How Do I Become a Plastic Surgeon?

Plastic surgery is a branch of surgery. Plastic surgeons are orthopedic surgeons and generally have proficient surgical experience.

Plastic surgeon

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Plastic surgery is

Improve or restore physiological function and appearance through surgery;

Understand the patient's medical history, diagnose the patient's condition, use the surgical instrument to detect the patient's face and body, and based on this, develop a set of suitable and practical treatment plans for the patient;

Participate in plastic surgery in other surgery;

Inform the patient of the precautions and instruct the nursing staff to provide appropriate care to the patient.

Education and training: College degree or above in clinical medicine. Qualified as a clinician and a medical aesthetics physician by the Ministry of Health. Medical aesthetic doctor qualification examination: points

Plastic surgery has formed an emerging industry in the world market. The proportion of plastic surgery in the United States, Japan, and South Korea is about twice that of China. With the formation of the overall health concept, the development level of China's beauty industry will rapidly increase.

1. Surgery and invasive operation graded surgery refers to a variety of open surgery, laparoscopic surgery and anesthesia methods (hereinafter collectively referred to as surgery). According to its technical difficulty, complexity, and risk, the surgery is divided into four levels: first-level surgery: a variety of operations with lower technical difficulty, simple surgical procedures, and lower risk. Secondary surgery: all kinds of surgery with moderate technical difficulty, uncomplicated surgical procedure, and medium risk. Tertiary surgery: Various operations with greater technical difficulty, more complicated surgical procedures, and greater risks. Four-level surgery: Various operations that are technically difficult, complicated, and risky.

Second, the surgeon level

According to his health technical qualifications, employed technical positions and years of work in corresponding technical positions, the level of surgeons is specified. All surgeons should obtain the qualifications of practicing physicians according to law.

1. Resident

(1) Residents with low seniority: those who have worked in the resident position for less than 3 years, or have obtained a master's degree and have worked in the resident position for less than 2 years.

(2) Residents with senior qualifications: those who have worked in the residency position for more than 3 years, or obtained a master's degree, obtained the qualification of a licensed physician, and have worked in the residency position for more than 2 years.

2. Attending physician

(1) Low-level attending physicians: those who have engaged in the post of an attending physician for less than 3 years, or who have obtained a clinical doctorate and engaged in the post of an attending physician within 2 years.

(2) Senior physicians: Those who have worked in the position of attending physician for more than 3 years, or have obtained a doctorate degree in clinical work, and have worked in the position of attending physician for more than 2 years.

3. Deputy Chief Physician

(1) Associate Chief Physician with low seniority: who has worked in the post of Deputy Chief Physician for less than 3 years, or has a post-doctoral degree and has worked in the post of Deputy Chief Physician for more than 2 years.

(2) Senior Senior Physician: Those who have worked in the post of Deputy Chief Physician for more than 3 years.

4. Chief Physician: employed as a post physician.

Third, doctors at all levels of surgical authority

(1) Residents with low seniority: under the guidance of a senior doctor, they can preside over first-level surgery.

(II) Senior residents: On the basis of mastering the first-level operation, the second-level operation can be carried out gradually under the guidance of the doctor on the spot.

(3) Low-level senior physicians: They can preside over secondary surgery, and gradually carry out tertiary surgery under the guidance of a senior physician.

(4) Senior senior physician: Can preside over tertiary surgery.

(5) Associate Chief Physician with low seniority: can preside over the third-level surgery, and gradually perform the fourth-level surgery under the guidance of the doctor on the spot.

(6) Senior Senior Physician Deputy Chief Physician: Can preside over four-level surgery, under the guidance of a higher-level physician on the spot or according to the actual situation, he can preside over new technology, new item surgery and scientific research item surgery.

(7) Chief Physician: Can preside over Level 4 surgery, general new technology, new project surgery, or high-risk scientific research project surgery approved by the competent authority.

(8) In addition to qualifying for surgery, in addition to meeting the above requirements, the chair of the surgery must also be a qualified person for the corresponding special surgery.

Four, surgery approval procedures

1. The professor in the operating department must be the chief physician or deputy chief physician. The professor in the operating department determines the list of surgeons and assistants for each operation in the group according to the doctor's level. If a general consultation is needed, it should be submitted to the department director at least 1 day in advance to organize a general consultation and approval.

2. The director of the department approves the list of surgeons and assistants for each operation in each medical group of the whole department, ensuring that the physician level corresponds to the surgery classification, and the signature takes effect. In principle, skip surgery is not approved. Approval is allowed under special circumstances, but there must be guidance from a superior physician.

Plastic surgery classification table:

Primary surgery skin surgery, subcutaneous fat range surgery, simple trauma cosmetic suture, suture method, double eyelid surgery, simple rhinoplasty.

Secondary surgery for simple scar contracture plastic surgery, free skin grafting, dilator implantation, double eyelid surgery, internal epidermal orthopedic surgery, eyebrow plastic surgery, pouch plastic surgery, simple ear deformity correction, rhinoplasty, rhinoplasty Surgery, liposuction, torticollis correction, general flap transfer repair, plastic surgery after trauma.

Tertiary surgery breast augmentation, wrinkle removal, breast reduction surgery, iliac ligament repair, blepharoptosis, ectroplasty, blepharoplasty, blepharoplasty, blepharoplasty Reconstruction and repair of full eyebrow defect, correction of ear deformity, concealed ear deformity, pedicled composite tissue flap, rhinoplasty, complex saddle nose correction, nasal partial defect restoration, lip deformity correction, Dilator removal flap transplantation, vaginal tightening, vulva plastic surgery, nipple and areola plastic surgery, mandibular angle amputation and so on.

Four-level surgical compound tissue free transplantation, craniofacial and facial deformity correction, orbital reconstruction, broken ear replantation, total auricle reconstruction, total nasal reconstruction, lip defect repair, penile reconstruction, vaginal reconstruction, Breast reconstruction, nipple, areola reconstruction.