Plastic Surgery versus Cosmetic Surgery, Plastic Surgeon v Cosmetic Surgeon What is the "best"?
My name is Dr Les Blackstock and Cosmetic Surgery is my passion. . This site is an honest representation of myself for any future patients to see and judge me against.
My passion is more than just "surgery". It is about helping changing how people feel about themselves, and surgery can help with this. I should clarify I am not a Plastic Surgeon, who has completed advanced training in such areas as tendon repairs, burns and reconstructive surgery of congenital defects. Some, but not all Plastic Surgeons, then go on to do train in the specific cosmetic procedures. The most popular such procedures being "breast implants", "tummy tucks" and "liposuction". The use of the title "Plastic Surgeon" should only be used by those who are members of the appropriate professional societies. I repeat I am not a Plastic Surgeon and I do not hold myself out to be a Plastic Surgeon..
The other terminology is used often is "Cosmetic Surgery" and "Cosmetic Surgeon". This terminology is not recognised by any government organisation. It is a collective terminology for organisations of doctors who perform surgery to change the cosmetic appearance of the body. these organisation comprise very noble and good men and woman who have banded together to form "Colleges" and "Association" or "Societies" to train others in the field of Cosmetic Surgery. With respect to these organisation, in some instances doctors are attempting to promote themselves as equals to those who have trained in the field of plastic surgery. It is not my position to enter this debate. However, I do not feel it is appropriate for me to describe myself as a "cosmetic Surgeon" but if others choose to use that term to describe me, I will leave that decision for them.
The reality is that some doctor's believe that the entitlement of a name will influence the public will be to utilise one group over another. It is in the interest of the public to be protected from less trained practitioners. From the inside I can tell you that often the training is very similar in all groups and the titles after a name or the years of training may not necessarily reflect the care for the patients of the clinical outcome of any person's particular procedure.
IAs I find myself without a clear terminology to describe what I do for people, what should I do?. I can say that I am practicing aspects "cosmetic surgery" or "plastic surgery" but not that I an a "plastic Surgeon" or a "cosmetic Surgeon". My solution: invent another term. I am an "Aesthetic Surgeon", I hope this site explains what I feel that term means.
I
