How long does it take to be a plastic surgeon?
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4 years of college\n4 years of medical school\n2-4 years of plastic surgeons school\n2 years of residencies
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I have not had surgery done, I am actually happy being curvy and am expecting a child so its only right for me to be.\n\nHowever, a lot of plastic surgeons are not real surgeons, if you get a cheap deal that does NOT mean quality. Certain people can acquire equipment to perform cosmetic surgeries offline or on  discount prices as a doctor, but they may only be a dentist with access to dental anasthesia to keep you conked out. There's a lot of fraudulent plastic surgeons and uncertified surgeons. Certain official sounding plastic surgeon "boards" and groups aren't real. Just because a surgeon will have a plaque stating support from a supposed "National Committee of Liposuction" or something does not make it real or even government approved.\n\nGo for the pricier stuff; real surgeons need high prices to maintain safety procedures and costs and to combat malpractice or other type of lawsuits from unsatisfied clients. A low price is fishy.\n\nRemember that these surgeries have a very long recovery time of as much as a year. During that year you will be sometimes immobile, in bed-rest, in uncomfortable bandaging and padding... it's painful and it doesn't always work. Not only that but I have seen firsthand liposuction customers who had the fat just come back in other places.\n\nThe risk of an error is also extraordinary even with a GOOD surgeon. Sometimes a weird thing happens, like all of a sudden a thick lump or roll of fat will appear over or around the area you had lipo'ed. \n\nLiposuction, like a lot of cosmetic procedures, is not always successful and is seen as an "unnecessary " medical procedure. You put your body through the stress and trauma of invasive surgery, and anasthesia can kill you alone, not to mention the procedure.\n\nYou need to think to yourself if this is what you need. Look at the build of your mother, look at pictures of your grandmother, and you'll see if maybe that is the way nature made you, that is where you store fat. The stomach and thighs are where it tends to go... surgery cannot always fix nature. If that is how your body is programmed, it'll come right back, and if your skin doesn't heal properly in those areas or if something strange happens, it'll lump out in strange places. Women just tend to store fat, and the older you get the more its apparrent. I'm pretty okay right now, but I know that when I hit 45 I'll be like my mother, with a wide butt and a wide stomach.
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yeah, if you want to be a medical dermatologist you need to get a bachelors degree (4yrs, can be anything but you want as long as you meet prerequisites of the med school you apply to but most people who go to medical school do something chemistry or biology related; find a med school you want to go to visit their website and see what their requirments are, probably need to take a class in microbio, several chemistry and biology classes, a physics class or two, and a psychology class or two) and then go to medical school (another 4 years) and get an DO or MD degree and then you do 3 years of residency where specialize in dermatology. 11 years is a long time, but hey, youll be making like 200k a year. you could also be a physican assistant and go into dermatology if that's too long, for that you need a bachelors and then you get a masters in physician assistance which takes about 2 additional years, you pretty much do the same with the exception of complicated things and life and death situations stuff and you get paid half as much. and  if its a cosmetology thing i dont know anything about that stuff but its probably a year or two of vocational school or community college.
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You need to obtain your pre-med degree which takes anywhere from 4 to 5 years depending on where you go and how easily you can obtain the classes you need. Then you have med school which is another approximate 4 years. You then will have an internship of anywhere from 2 to 4 years depending on your specialty. Good luck!
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I would like to be a reconstructive surgeon myself and i am currently in medical school, and im sorry to say that this type of "cosmetic" surgeon cannot be done in a hospital "legally" this is something you would have to get done by someone who does things such as slipping tongues, placing horns under the skin, and things like that which are all done with no anesthesia, so if u can stand the pain go a head, but u will have to find someone who is skilled and someone u can really trust.
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I was attending school to be a surgical technologist and it can require 1-2 years of schooling. It depends on if you want a certificate or an associate's degree. I went the associate's degree route but I don't really think that there is much of a difference in pay. Good Luck!!
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i would estimate that it should take between 10 mins to 10 years depending on the job\n\nhope this helps
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1- four years of college (any major) with a pre medicine program.\n\n2- four years of medicine (that's if you get accepted)\n\n3- three years of general surgery residency.\n\n4- two to three years of plastic surgery residency.\n\nthat's a tottal of 13 or 14 years.
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Depending on how you exercise and how long and what you eat!\nIt could take 3 months or it could take a year. It also depends on where you are physically. If you are "overweight" don't expect to be "ripped" in 3 weeks and maybe not even a year, but do expect to see some change not matter what.\nYou have to remember you are always going to be your own worst critic when it comes to your physical appearance and you are always going to be stiving for the look you see on other people in the gym or in media, but remember there are people looking at you wishing the could look like you too as you attain your goals. Just have fun and enjoy working out for the benefits of health and they way it makes you feel about youself. Attaining the perfect pyhsique is just like being bulemic or anorexic, you can come to point where you are never happy with what you do or look like and that is the danger of taking it to far. Some people can achieve goals easy, some have to work hard and some no matter what they do can never attain them. Your bodies physiology determines how far you can go in appearance and sometimes you have to settle for the best you can do or you'll end up hurting yourself than healing yourself!
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It depends where you are starting from.  If you happen to be a general surgeon and wish to upgrade then it would be around a two year program.  If you are just starting first grade then you would have quite a long way to go.
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MAJOR?  Biology, chemistry or pre-med, becuase you have to become a medical doctor thru medical school to then specialize in plastic and cosmetic surgery, so you need an undergrad degree suitable for a future doctor.
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It takes only seven days Breast reduction,Tummy tuck surgery is very safe nowadays. My cousin got her breast reduction, tummy tuck and facelift surgery in India by the company called Forerunners Healthcare .The Price for the surgery she paid in India was very less. She paid 30% of the cost she was quoted in America.\n\nForerunners Healthcare is very famous in India. They arrange cosmetic and plastic surgery for foreigners in India. I read a lot about them in the Newspapers and about their patient stories. They arrange financing for USA, Canadian, UK and other international patients who plan to have surgery abroad for low price, as the breast reduction, tummy tuck, facelift and other cosmetic surgery is not covered by insurance. They also have photos pasted of their International patients. You can checkout their website. There are huge cost savings. As a doctor I personally believe that surgery can be easily handled in India, as the quality of healthcare available In India is simply best in the world. The surgeons are USA/UK trained and facilities are 5 star.\n\nhttp://www.forerunnershealthcare.com\nHope this helps.
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University- usually 4-years, during which time you take med school prerequisites\n\nMedical School- 4-years of absolute fun (insert sarcasm here)\n\nAfter 8 years of study, you should figure out which sort of oncologist you'd like to be Medical, Surgical, Gynecological etc.\n\nMedical Oncology- 3-years of internal medicine residency then 2-years of Fellowship\n\nSurgical Oncology - 5-years of general surgery residency then 2-years of fellowship\n\nGynecologic Oncology - 4 years of Obstetrics/Gynecology residency then 3-years of Fellowship\n\nPediatric Hematology/Oncology -3 years of Pediatrics, and 3-years of fellowship\n\nThese are just off the top of my head there are other oncology subspecialties. Good luck
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Specialize in cosmetic dentistry, kind of like plastic surgeons of the dental world
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Your answerers aren't very kind are they?  First be sure he is board centified in plastic surgery.  Find out where he went to school, and where he did his residency.  Mine was a grad of Harvard, and had 4 years at Mass. General.....so start with good credentials.  Ask some of the nurses in the local hospital.  Get a recommendation from your physician.  Go talk with him, ask to see some of the before and after photos.   If you get more than one recommendation go see all two or all three.  The price varies, depending upon your area of the country..... 6-8K. Rhinoplasty can be done several ways, all are tricky, and you will want to be pretty out of it  (most like you under a general anesthetic)
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4 years of medical school.  Than 8-12 additional years of residency and fellowships, depending on the type of surgury
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Radiologist need at least 4 years of medical school + 4 years in a residency program.  You can do a fellowship after that if you want to specialize further in something like interventional radiology  (1-2 yrs depending on the program)\n\nSo at least 8 yrs and up to 10yrs\n\nJust FYI, radiology is a more competitive specialty, not to deter you or anything like that.