Making sure that you have chosen the right surgeon or dentist begins with finding out about the qualifications and accreditations the dentists, doctors and surgeons should have in order to be practising in their country, and secondly checking that the professionals you will be seeing have these in place. Often surgeons and dentists working abroad train and qualify in the UK or the USA and if that is the case then practising doctors will be listed on the UK General Medical Council’s (GMC) register or in the USA with a State Medical Board. UK cosmetic surgeons may be members of the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) and cosmetic dentists may be listed on the General Dental Council’s (GDC) register or may be members of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (BACD).
Many countries have similar associations which regulate the qualification and accreditation of surgeons and dentists. For example, the Belgian Society for Plastic Surgery is equivalent to the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) and the Philippine Dental Association equivalent to the UK’s General Dental Council.
You can also expect cosmetic surgeons to have international memberships such as with the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) or the European Association of Plastic Surgeons (EURAPS). Ask whether those based in Europe are ‘Board Certified’. Cosmetic surgeons trained in the US who may be members of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
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