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Getting some 'work done'? Questions for your plastic surgeon

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    Advice from board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Elie Levine

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The Botox business is booming actually all plastic surgery is right now according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Cosmetic plastic surgery procedures rose 5% in the last years so if you're thinking about getting some work done we have the questions you need to ask your doctor -- right now -- board certified plastic surgeon doctor -- Levine warning to you doctor good morning.

Why is winner.

Deemed most frequent time to go in and see the plastic surge.

So as we head further into winter people start realizing that they're gonna have to be wearing a little more revealing clothing may -- bathing suit and a few months and they begin to appreciate that.

You know showing off their -- going to be a little more important.

Send it time to think about the -- ball exactly Fareed I know these we got three questions that if you think it about it these are things you need to ask your doctor for small.

Are they board certified I figured everybody was board certified so that's -- really important point finding -- way here to serve -- -- practitioners -- -- important but equally as important as finding out what field airport certified it.

-- -- board certified in plastic surgery for a surgical procedure or whether it's Botox and -- -- -- certified dermatologist or plastic surgeon.

That's really important.

If -- board certified in radiology internal medicine one of the fields where the core principles and core teachings don't involve cosmetics fear he might be setting yourself up I -- read somewhere that you know because Botox is so popular these days some guys some doctors are able just to go in and take like our.

A little weekend course toward how to do it they might be a doctor and a completely different feel that they can make money shooting people up about time that works in many instances people had great success with -- patients that is.

But the problem.

Do they have the ability to solve problems if they get into trouble -- someone had different type of anatomy and that's where all the training comes in where it's not just a matter of being able to do the procedure.

But can you take care anything that might happen with the procedure and that's why this next question so important how much experience to.

So this is tough one to answer because if you go on line in this matter we -- you live it patent in people's web sites show that they do anything and everything and really.

One of the clues in this is kind of -- hint that I thought -- was that.

The force of specialties in plastic surgery.

They're people that can do extra training of cosmetic work in pediatric plastic surgery micro surgery and surgery.

So if you find out if they have -- extensive experience in cosmetic -- well then then you're in great shape.

But you find is that they also -- in training they may be great but then again if you're sitting in -- recessionary BC eight people in casts.

Maybe they do more he had surgery a good point and finally what's it gonna cost me and why.

So it can cost to vary by region VVVV.

-- -- need the real thing you have to look at where and when assessing key things is.

Shop around a little bit see what are different clearly a charge call on the phone no I mean go go visit with plastic -- -- -- to packaging -- yet from visiting.

Wanted to get a get a sense of really whether they are listening to you and they aren't tuned to you.

And the other is you gonna get a sense of cost differences from.

You know this is a serious important and exciting decision.

So we really want to have a comfort level of your practitioner and for folks at home -- wondered how much does this stuff -- we've got the average prices of popular surgeries.

Botox 250 to 500 dollars per area.

-- lip injection 500 to a thousand breast.

Enhancement to report reduction about 101000 if you -- need to have your nose job done ten to six rather six to 101000 come into.

-- -- -- -- so you said a drop by talked to some different doctors get -- prices but ultimately got to go with the guy who you feel -- going to be the best job exactly.

Doctor a reporter thanks for making house call this my -- studio college mica.

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