title: The evolving surgeon: how, when, and why change is for the better.
abstract: Change is an inevitable part of a surgeon's practice. There are several positive and negative forces encouraging a surgeon to change. Whether a surgeon should modify and how to do it are the focus of this article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, New York University School of Medicine, The NatraLook Process, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Philip J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D012106:Research; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D016896:Treatment Outcome