If you are looking for a top surgeon in New York, you will want to start by looking for surgeons who have been board certified by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).  Through this certification process your surgeon will have had a minimum of six years of surgical experience and training, at least three of which were precisely in the field of plastic surgery.  Cosmetic surgery can be performed by a wide variety of physicians, but only board certified doctors can be called a plastic surgeon.As you might expect, board certified New York plastic surgery doctors will command a slightly higher price.  However, when you consider the importance and ramifications of the the procedure it is without a question worth the price.  Do not be swayed by the low priced ads, especially from other countries where training and medical habits are not nearly as sophisticated and controlled as in the United States.  With thorough investigation and a couple of consultations you will be able to find a New York plastic surgery doctor who is right for you.

Many surgeons may specialize in certain types of procedures, perhaps in the area that you are looking for.  While one doctor may specialize in breast augmentation and liposuction, others may be specialists in face lift, tummy tuck (abdominoplasty), liposuction, nose reshaping (nosejob, rhinoplasty), butt lift, thigh lift, eyelid lift and more.  In a brief search of New York plastic surgeons you will find others who specialize in laser skin resurfacing, chemical peels, facial implants (cheek, chin, or jaw reshaping), lip augmentation and more.  Typically those who peform breast augmentation also offer breast lift, breast reduction, breast implant removal, and breast reconstruction.

One of the most effective methods of searching for a top local surgeon is to look at their before and after photos of procedures already performed on previous patients.  Many surgeons will offer a wide variety of these photos on their internet websites.  While these photos might pique your interest, be sure to understand that photos can somewhat distort the results, especially considering the variety of computer screens and web browsers that can slightly alter the before and after photos.

After you have met with a few doctors and reduce your choices to just one or two, you should ask your doctor for a few patient referrals.  Many doctors are willing and able to provide the names and numbers of a couple of other satisfied patients.  Call these patients and interview them about how the surgeon treated them throughout the process and what, if any, complications they experienced.  Ask if they experienced any negative surprises, if they would go back to the surgeon and would they recommend them to their best friend.

One excellent method of locating a top surgeon is to research through the directories found on the internet.  Generally the New York plastic surgeons that are most active in the field will be found in multiple directories on the web.  Search not only the internet directory but use the links to the surgeons own websites.  On those pages you can learn a great deal about the surgeon themselves.

The thought of ansal packing removal is unpleasant at best and downright painful at worst. I have found that many potential rhinoplasty patients often ask….are you going to pack my nose? After hearing this concern numeruos times over the years, I have come to appreciate a patient’s apprehensions over the issue of packing in the nose after rhinoplasty surgery.

The good news is that the need for packing a rhinoplasty surgery patient is very infrequent. In cosmetic rhinoplasty, where only the visible part of the nose is being changed, there is very little reason to ever have to pack the nose after surgery as this causes very little internal bleeding. If your nose surgery is to improve your breathing, known as functional nasal airway surgery, nasal packing may have to be used if there is persistent bleeding still at the end of the operation. My experience, however, is that this is not very frequent.

Nasal packing achieves two purposes; 1) to manage bleeding during and after surgery, and 2) to push the lining back into its proper place against the bone or cartilage walls of the internal nose. When straightening the septum, which is often necessary to improve nasal breathing, the lining of the nose must first be lifted up. The lining of the septum must be put back after it is straightened. Packing of the nose has been traditionally used to push this lining back into its original place. The use of packing has been replaced by many surgeons with sewing it back into place through a sewing technique known as quilting. Much to the happiness of patients and plastic surgeons alike, this internal suturing method has replaced the need for nasal packing in most cases. Only in cases where there is too much bleeding at the end of surgery will packing be used to control it, much like the way it is used to stop difficult nose bleeds.

So to those patients considering most forms of rhinoplasty surgery, this is one issue that you need not overly concern yourself with! Modern rhinoplasty techniques have virtually eliminated the need for this uncomfortable consideration. Not only is the concern about pain associated with packing removal eliminated, but the fear of not being able to breathe through your nose at all ( a claustrophobic sensation) right after surgery is also alleviated.