What are the steps to becoming a plastic surgeon?

Answer by  patti (29325)

All physicians have undergraduate and medical school degrees (MD or DO). They have passed the national medical boards and are licensed physicians. After the internship, the move to a residency. Plastic surgery is a three-year surgical residency followed by a three-year plastics residency, or an integrated six-year plan, at a minimum. There's nothing easy about it.

Answer by  patti (29325)

Plastic surgeons finish college, attend four years of medical school, complete an internship and then pursue a residency in surgery with a focus on reconstruction or cosmetics. A residency can be three to five years and longer, and is often followed by a fellowship that focuses on a specific area of practice.