County Clerk - County Recorder's Official Record Search

Check out his profile on the Florida Department of Health.

FL Dept. of Health - Profiling Advanced Search Form

Read about the procedure you want to get. Read reviews about your plastic surgeon, etc. Do your homework!

Helpful links:

Using Your Smarts: Finding the Right Plastic Surgeon

Consumer Resources - Steps to Finding the Right Cosmetic Plastic Surgeon | The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Plastic Surgery Patient Safety: A guide to safe plastic surgery

[robyne00]

Excellent info researchFlgirl!

[black20life]

Great Resources FLgirl!
I learned by researching that all plastic surgeons have their area of specialty - In my case I am still trying to find a facial plastic surgeon.