Unnecessary diagnostic tests, perioperative procedures, and therapies are common to clinical practice that hampers clinical outcome and enhances the cost burden on a patient. Does such clinical practice really benefit the patient or the physician in any way? Cosmetic procedures are already burdened with high cost and often ends up in patient dissatisfaction.
Should plastic surgeons introspect their clinical practice to reduce the cost and stress burden on the patient for a better patient care? With the participation of more than seventy specialty society, a non-profit foundation in the USA compiles recommendation from physicians to avoiding wasteful or unnecessary medical tests, treatments, and procedures. Following are the recommendation from American Society for Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) that questions the validity of some procedures and diagnostic tests that are performed during a…
