What we publish
Our guides explain procedure goals, alternatives, cost context, recovery planning, risks and consultation questions. We focus on general education and practical preparation, not diagnosing a reader or selecting an operation for them.
Sources, authorship and review
The Plastic Surgery Editorial Team is the editorial byline used by the publisher. It does not imply that the team consists of clinicians. Guides identify source-check dates and link their medical sources, including patient guidance from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
The current educational guides have not been medically reviewed. When a clinician performs a review, the page must identify the actual reviewer and review date. Source checking is not equivalent to clinical review.
How AI is used
AI-assisted tools help research, organize, draft and format content. AI output is not a medical source or evidence of clinical experience. Material medical claims must be linked to identifiable sources, and uncertainty must remain visible.
The homepage portrait is AI-generated decorative brand imagery. It does not show a patient, surgeon or treatment result. We do not generate before-and-after outcomes and present them as real.
Costs and comparisons
Cost references identify what a figure represents and what it excludes. A source-page fee is not our offer or a local total-price quote. Comparisons explain different goals and limitations without declaring one procedure universally best.
Provider lists, reviews and commercial relationships
We do not currently publish verified provider profiles, scored rankings or patient-submitted reviews. Before any are published, each list must explain its procedure and geographic scope, eligibility, verification dates, evidence and limitations. Scores require a reproducible methodology.
Sponsored listings and affiliate relationships must be disclosed where they affect content. Payment cannot be disguised as an independent ranking, and we do not invent testimonials, credentials or clinical outcomes.
Corrections and updates
Volatile facts, especially prices and provider information, require dated source checks. Substantive updates should change the visible update date. A cosmetic formatting change alone is not a new medical review.
A correction should identify the affected claim and update the relevant source and page. Editorial questions belong with the publisher and editorial team; personal medical questions belong with your clinician.