| Overview of Plastic Surgery | | | | A minimum of 6 to 8 years of formal training in |
| Plastic Surgery is both an art and science. For the | | | | burns, aesthetic and reconstructive surgery at an |
| aesthetic or cosmetic plastic surgeon, perhaps the | | | | accredited institution after medical school is required |
| predominant factor is the art. This is the aspect of | | | | before a physician could call himself a Plastic Surgeon. |
| surgery in which concentration and interest are | | | | This would include 3 to 5 years of General Surgery |
| focused on the restoration and improvement of | | | | Program and 3 years of Burns, Cosmetic/Aesthetic |
| forms as well as function. The disorders that the | | | | and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Training. In the |
| plastic surgeon encounters may be the result of | | | | Philippines, there are only few training institutions with |
| aging, cosmetic inferiority, congenital defect, trauma | | | | plastic surgery program that are accredited and |
| and prior surgical procedure that have a profound | | | | recognized by the local association of surgeons |
| effect on human emotion or psychological structure. | | | | (Philippine College of Surgeons, Philippine Boards of |
| Aesthetic plastic surgery, though admittedly done on | | | | Plastic and Philippine Association of Plastic |
| occasion to rehabilitate a particular part of the body, | | | | Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons). Nowadays, |
| is mainly performed to rehabilitate the entire person. | | | | there are still many doctors (even non doctors) who |
| It stands that improvement in a person's appearance, | | | | are board-certified in other specialties but definitely |
| also improves a person's self-image, and this in turn, | | | | not in plastic surgery, who perform cosmetic surgery |
| provides a feeling of emotional and physical well- | | | | procedures. With the complexity of the plastic |
| being. | | | | surgery specialty, it is not enough for a surgeon to |
| Any cosmetic plastic procedure could be a worthwhile | | | | just undergo months or even a year of observership |
| and extraordinary experience for both the patient | | | | or training in an unaccredited establishment, to |
| and surgeon, if this is done in the light of surgical | | | | comprehend all the principles and applications in the |
| standards in term of safety. A Plastic Surgeon is both | | | | field of plastic cosmetic surgery. |
| a Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgeon. And | | | | In order for you to attain the best results for the |
| reconstructive Surgery is a prerequisite for all Plastic | | | | procedure you are interested without compromising |
| Surgery Training Program. Since the very root of | | | | your safety and health, we advice you to bring up all |
| almost all cosmetic/aesthetic procedure can be | | | | your concerns to a Certified Plastic Surgeon with |
| traced from early reconstructive procedures. Thus a | | | | proper qualifications and training in the field of |
| plastic surgeon whose main interest is aesthetic | | | | Cosmetic/Aesthetic Surgery. |
| plastic surgery, must also have a firm foundation on | | | | For more information on Philippine Cosmetic Plastic |
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