A brief guide on what to look for in a plastic surgeon by William F. DeLuca, MD FACS. Dr. DeLuca is a board certified plastic surgeon in Albany, NY with over 26 years of experience. This presentation is based on the slides from a recent open house Dr. DeLuca hosted at his practice (which is located at 711 Troy Schenectady Rd, Suite 123 Latham NY.
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What to Look For in a Plastic Surgeon by William F. DeLuca, MD
1. What
to
look
for
in
a
Plas/c
Surgeon
By
William
F.
DeLuca
Jr.,
M.D.
F.A.C.S
Board
Cer9fied
Plas9c
Surgeon
and
Member
of
the
American
Society
of
Plas9c
Surgeons
(ASPS)
and
American
Society
of
Aesthe9c
Plas9c
Surgeons
(ASAPS)
2. Part
1:
โMust
Haveโ
&
โShould
Haveโ
Traits
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3. The
โMust
Havesโโฆ
1.
Board
Cer/fica/on
in
Plas/c
Surgery
2.
Hospital
Privileges
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5. 1.
Experience
Odds
are,
the
more
your
surgeon
has
the
beSer
off
youโll
be
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Rickie
Fowler
The
โnextโ
genera9on.
Lotโs
of
talent
but
s9ll
very
erra9c
and
prone
to
errors.
Phil
Mickelson
The
โold
guardโ.
Clutch
under
pressure.
His
results
over
the
past
19
years
as
a
pro
do
most
of
the
talking.
6. 2.
References
Get
references
and/or
reviews
from
other
pa/ents
&
doctors
Do
not
trust
only
your
ins9ncts
when
a
scalpel
is
involved
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7. 3.
Pa/ent
&
Safety-ยญโFirst
Philosophy
How
do
they
define
what
a
successful
experience/outcome
for
โMay
I
always
act
so
as
to
preserve
the
finest
tradi9ons
of
my
calling
and
may
I
long
experience
the
joy
of
healing
those
who
seek
my
help.โ
-ยญโ
Hippocrates
(460โ370
BC)
The
importance
of
first-ยญโclass
pre-ยญโprocedure
&
post-ยญโsurgery
care
can
not
be
understated.
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you
will
be?
8. 3a.
Pa/ent
&
Safety-ยญโFirst
Philosophy
My
process
for
selec9ng
the
best
procedure
for
YOU
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9. 3b.
Pa/ent
&
Safety-ยญโFirst
Philosophy
My
Decision
Matrix
for
Surgical
vs
Non-ยญโSurgical
โข
Price
โข
Age
โข
Expecta9ons/Desires
โข
Down9me
available
for
recovery
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10. 4.
Reasonable
Prices/Rates
When
choosing
a
cosme9c
surgeon,
does
more
expensive
always
=
beSer?
Why
do
plas9c
surgeons
in
NYC
cost
so
much
more?
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11. 5.
Training,
Vision,
Talent
&
Technique
Surgeons
that
have
high
levels
of
the
above
โข Minimize
traits
are
surgeons
who:
scaring
โข Minimize
down9me,
speed
up
recovery
โข Minimize
post-ยญโopera9on
complica9ons
(key)
โข Deliver
consistent
&
reproducible
results
(i.e.
what
you
see
in
the
before
and
aher
photos
is
what
you
can
reasonably
expect
to
get)
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12. 6.
Knows
What
to
Do
to
Achieve
the
Opitmal
Result
Itโs
your
Surgeonโs
job
to
know
what
the
best
op9on
is
when
there
are
more
than
1
op9on
(which
is
ohen
the
case).
โHis
surgeon
choose
poorlyโฆโ
-ยญโ
Temple
Knight,
Indian
Jones
In
plas9c
surgery,
there
are
ohen
several
ways
to
address
a
cosme9c
issue,
but
in
most
cases,
one
way
is
superior
to
all
the
rest
โ
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13. 7.
Consistently
Achieves
GREAT
Results
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Do
they
consistently
produce
great
work?
How
many
โaverage
or
just-ยญโokโ
movies
has
Steven
Spielberg
directed?
Not
many.
Are
their
results
natural
and
a]rac/ve?
15. Shortcuts:
Non-ยญโInvasive
โ
Long
Las/ng
Especially
when
it
comes
to
cosme9c
surgery
โข Examples:
โWeekend
facelihsโ,
โlifestyle
facelihsโ,
etc.
โข โAchieve
instantaneous
perfecEonโ
โฆ
Really?
โข Healing
takes
9me
โ
Las9ng
results
require
healing
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โข The
pa/ent
has
to
be
commi]ed
to
the
procedure.
โข You
need
to
follow
post-ยญโop
care
instruc9ons
โข If
you
want
to
have
a
facelih,
there
is
going
to
be
2-ยญโ3
weeks
of
healing
involved.
Itโs
not
overnight.
Surgeons
who
give
the
impression
that
it
isnโt
a
big
deal
should
not
be
taken
at
their
word.
16. Gimmicks:
The
Oprah
Effect
Why
the
โlatestโ
media
darling
isnโt
always
the
greatest
or
safest.
โข โThread
Licโ
-ยญโ
aka
single
s9tch
โweekendโ
facelih
โข Thermage
-ยญโ
non-ยญโsurgical
skin
9ghtening
using
radio
frequency
โข
โSmartLipoโ
-ยญโ
aka
โlaser
liposuc9onโ
for
large
areas
โข Breast
Augmenta9on
through
the
belly-ยญโbuSon
(โscar
free!โ)
โข โTwilight
Surgeryโ
-ยญโ
aka
using
local
anesthesia
for
major
procedures
like
liposuc9on
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17. Tricks:
Limited
Post-ยญโProcedure
Care
โข Salesman
Great
surgeons
provide
Surgeon
vs
Ar/st-ยญโEngineer:
You
should
great
care
never
feel
like
youโre
being
โsoldโ
during
any
part
of
the
consulta9on.
Good
salesmen
focus
on
the
sell.
Good
MDs
focus
on
the
result.
โข What
does
their
personal
fee
cover
in
terms
of
pre
&
post-ยญโop
care??
In
my
prac/ce:
รผ๏ผ Pa9ents
can
call
me
any9me
(especially
aher
surgery).
Our
phone
system
forwards
to
my
cell
phone.
รผ๏ผ Aher
surgery,
I
offer
pa9ents
as
many
follow-ยญโup
visits
as
they
need
or
want
at
no
addi9onal
cost.
If
there
are
any
complica9ons
aher
surgery,
whatโs
your
surgeonโs
revision
policy?
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both
before
&
acer
your
procedure.
18. In
Other
Wordsโฆ
Seek
out
a
surgeon
more
like
Captain
Sully
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(or
Viper)
19. In
Other
Wordsโฆ
*Of
course,
many
Vipers
started
out
as
Mavericks.
The
difference
is,
theyโve
added
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wisdom
&
experience
to
their
arsenal
of
confidence,
ins2nct,
passion
and
talent.
And
less
like
Maverick*
20. Thanks
for
listening.
Ques9ons
or
comments?
Please
donโt
hesitate
to
contact
me
any9me
at:
Office:
(518)
724-ยญโ2444
Email:
info@delucaplas9csurgery.com
DeLuca
Plastic
Surgery
5
Ulenski
Drive
Albany,
NY
12205
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