Fellowship in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Applicant should have done MCh(Plastic Surgery), DNB(Plastic Surgery) or equivalent foreign qualification or MS(General Surgery) with 10 years experience in exclusive Plastic Surgery to be decided by scrutiny committee.

The Minimum duration of the Course is 1 Year & Maximum is 3 Years.

At the end of Fellowship in Aesthetic Surgery (CCAS) the surgeon should be able to:

• Recognizes the exact place as well as importance of aesthetic problems and needs in the context of the health priorities of the country
• Practice the speciality of aesthetic surgery in keeping with the principles of professional ethics
• Identify social, economic, biological and emotional determinants of aesthetic surgery
• Know the therapeutic, rehabilitative, preventive and promotional measures to provide holistic care to clients
• Take detailed history, judge client’s mental makeup, perform full physical examination and make a clinical diagnosis
• Order and interpret relevant investigations (Imaging and laboratory)
• Perform and interpret important diagnostic procedures
• Diagnose conditions based on the analysis of history, physical examination and investigative work up
• Prepare a plan of management or alternative plans. In case of multiple aesthetic needs, he prepares a master plan and executes them in stages
• Demonstrates communication skills of a high order, in explaining these plans to the clients in a simplest way so it helps them choose one most suitable. Utilizes the same communication skills during consultation, progress narration and community education
• Develop skills as a self-directed learner, recognize continuing educational needs; use appropriate learning resources and critically analyze relevant published literature in order to practice evidence based medicine
• Manage emergencies efficiently and handle unforeseen situations and complications safely
• Demonstrate skills in documentation of case details as well as of morbidity and mortality data
• Advise measures of prevention aesthetics