Try Google various plastic surgery related phrases e.g. cosmetic surgery Malaysia. You will get a list of search results and the top ones and the ones on the right column are advertisements.
Bear in mind that the plastic surgeon’s high ranking on page 1 and visible advertisements on Google may not be truly reflective of the surgeon’s skills, experience and also how ‘safe’ is the surgeon. I suggest you go through all the webpages on page 1 and 2; and shortlist a few plastic surgeons and plastic surgery clinics or centres.
So, how do you shortlist the few? Call up the centers and make your enquiries. Filter out those that are not able to provide you with the right information. A poorly trained staff tends to be a reflection of the centre as well. Do understand that a plastic surgery procedure requires team effort and poor resource support is a risk factor to the surgical procedure. A good cosmetic surgery standard operating procedure requires proper pre-consultation as well as proper post-procedure management.
Next, you Google again the prospective plastic surgeon’s name and the centre; and add in the keywords ‘forums’ or ‘reviews’ to see what other people have to say about them. If you know a friend or relative who has an operation done before, make sure that you talk to her. However, make sure she is a trusted friend. Some centres or surgeons do offer commission scheme or ‘patient get patient’ referral scheme. Therefore, do not just rely on information provided by a single person. Do your research thoroughly. A surgery is a surgery. Mistakes do happen.
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