What is the diffeerence between American board of cosmetic surgery and American board of plastic surgery?

(1) On September 16, 2011 at 12:26 am SurgeonMD [0] said:

That it not true at all and is clearly written with a plastics bias.

Did you know...

all members of the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery are already board certified in either Plastics, ENT, General Surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dermatology, Ophthalmology, or OB/GYN.

Cosmetic surgery fellows must be surgeon or co-surgeon on 300+ cases, most fellows perform 700+ cases

most plastic surgery residents struggle to assist in 50-75 cosmetic cases... search their own journal (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, PRS) to find out how little cosmetic surgery most programs offer.

plastic surgery residents primarily spend their time in reconstructive efforts, wound care, hand surgery, trauma, and burns... this leaves little time to learn the intricacies of cosmetic surgery

did you know most of the modern techniques in skin care, laser resurfacing, rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty, fat grafting, and liposuction were developed by non-plastic surgeons

there are more deaths from liposuction by plastic surgeons than non-plastic surgeons... this is published literature and likely be google searched

plastic surgeons have a startlingly high in-office mortality rate compared to other specialists performing similar procedures

most plastic surgeons have perhaps seen only 5-7 rhinoplasties before they complete their residency

there are at least 20 fellowships in aesthetic plastic surgery for plastic surgeons once they finish their residency because a startling percentage are not comfortable performing these procedures due to their minimal exposure

the ACGME (oversees) medical residencies only requires 55 cosmetic surgery cases during their residency

I know and am friends with many plastic surgeons... some are very good at cosmetic surgery... many I would not let perform cosmetic surgery on my family/friends

I welcome any dispute to the facts stated above!

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