Photo Gallery
It is commonly stated that a picture is worth a thousand words. Plastic surgery is certainly a "visual" specialty in many ways, and photographs and diagrams can be helpful to assist patients with an understanding of the different procedures and results. This can be a positive thing. Unfortunately, there are some negative things that need to be explained.
Number one, there can never be a guarantee of the results for any single patient. Every patient, every procedure, every day it is a new experience. Life has too many variables to allow us to make 100% accurate predictions. Therefore, it is impossible to ever show a patient what his or her result will be in a photograph. In a sense it would be "false advertising" to show such photographs. Dr. Lundquist is concerned that he provides you with accurate and honest information. Photographs can be helpful, but they aren't the complete answer.
Number two, there is the big concern with patient confidentiality. It is inappropriate to show one patient's medical information to anyone else. This certainly includes photographs. No matter how careful you try to be with the privacy of medical information, mistakes can happen. Dr. Lundquist prefers to avoid mistakes by not showing his patient photos to other patients.
Number three, photographs, while helpful, can never tell the whole story, and remain of limited importance. Unless professional photography techniques are used all the time, it is difficult and impossible to compare photographs. Differences in camera positions, in lighting, in focus, in magnification, in equipment, etc. all create too many variables to allow accurate comparisons from one photo to the next or from one patient to another.
For examples of these procedures go to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons photo gallery ».
Despite these problems, photographs can be helpful for some patients. We are happy to provide a link to the photographic section of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) web site. The ASPS is the main organization that represents board-certified plastic surgeons, and it provides excellent educational information for patients. Dr. Lundquist has been a member of the ASPS since 1984, and hopes that you will take advantage of these resources. As always, if you still have questions be sure to ask Dr. Lundquist or his staff. We will try to assist you in any way that we can.
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