Consumers' Research Council of America, a Washington, D.C. based research organization, provides consumers' information guis for professional services throughout America. It is their purpose to help educate and assist consumers in obtaining the finest professional services. Their guides are easy to read and contain a wealth of information and tips for the consumer. How Plastic Surgeons Were Selected Consumers' Research Council of America has compiled a list of Top Plastic Surgeons throughout the United States by utilizing a point value system. This method uses a point value for criteria that we deemed valuable in determining Top Plastic Surgeons. The criteria that was used and assessed a point value is as follows: Experience: Each year the Plastic Surgeon has been in practice Training: Education and Continuing Education Professional Associations: Member of Professional Medical Association Board Certification: Completing an approved residency program and passing a rigid examination on that specialty Simply put, Plastic Surgeons that have accumulated a certain amount of points qualified for the list. This does not mean that Surgeons that did not accumulate enough points are not good health care professionals; they merely did not qualify for this list because of the points needed for qualification. Similar studies have been done with other professions using a survey system. This type of study would ask fellow professionals on who they would recommend. We found this … [Read more...]