But I know for a fact that Kawamoto who is arguably the most notable craniofacial surgeon in America, would not perform zygomatic or orbital rim or modified leforts on ANY patients for cosmetic purposes. I know this because I talked to his nurses several times and was recommended that Kawamoto would do implants only. So big deal if someone has all this training and a designation but doesn't feel competent or trained enough or whatever the reason may be to perform the operation.
Dr. Mark Urata, Kawamoto's most distinguished pupil both a craniofacial surgeon AND a maxillofacial surgeon also doesn't perform and orbital/cheekbone modified lefort operations for cosmetic purposes.
I understand your desire to obtain a specific surgical procedure.
Consider the possibility that the highly trained and experienced surgeons you referenced, - - declined to do the specific cosmetic procedure you are seeking - - not because they cannot do that procedure (obviously they do in fact do those procedures in the right circumstances) but they elect not to do that procedure electively because in their experience the benefits are exceeded by the risks. (That is one way to avoid a malpractice suit.)
In any field of human activity, including surgery, - - just because you can do something - - does not mean you should do something.
It puzzles me that in some of these messages:
A) Posters first claim that surgeons are (pick the ugly name to be called) - - because they are not trained well enough but just start cutting on people to make the money; but then,
B) In nearby messages, surgeons who are extremely well trained and capable but who decline to do certain well paid elective procedures are criticized for exercising conscientious surgical judgment and refusing to do certain surgeries.
There is a certain disconnect between those two lines of discussion.
