Big Butts No Lies Plastic Surgery Podcast
Jul 9, 2026 · 16 min · 7 segments
How do you protect your life and your body in a system filled with hidden surgical loopholes? Welcome to the final part of **Before You Go Under the Knife**, an investigative audio series hosted by…
Mavi RodriguezHost
Before you pick up the phone and book a consultation, before you even get to that point, here's what I want you to do first.

There is a difference, an important one, between a surgeon who is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and a surgeon who is board certified by other cosmetic certifying bodies.

The American Board of Plastic Surgery is the one that requires a full plastic surgery residency.

It is what the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and most major medical organizations recommend when they say, see a board-certified plastic surgeon.

Some have much lower training requirements, and a surgeon can market themselves as board-certified on their website while being certified by a body that requires significantly less training than the ABPS.

You can verify a surgeon's American Board of Plastic Surgery certification at abps.org. abps.org.

Put your surgeon's name, put the state that they're practicing in, and see what they're certified in.

You can look up a surgeon's malpractice history in your state's court records.

You can search a surgeon's name and see if there are malpractice suits on record.

Before you pick up the phone and book a consultation, before you even get to that point, here's what I want you to do first.

There is a difference, an important one, between a surgeon who is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and a surgeon who is board certified by other cosmetic certifying bodies.

The American Board of Plastic Surgery is the one that requires a full plastic surgery residency.

It is what the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and most major medical organizations recommend when they say, see a board-certified plastic surgeon.

Some have much lower training requirements, and a surgeon can market themselves as board-certified on their website while being certified by a body that requires significantly less training than the ABPS.

You can verify a surgeon's American Board of Plastic Surgery certification at abps.org. abps.org.

Put your surgeon's name, put the state that they're practicing in, and see what they're certified in.

You can look up a surgeon's malpractice history in your state's court records.

You can search a surgeon's name and see if there are malpractice suits on record.
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