Reconstructive plastic surgeons are different from regular plastic surgeons?

No, not at all: Plastic surgery is a broad field which includes cosmetic surgery, craniofacial surgery, microsurgery, burn care, hand surgery and other very specialized areas. Nobody can do them all! some of us concentrate on reconstructive surgery, some on hand surgery, etc. A plastic surgeon is a surgeon certified by the american board of plastic surgery, no matter the area of concentration or specialization.

Check credentials: Plastic surgery training involves multiple different aspects of plastic surgery. This includes reconstructive, cosmetic, aesthetic, craniofacial and hand surgery (to name a few). If a surgeon chooses to limit their practice to reconstructive or another part of plastic surgery, they may. The most important thing is to make sure they are actually board certified in plastic surgery.

No: They all have same training. Some decide to focus on cosmetics. While others on recon. Cosmetic surgeons are different and any can call themselves that.