Stanislaw Facial Plastic Surgery Center

Dr. Paul Stanislaw is a Board Certified Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon. This is different than a General Plastic Surgeon, in both training and in scope of practice. A Facial Plastic Surgeon completes a five year residency in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Twenty 5 percent of the Head & Neck Surgery Residency is in Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. A Facial Plastic Surgeon then completes a fellowship in Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery which is devoted to only plastic surgery of the face and neck.

After completing a fellowship, the process to become Board Certified in Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery is as follows: The surgeon must be in technique for 2 years, and full 50 facial plastic and reconstructive cases per year. These cases are then reviewed to make sure they meet strict standards of care. As soon as these cases are reviewed, the surgeon should then successfully complete a written exam and an oral exam to become Board Certified in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. To preserve Board Certification, this process is repeated every 10 years.

My practice is strictly Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.
In contrast, a General Plastic Surgeon completes a five year residency as a whole Surgery and a fellowship generally Plastic Surgery. A General Plastic Surgery Fellowship encompasses hand surgery, body reconstructive surgery, body cosmetic surgery, facial reconstructive surgery, and facial cosmetic surgery. Typically, a General Plastic Surgeon’s practice consists of all of these disciplines.

In today’s healthcare environment, more and more doctors are using cosmetic treatments to try to supplement their revenue in the face of declining insurance reimbursements. These doctors might be Board Certified in Emergency Medicine, Obstetrics/ Gynecology, Internal Medicine, Family Practice, or Dentistry, however none of these board certifications include training in cosmetic injections or cosmetic surgery. Therefore, these doctors attend a weekend course that uses “Board Certification in Aesthetic Medicine”. After completing the weekend course, these doctors return home and inform their patients that they are “Board Certified in Aesthetic Medicine”. When consulting with a doctor regarding a cosmetic procedure, it is really important that you ask the doctor regarding their board certification.