Dr. Harvey “Chip” Cole III, MD, FACS, Quadruple Board Certified Surgeon, has launched a public education campaign on the importance of choosing a reputable doctor.
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A new public awareness campaign has been launched by Dr. Harvey “Chip” Cole III, MD, FACS, Quadruple Board Certified Surgeon. The goal is to provide potential patients with the knowledge necessary to avoid the risks associated with working with an unqualified practitioner.
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The latest campaign comes as the medical system has seen an increased number of unlicensed medical practitioners, especially in the field of reconstructive surgery. Unqualified doctors may often undertake aggressive advertising campaigns and charge below-average fees to attract new patients, thus exposing the public to a higher-than-average risk of botched surgery and post-procedure complications.
Dr. Cole’s latest effort aims to provide those on the market with a list of the most important factors to consider when choosing a doctor. These include everything from a practitioner’s credentials and patient reviews to specific quality metrics.
Based on research published in the Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Journal, Dr. Cole recommends that patients first undertake a thorough analysis of their medical issue, discussing it thoroughly with the medical experts they are considering for their procedure.
Patients should communicate openly with their potential surgeon to help the medical experts understand the problem and ask them to suggest a treatment option. Based on the type of surgery required, the patients will then need to find a practitioner who is experienced in that particular field – preferably with a track record of success and minimal complications.
Dr. Cole explains that a nuanced approach is needed when assessing a surgeon’s past history. While quality metrics such as number of complications may be tempting to use as a blanket criterion when choosing a surgeon, they can often be misleading: an experienced surgeon taking on the more complicated cases will often have a higher rate of complications than a novice at the start of their career.
To choose an adequate surgeon, Dr. Cole recommends that patients undertake a balanced research that examines the doctor’s credentials, experience in their field of interest, and honest communication.
About Dr. Cole
Dr. Harvey “Chip” Cole III, MD, FACS, is a Quadruple Board Certified Surgeon with more than three decades of experience and more than 33,000 successful operations. He is the best-selling author of “Face Change: Methods for Looking and Feeling Your Best” and has been a keynote speaker to may medical meetings and leading universities.
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