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Why choose a Fellowship Trained Urogynecologist and Reconstructive Vaginal Surgeon vs. a Plastic Surgeon and General Gynecologist?

Though there are no hard fast rules as to how to choose a surgeon, there are some basic criteria that hold true when choosing an expert in any field and they include: experience, expertise and results. I suggest that results are probably the most important of the three criteria. Usually results are a product of a well-trained surgeon (experience) who has plenty of expertise in the surgical discipline discussed. Fortunately results are the easiest to verify and this is usually confirmed by seeing before and after pictures or reading/hearing testimonials. No surgeon is perfect and no surgeon can have 100% perfect results but as a patient you should do your due diligence and choose your surgeon as it is one of the most important investments in your life. Failure to do so can result in botched surgery

Plastic Surgeons

Plastic surgeons usually spend 3 years in general surgical training learning various surgeries including; bowel surgery, chest surgery, appendix removal, gall bladder removal and then another 2-3 years in plastic surgical training where they spend most of their time doing wound treatment for ulcers and burns as well as facial and body surgery like breast augmentation, abdominoplasties, eyelids and noses. Very little time if any is spent focusing on the internal or external vagina structures.

Total training time (after medical school) – 5-6 years -- little time dedicated to vagina surgery.

Gynecologists

Gynecologists spend 4 years training in obstetrics and gynecology of which approximately 2.5 years are spent on obstetrical care and only approximately 1.5 years in gynecologic surgery. Most of these surgeons rarely if ever do more than 1 or 2 labiaplasties during their training.

Total training time (after medical school) – 4 years – approx. 1.5 years dedicated to vaginal surgery

Urogynecologists

Urogynecologists usually have 2-3 years more training that is dedicated to learning the art of reconstructive vaginal surgery. Therefore they spend the same 4 years as their ob/gyn colleagues, but then continue on to train an extra 2-3 years. Their training is often described as an advanced training known as a fellowship.

Total training time (after medical school) – 6-7 years – with 3.5 -4.5 years dedicated to vaginal surgery

Drs. Miklos & Moore

Drs. Miklos and Moore not only trained as gynecologists but both surgeons have trained an extra 4 years doing two fellowships in Urogynecology & Reconstructive Vaginal Surgery (2 years) as well as Minimally Invasive Reconstructive Vaginal Surgery (2 years). They have spent an extra 4 years dedicated to vaginal reconstructive surgery. Please see the results of their cosmetic surgery.

Total training time (after medical school) – 8 years-- with 5.5 years dedicated to vaginal reconstructive surgery

Choose your surgeons wisely; it is one of the most important decisions of your life!

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