how to become a Cosmetic Surgeon?

Answer 1

In the US, you complete an undergrad degree, usually in biology with a minor in physics or chemistry.

You take the mcats and use that to help gain admission into medical schools.

You attend medical schools for 4 years and then begin your residency training, most likely in general surgery or ENT.

Your residency in those fields will probably be at least 4 years, probably 5-6, especially if you plan on a subspecialty like cosmetic surgery. You will most likely do an additional term as a fellow, so count on at least 7 years post med school grad.

During this time and after graduation, you'll have to take a number of board exams.

After finishing your residency and fellowship, you will then be eligible to practice medicine. During your last year, you'll need to apply for jobs or decide what type of a practice you want to start.

All in all, figure 15 years after graduating high school and don't expect to really make good money (and be able to keep it) for closer to 20 years.

You may rack up over $100-200K in med school bills if you shoot for the moon and attend the best schools, and you'll hardly make anything as a resident (don't expect over $40k for your 80 hour work weeks), so it will take a number of years to pay down, most likely.

Good luck to you. : )

Answer 2

The previous post is very good but I will add that getting into a plastic surgery residency is very difficult, which is not that surprising, even if you go through the less popular route, via a 5 year general surgery residency followed by a 2 -3 year fellowship in plastic surgery, you will need to work your socks off and do exceptionally well at every step of the way.

Both routes involve working a 80 - 100 hrs a week during the residency for just $40,000 per year, no overtime, for 6-7 years, which is about $7/hr, hardly enough for that luxury cruise to the Carribean with your partner. If you think that is bad, plastic surgery residents have it good, compared to our poor, overworked neurosurgeons who suffer at the hands of their endless supply of terminally ill patients and vastly complicated procedures.

For the shorter, integrated route, try aiming for 240+ on your step 1 USMLE score, assuming you make into medical school. To put this score into perspective, 215 is the mean, for US students.

If you not at medical school yet, choose an appropiate pre med degree course like anthropology (many doctors do this) or something more medically related and work very hard to get the best possible score on your MCATs, which is an excellent predictor of how well you will do in the USMLE exams.

Answer 3

Be a doctor first, then do the specialization in surgery and subspec in cosmetic surgery.

Answer 4

be a doctor first
then general surgeon
then do fellowship in cosmetic surgeon

it varies from country to country how long it will take

Answer 5

M.D. first.