{"id":132,"date":"2013-02-25T19:43:01","date_gmt":"2013-02-25T19:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smartlipo.com\/oldblog\/?p=132"},"modified":"2013-05-15T21:39:11","modified_gmt":"2013-05-15T21:39:11","slug":"surgical-expertise-listening-skills-and-patient-priority-keys-to-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartlipo.com\/blog\/surgical-expertise-listening-skills-and-patient-priority-keys-to-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Surgical Expertise, Listening Skills and Patient Priority: Keys to Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every surgeon and patient have end-goals in mind when they meet in a consultation to discuss the options and prospective outcomes of surgery, but the most important factor is \u2026 do the goals match between the patient and the surgeon, before the big day of surgery.<\/p>\n<p>Communication is key throughout the consultation process. This helps the surgeon and patient come to a shared, mutual understanding of the desired goals and potential physical outcomes. It is also important for surgeons to help patients develop realistic goals that match their proportion and physique, so expectations are met, and the results are natural and beautiful. Of course surgical skill and expertise are paramount to the outcomes, but good listening skills can also be applied to the plastic surgeons that have the greatest success rates.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_123\" style=\"width: 422px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartlipo.com\/oldblog\/healthy-habits-and-motivation-keep-the-fat-away-after-body-contouring\/body\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-123\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-123\" class=\"size-full wp-image-123\" alt=\"Body\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smartlipo.com\/oldblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Body.jpg\" width=\"412\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartlipo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Body.jpg 412w, https:\/\/www.smartlipo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Body-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Joseph Perlman&#8217;s Mission: Patient Goals and Successful Outcomes<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartlipo.com\/profiles\/drjosephperlman.html\">Dr. Joseph M. Perlman<\/a>, Medical Director of the Advanced Plastic Surgery Centre in Houston, TX is a board certified plastic surgeon, a member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) in addition to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), and he has been in practice for more than 30 years. Dr. Perlman performs many procedures on the face, body and breasts. He is highly sought for breast surgeries, reconstructive surgeries, Smartlipo body contouring and lipoplasty, mommy makeovers and facial procedures, because he delivers amazing results. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.plasticsurgerycoupons.com\/surgeons\/drjosephperlman\">See Dr. Perlman\u2019s special offer here<\/a>. Dr. Perlman also offers 3D Animation tools and software to help educate patients about procedures in videos.<\/p>\n<p>For Dr. Perlman and his dedicated team of professionals, the goal of each patient becomes their number one goal and priority. Delivering personalized, quality patient care is what they pride themselves on \u2026 along with a high satisfaction and patient retention and referral rate. Their motto and mission, is to \u201cbring out the best in our patients.\u201d The positive impact they make in helping patients realize a better self-image brings out the best in their practice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every surgeon and patient have end-goals in mind when they meet in a consultation to discuss the options and prospective outcomes of surgery, but the most important factor is \u2026 do the goals match between the patient and the surgeon, before the big day of surgery. Communication is key throughout the consultation process. 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