On this episode we start with a little pre-amble about the connection Dr. Roth’s late great godfather has to Las Vegas with swimming pools, Eisenhower silver dollars, and Mexico. The major topic of episode 03 – season 04 is all about the connection between Plastic Surgery and Social media. Dr Roth and his co-host Darrell Craig Harris dive in deep and answer listeners’ questions about the ethics and best practices on social media post connected to the subject of plastic surgery. It’s all about getting out good quality information, unfortunately only a few reputable, reliable platforms offer this! Many are prone to hyperbole, making strange claims, like indirect advertising. Dr Roth maintains you need to be very discerning over claims that as the adage goes–“its sounds too good to be true”. You should always include these questions as part of your due diligence list: 1. Are they registered board certified by the American board of Plastic Surgeons: https://www.abplasticsurgery.org/public/verify-certification/VerifyCert? 2. Are they a ASPS member in good standing with the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS): https://find.plasticsurgery.org/ 3. The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS): https://www.physiciansaestheticcoalition.org/american-society-aesthetic-plastic-surgery 4. Do they have hospital privileges to do what they are doing? Once again, this is about your health and even your life in a potential medical emergency. Dr. Roth goes onto talking about taking medical photos and that you’re not legally allowed to alter medical photos of plastic surgical procedures, i.e.: before and after pictures. Especially in a world of digital photography. No using of software such as Photoshop to remove blemishes or filters and more etc… Dr. Roth explains why the use of before and after photos is extremely impactful ~ simply as they say, “a picture says a thousand words”. It’s also so important to use the right type of camera. Smartphone can actually cause minor focal length distortions, such as with the tip of the nose. In fact, Dr Roth has had people contact his office to arrange a consultation about their nose based on their own selfie taken with their own smartphone. In reality, they did not need an intervention, and showing them an image of their own nose taken with the correct type of camera in that initial consultation will quickly make the person realise their nose is just fine as is. In summary, Dr Roth advises you to seek the opinion of at least three board certifies plastic surgeons before making your final decision. Ask questions such as ~ If there is a problem, do you have privileges to admit me to the hospital? What happens to me if there is a problem in the middle of the night? Proper board certified plastic surgeons have years of training that include looking at multi-options for their patient’s proper care, and this should also be the case with all the surgery staff. You must be grounded and scrupulous in making your finally choice on who to choose as your plastic surgeon and surgery. As Dr. Roth says, “the rubber really hits the road when the scalpel hits the skin!”.