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The Benefits of Choosing a Female Plastic Surgeon
Plastic surgery is an intensely personal choice. Most patients have been thinking about having surgery for a long time before they actually start looking for a plastic surgeon. You always want to make sure that you’re working with the best surgeon for your needs. An ideal plastic surgeon is technically precise, has an eye for aesthetics, attentive, experienced, and knowledgeable about your concerns.
You may wonder whether gender matters when choosing a plastic surgeon. For women, a female plastic surgeon comes with many benefits by way of personal and professional knowledge.
Comfort
Having a female plastic surgeon can be comforting because you know that they have the ability to personally relate to your experiences. From her entire life experience of being in a female body, your surgeon will also better understand how you feel about your body and how you want to change it.
Other than considering surgery for intimate areas, another reason for seeing a plastic surgeon is for concerns related to aging. This is another area where it is beneficial to see a female plastic surgeon since many procedures are designed to combat the aging process. A female plastic surgeon will know how women’s bodies change throughout the aging process and the best procedures to address these concerns.
Personal Understanding of Societal Pressures
Female surgeons have also navigated the difficult terrain of societal pressures on the female body. Because of this they have compassion and understanding that comes from personal experience. Female plastic surgeons know how easy it is to feel insecure when surrounded by media messages and societal pressures to have the perfect body. A female plastic surgeon like Dr. Fichadia understands this pressure, at the same time strongly believing in body positivity and self love. She can relate to why you may want to have a cosmetic procedure done and advise you on the best ways to get the results you’re seeking. Dr. Fichadia’s goal is never to create results that make her patients all look the same. Dr Fichadia believes in tailoring each procedure according to your preferences and unique features. She creates natural-looking results that enhance the natural beauty of her patients so they can feel like their best selves.
Communication
Communication and honesty with your doctor is paramount, especially when it comes to changing your body. You need to be comfortable explaining what you want and telling your doctor when you don’t want something. Female patients’ preference for female doctors may be related to both greater comfort with intimate exams as well as their communication style. Women are known to engage in partnership building, and having more empathetic and open ended conversations. Women value these qualities more during a medical consultation.
Talking to someone with similar life experiences helps to eliminate a lot of communication hurdles and many women find it easier to communicate with a female doctor. The understanding between you and your doctor can remove some of the anxiety often associated with surgery and other procedures.
An aspect of good communication is feeling at ease around your surgeon. Dr. Fichadia wants every patient she sees to feel comfortable and welcome when they visit. The process of preparing for and undergoing a procedure can be stressful. Dr. Fichadia knows this and understands how significant it is to put your body in someone else’s hands. This connection can create a natural bond and comfort in being vulnerable around one another.
Find the right plastic surgeon for you
If you’re looking for an experienced plastic surgeon in the Portland, Oregon area, look no further than Hetal Fichadia, MD. Dr. Fichadia is a trained reconstructive and plastic surgeon with a double board-certification. On top of being a talented and experienced surgeon, Dr. Fichadia cares deeply about the work she does. She offers personalized care for every patient and does her best to ensure their needs are met.
Dr. Fichadia is also compassionate and attentive. Her background and experiences have made her well equipped to tend to a wide array of patients. In fact, she has been so highly rated and successful at her work that she was awarded “Top Doctor” by RealSelf.com. She has also consistently made the Portland Monthly magazine’s Top Doctor list since 2019.
You can schedule a consultation with her practice today by calling (503) 488-2344 or filling out an online form.
Dr. Fichadia is a double board-certified, comprehensively trained plastic and reconstructive surgeon. She completed general surgical training at St Elizabeth’s Medical Center, an affiliate of Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, MA, and subsequently completed a highly competitive plastic surgery program at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, OR. She has presented research from her time in Boston and Portland at national and international surgical meetings such as Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons and annual meeting of American Society of Plastic Surgery.
