Cosmetic Surgeon

[00:00:03.200] Making the decision for your career is not easy. [00:00:11.040] So I have my boards in general surgery, have full general surgery training. [00:00:17.280] Like many students, we want to do everything that we're exposed to, [00:00:22.600] plastic surgery and cosmetic surgery in particular, is a unique field. [00:00:28.760] We deal with patients that are not necessarily sick. [00:00:32.000] In fact, our patients are well and they are willing to get sick [00:00:35.960] for a short period of time in order to get to a better place in their lives. [00:00:41.320] We are able to help other physicians and other surgeons [00:00:45.240] solve problems that involve other disease processes [00:00:50.280] and that involve almost every part of the body. [00:00:53.880] My favorite part of being a cosmetic surgeon [00:00:56.440] is being able to achieve what I and the patient had set out to achieve. [00:01:03.200] From the moment that they come in and we're able to examine the patient, [00:01:07.160] patients able to examine themselves with us looking in a mirror [00:01:10.640] and we architect an operation to best reach those goals. [00:01:14.920] And then we were able to reach those goals, [00:01:17.280] seeing that happy patient is nothing better than that in our profession. [00:01:20.880] Every specialty has its fun parts. [00:01:24.440] I think the most fun part of my practice is the patient [00:01:29.120] and the outcome potentials when we reach them. [00:01:32.520] Trying to understand why a patient has come into the office for cosmetic surgery [00:01:38.000] is really only half of the equation. [00:01:42.120] The other is being able to deliver that [00:01:44.240] and then seeing a well patient get to a better part in their lives [00:01:49.840] is really what drives the plastic surgeon and it certainly drives me.