Posted September 20, 2011 in Blog
Last week the USA Today ran an exposé of high volume cosmetic surgery clinics which generate business through slick, enticing, but often misleading advertising (see their article here: Cosmetic surgery gets cheaper, faster, scarier). As the article develops, the pattern is evident how a high incidence of unrecognized, poorly treated and often serious complications occurred after the procedures were done by unqualified surgeons and non-accredited facilities.
The American Association for the Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities (AAAASF) accredits the largest number of U.S. office-based surgical facilities (OBS). The AAAASF requires 100% compliance of rigorous safety standards including requiring the appropriate credentials and hospital privileges for the specific procedure to be done in the office.
Cosmetic surgery carried out in an AAAASF-accredited facility by a surgeon who is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery is an assurance of safety… but this is in sharp contrast to a treatment that’s the cheapest or fastest.
More, related information is on our North Dallas Plastic Surgery Website:
- Board certification: Promises & Pitfalls: Credentials – The Importance of Medical Credentials
- Surgical Facility Accreditation: Promises & Pitfalls: Cosmetic Surgery/Office Surgery – Accreditation is the Key to Safety
