TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Evaluation of the Patient for Cosmetic Surgery A1 - Hyman, Joshua B. A1 - Grant, Robert T. A2 - Grant, Robert T. A2 - Chen, Constance M. PY - 2010 T2 - Cosmetic Surgery AB - Patient selection in cosmetic surgery is a difficult and arduous task that is unique to the specialty. Because the patient is electing to have surgery, surgeons have the luxury of refusing to participate in the patient’s care if he or she is not an appropriate candidate for cosmetic surgery. Although some patients may not realize, the surgeon ultimately selects the patient and not vice versa. Plastic surgeons have often tried to categorize patient characteristics preoperatively that could help predict behavior postoperatively, which is a difficult if not impossible task. Perhaps some day a battery of behavior examinations will accurately define a patient’s personality so that surgeons can more objectively and definitively determine which patients will be pleased with the results of cosmetic surgery and which patients have unrealistic expectations. For now, however, good communication is the best method. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175918705 ER -