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Home | Health & Fitness | Beauty "Board Certified in Plastic Surgery" means that a surgeon has been awarded Certification by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Contact a California plastic surgeon. Board Certification is awarded only after finishing a formal residency in Plastic Surgery and also passing a rigorous written examination (usually taken 6 or 18 months after completion of all training) and a difficult oral examination which includes cases from a surgeon's own practice (usually taken at least 18 months following completion of all training). To be allowed to sit for these exams a surgeon must have completed: 1. College (usually 4 years) 2. Medical School (usually 4 years) 3. Internship in General Surgery (1 year) 4. Residency in either General Surgery, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Urology or Neurosurgery (usually 4 to 7 more years)* 5. Additional residency in Plastic Surgery (2 to 3 more years)* 6. Additional fellowships (specializations) may be performed in addition to the above training *a combined residency of 3 or more years of general surgery plus 3 years of plastic surgery now is also accepted Board Certification in Plastic Surgery can not be awarded by any other organization, including the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (approved training in plastic surgery in the area of the head and neck only, formal plastic surgery training encouraged but not required), the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery (not a recognized Board by the ABMS, no formal plastic surgery fellowship required), or the State Medical Board (grants medical licenses, not board certifications). These organizations do not require formal residency training in plastic surgery. Find a California plastic surgeon. Article Source: http://www.articlewheel.com
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