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Certified Plastic Surgeon DR. MAUSNER... a plastic surgeon you can trust! As an ASPS member (see below), Dr. Mausner has credentials you can put your trust in! He is one of a select group of board-certified plastic surgeons who has received extensive surgical training, one of the most rigorous among all medical specialty programs. His training uniquely qualifies him to perform plastic surgery on the face and all parts of the body. Dr. Mausner's plastic surgery practice emphasizes cosmetic surgery, facial rejuvenation and body sculpting plastic surgery. An expert in liposuction, he was one of the first certified plastic surgeons in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area trained to perform ultrasonic-assisted liposuction. Dr. Mausner is also an authority on the use of lasers to treat unique facial problems. "I am continually exposed to the latest advancements in plastic surgery — both good and bad — and am very selective of the procedures I will perform. I must be convinced that a procedure is safe, effective and beneficial to my patient before I will perform it."
What is Board-certification? The American Board of Medical Specialist (ABMS) is the agency that oversees sub-specialty boards. More than 100 "Boards" have been submitted to the ABMS for formal approval, but only 26 have met their strict educational and examination criteria. They are as follows:
* The American Board of Plastic Surgery is the only board that has traditionally overseen the training and certification of cosmetic and reconstructive surgeons. It is the largest plastic surgery specialty organization in the world. If you have seen another doctor in consultation, you may call the ABMS at 1-800-776-2378 to see if that surgeon is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Give them the name of a surgeon and they will tell you if and when he or she was certified. Certification by other boards does not give you the same protection. Other boards have less strict criteria for certification and some require only a fee. A few of the boards that have not been approved by the ABMS are as follows:
You may also want to call the local hospital and ask the Medical Staff Office secretary whether a surgeon has privileges to perform the proposed procedures in the hospital. Dr. Mausner is on the staff at Suburban Hospital (currently Chief of Plastic Surgery), Suburban Out-Patient Center and Sibley Memorial Hospital. Want to see actual results Dr. Mausner has achieved? Research the plastic surgery procedures you're most interested in, or call 301-564-4466 today for a free consultation. CARING. COMPETENT. CONFIDENTIAL. |
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Operating Facility Certification Even fewer people know about certification of operating facilities, who certifies them and what protection such certification offers. We believe patients need this information to make informed choices in their search of the right certified plastic surgeon, plastic surgery practice, surgery facility and anesthesia provider. As you consider plastic surgery, we hope the following information will help you to evaluate the available choices to you. At the present time there are no local, state, or federal laws requiring office-based operating room to be certified. Any physician may perform any procedure in an office as long as basic fire and safety codes are met. No level of sanitation, patient care, monitoring or peer review is required. Unfortunately, tragic consequences have occurred because of faulty equipment, lack of trained personnel and inadequate emergency equipment. As a result, there will most likely be requirements imposed in the future, but for now certification is purely voluntary. We believe that these circumstances make the best case for having surgery in a hospital setting. Dr. Mausner only uses Medicare-certified, state-licensed state-of-the-art operating rooms for surgery. These are located at Suburban Hospital, Suburban Outpatient Center and Sibley Hospital.
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Dr. Mark Mausner, nationally and internationally renowned plastic and cosmetic surgeon located in the Washington, D.C. area, specializes in plastic surgery procedures, including breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction, liposuction, facelift and body contouring surgery. Mausner Plastic Surgery Center serves the communities of Bethesda, Rockville, Chevy Chase, Silver Spring, Gaithersburg, Germantown, Frederick, Arlington, Fairfax, McLean, Alexandria, Urbana, Mt Airy, Poolesville, Brookville, Kensington, Clinton, Waldorf, Laurel, Potomac, Columbia, Clarksburg, Ijamsville, Tysons and Washington, D.C. |