What is the American Board of Plastic Surgeons?

For those who are contemplating any surgical procedure involving cosmetic alterations, being well informed is a vital part to ensure that you lower your risks of complications. One of these things that you should know is that any doctor can take an extended weekend course and say that they are a plastic surgeon, but all that means is that a pediatrician or a gynecologist can say that they are a plastic surgeon just to make more money. In reality, you need to check with your plastic surgeon to determine if he or she has been certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.

In 1979, when plastic surgery began to become popular, as a means to ensure the safety of the patients, the American Board of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery was created as a corporation in the state of Delaware. It was a created in order to establish a set of practice guidelines to the standards and practices of plastic surgery all across the United States. They are a means to ensure that a plastic surgeon knows to a great degree, the concept and complications associated with plastic surgery as well as how to fix them.

Three years later in 1982, California created their own board which was called the Board of Cosmetic Surgery and was established for the same practical reasons that the Delaware corporation was created. Subsequently as a means to make things more universal especially due to the increasing number of practitioner all over the country, in 1990 the two companies merged together to create what is known now as the American Board of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.

Their goals are to maintain as well as achiever a higher standard in cosmetic surgery by the professionals who perform the procedures themselves. They also set out to create a methodical means of qualifying a surgeon in the cosmetic surgery industry. The American Board of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery also has set out to create a training standard on the industry as well as ensuring that all of their professionals abide by the laws that have been set forth by the proper authorities as a means to protect those who seek plastic surgery.

The American Board of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery is an important part of the cosmetic surgery industry as it ensures that the doctor who will perform your procedure knows what he or she is truly getting into as well as all the risks that may be involved. So please make sure to check if the doctor you are planning to do the procedure is qualified and certified by the American Board of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.

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