Quality specifications of the Austrian association for aesthetic medicine
Training
Only specialists for plastic surgery should operate. The training lasts six years. Practical doctors, who want to learn something about the aesthetic surgery within a weekend seminar, can never be able to fulfil the quality of a specialist.
Experience
The long experience of a plastic surgeon and the number of operations he or she has fulfilled is of a big importance. The more operations a doctor has made, the better the quality will be. To stay in exercise, a surgeon should have at least 10 to 15 specific operations per months.
Assistance
A professional anaesthetist has to be on the side of the plastic surgeon during the whole operation.
Quality
There are many different implants and many different noses. There are not only big differences in the quality of implants, but also in the size. The doctor should be able to chose from a wide variety of implants and not use the products of a cheap supplier.
Consultation and availability
A good aesthetic surgeon can also say “no”, when the risks are too high and the operation doesn´t seem necessary. After the operation the surgeon should be available for the patient at any time if there are further questions or complications.
Planning
A good operation has to be planned in every detail together with the patient. The surgeon has to estimate if the experiences can be realised. With a real simulation you can preview how it will look in the end.
Costs
Quality has its price. Better higher costs and a part of a body that stays than low costs and a renewal after ten years.