How to Judge Whether a Doctor
Does Much Eyelid Surgery
with One Phone Call

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You've heard the names of three plastic surgeons mentioned by different friends over several years. You've seen ads proclaiming their praises in the newspaper. Two of your girlfriends have undergone successful breast augmentations by the same surgeon. One of your friends had a large growth removed from his eyelid by an ophthalmologist. The mirror tells you it's time to consider cosmetic eyelid surgery, and you're ready to schedule a consultation with a doctor. There's just one problem. You've heard about people who have been disappointed with specialty plastic surgery performed by non-specialty plastic surgeons, and you've decided that you want to go to a surgeon who emphasizes blepharoplasty in his or her practice and performs the operation on a regular basis. How do you determine which surgeons to consider? You may discover that it isn't always easy gathering such information. The phone book may list most practitioners as "specializing" in seventeen different operations ranging from face lift to liposuction, with "eyelid surgery" at position eleven on the list. One thing you can do is to ask your regular physician for an opinion. What you may find, though, is that while your family physician will be able to give you the names of several respected plastic surgeon colleagues, he or she will profess ignorance when it comes to personal knowledge about each surgeon's skill with specific procedures. Finding the "perfect" surgeon is not easy, but here's one simple thing you can do to get the process started . . .

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