How do otolaryngologists who specialize in facial surgery differ from other plastic surgeons?

How do otolaryngologists who specialize in facial surgery differ from other plastic surgeons?

Facial plastic surgeons differ from general plastic surgeons in their training and their focus. Facial plastic surgeons train for five years on the head and neck, which includes basic training of facial plastic surgery and trauma. They continue their training in facial plastic surgery itself for a total of six years of training just in the face and neck regions. The general plastic surgeons do five years of general surgery and then they do two years of plastic surgery, which encompasses the entire body. So, in those two years, there is a small focus on each section of the body. Their total time in the head and neck region may be three to four months. Some of them go on to do a fellowship in cosmetic surgery where, again, they do the whole body. I think the advantage of the facial plastic surgeon is that they've had over six-plus years of just training in the facial region. They've treated the face and neck for functional as well as for cosmetic issues, and I think that gives them an advantage over dermatologists or general plastic surgeons in treating that area.