TRUST is one of the most sacred elements of the physician-patient relationship. When a patient comes to me with a concern, I have an ethical obligation to offer advice that is best for the patient. I also have an ethical obligation to perform the very best possible treatment or procedure for the patient. That is why the training to become a facial plastic surgeon is so lengthy and difficult. This training took 15 years, of which the last six to eight years involved working 80 hours per week. Why is this lengthy training necessary? It all boils down to trust. When a patient comes to see me, they deserve to trust that I will not judge them for their problems. They may have concerns that seem small or trivial to me, but they deserve to know that I will offer the best advice that explains the pros and cons of each treatment option, so that we can determine the treatment that provides the best result. They deserve to trust that I will do my very best to give them the results they want. They deserve to know that all those years of training were spent with me giving my very best effort to learn all that I could to be the best that I could. This is especially true in facial plastic surgery. Our face is our identity and our goal is always to accentuate the natural beauty in each individual. Over done, over tightened, over injected, or over stretched are adjectives that we hope to never hear when describing our patients. When people present to me with concerns about elements of the face they do not like, whether that may be a hump on the nose, droopy eyelids, or simply wanting fuller lips, my obligation is to offer the best advice and treatment without making the patient feel self-conscious or judged in any way. Being a facial plastic surgeon is a privilege and I will be eternally grateful for the trust that my patients place in me every day. . . . #wardmd #facialplasticsurgery #utah #saltlakecity #slc #trust #wednesdaywisdom (at Form Med Spa)
