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When you want to find good cosmetic surgery and plastic surgery services in your area, where do you start? The answer used to be the Yellow Pages, but that’s not the best way to go anymore.
Starting with the Yellow Pages leaves an awful lot to chance. You can get a lot more good quality research done on the Internet in a few minutes. Here are some of the best places to go for good advice on who to use for cosmetic surgery in your community.
The American Board of Cosmetic Surgery is a top-rated health organization that provides many resources to patients. The American Board of Cosmetic Surgery also has a neat provider locator online. Go to the website and click on “find a surgeon.” Enter your city, ZIP code and other patient information. You can get the names of board certified doctors where you live. It’s that easy.
A Google search can be an excellent starting point for looking at providers in your area. You’ll probably have to narrow down your search after using Google. This type of search result doesn’t really grade or rank doctors. It doesn’t do in depth research according to their experience. What it does is show you where providers are located in your city, town or area. Then you can start doing more in-depth research.
Some insurance companies also have great online resources for filtering results. You can look up doctors according to location, coverage and network affiliation. Take a look through your insurance network. You can get more information on who you would pay for this type of elective surgery.
Some websites also exist to provide forums for those who are looking for surgery. You may also hear from patients who are talking about their results. Take a look when you find some of these people asking medical questions. You may see professional doctors answering them on the comment threads. This is a good way to find authoritative doctors, if you can see location information. Again, this is a starting point for finding out more about who you might go to for plastic surgery or cosmetic surgery.
In general, you have to be able to ask the right questions to get great medical results. Take a look at this page from MemorialCare that talks about the 5 “W’s” of cosmetic surgery. Want a better search? Look at the identity of the medical professionals. Think about your expectations. Understand your timeline, and the location of your surgery. Last but not least, think about what motivated you to seek out this kind of treatment to begin with.
Always get skilled medical advice before electing any type of cosmetic surgery or plastic surgery. Some of the above resources can be great places to find cosmetic surgery information. They might help you to answer the question: “where is good cosmetic surgery near me?”
At Coastal Cosmetic Center, board certified plastic surgeon Timothy Fee and his staff want to help. Ask us about your next cosmetic procedure.
Dr. Fee is a board-certified plastic surgeon serving patients in Jacksonville and the surrounding communities. He is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), the largest and most prestigious organization of plastic surgeon in the United States. A former President of the Greater Jacksonville Society of Plastic Surgeons, Dr. Fee has published and participated in several peer reviewed journals.
