Firstly let's get the term GP sorted out.
GPs or general practitioners generally provide primary care to a patient. They are very often the first contact a patient has with a treatment facility or a medical consultation. Family doctors are a common name for them.
While the incredible knowledge a GP possesses is commendable and very trustworthy how far will you go to trust your family doctor to perform a liposuction surgery?
The Health Ministry of Singapore thinks GPs can be trusted to perform a liposuction procedure though and are set to pass a redraft of guidelines for this cosmetic surgery procedure. If the move goes unopposed, GPs will be legalized to administer a liposuction surgery under local anesthesia to remove less than a litre of fat.
As if the liposuction casualties that are reported are not enough to warrant more stringent precautions for plastic surgery. Liposuction being a surgery that is major and complex requires the attentions of a skilled plastic surgeon that has the mandatory training and expertise under his belt.
The ASPS, some members of which are part of the Plastic Surgery Institute of California, is one such board in the US and insofar does not recognize GPs to perform a liposuction or any other plastic surgery. The Singapore Association of Plastic Surgeons is of a similar mind and is strongly protesting this move.
Now, would you still trust your GP enough to allow him to perform a liposuction surgery on you?
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