Are patients satisfied with results from residents performing aesthetic surgery?
An 8-year survey of patient satisfaction in an academic aesthetic surgery clinic at the University of Toronto was carried out by means of a mailed questionnaire. A total of 265 questionnaires were mailed; 131 completed questionnaires (49.4 percent) were returned. Of these, 93.1 percent would recommend this clinic (88.1 percent in the first year of operation and 95.4 percent in the subsequent 7 years), and 92.9 percent would undergo the same procedure again, if required (88.3 percent in the first year and 95.0 percent in the next 7 years). The highest patient satisfaction (10 of 10) was seen in augmentation mammoplasty (average, 9.1); blepharoplasty (average, 9.0); rhytidectomy (average, 7.8), and rhinoplasty (average, 6.9). The results obtained compared favorably with recently published data of more experienced surgeons.
Freiberg
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Division of Plastic Surgery, Toronto Hospital-Western Division, Ontario, Canada.
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Ross
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Taylor
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Bell
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Kerluke
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019882:Blepharoplasty; D002648:Child; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008297:Male; D016462:Mammaplasty; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012225:Rhinoplasty; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000193:education*