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"Getting a second or even third opinion is critical, says Dr. Angelo Cuzalina, president-elect of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS). "The extra effort and additional consultations will undoubtedly educate you further… which is always self-empowering."
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Dr. Cuzalina is a cosmetic surgeon in Tulsa, Oklahoma where he and other surgeons host live cosmetic surgery workshops and fellowship programs. He is the future president of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery.
“Dr. Pancholi, who is certified by the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery, takes scare tactics a step further. He shows patients graphic postoperative pictures of smokers who didn’t heed his advice to quit. “They see the wound opening up, turning red or black, the edges start coming apart,” he said. “They see the skin graft we use to put it back together.”
