{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67bde1122dbc20e82c437cd2/6a0da3cb96570bc1385b54a7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How To Become A... Plastic Surgeon","description":"<p>What does it really take to become a plastic surgeon and what actually happens behind the scenes?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of <em>How To Become A…</em>, Grace speaks to Shan Shan about building a career in plastic surgery, from trauma reconstruction to cosmetic work, and the years of training, discipline, and resilience it takes to get there.</p><p><br></p><p>Shan Shan breaks down:</p><ul><li>What plastic surgery actually involves beyond the TV stereotype</li><li> The difference between reconstructive and cosmetic work</li><li> Why so much of her role is about service, precision, and patient care</li><li> How plastic surgery can improve both function and confidence</li><li>She also shares:</li><li>Growing up in a family of doctors and academics</li><li> How her creativity showed up early through art and doodling</li><li> Why she chose to explore charity missions in Africa</li><li> The long and demanding training pathway to becoming a plastic surgeon</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Plus, we get into:</p><ul><li>Working across the NHS and private cosmetic care</li><li> Why some procedures once funded by the NHS now end up in cosmetic practice</li><li> How she approaches surgery with empathy and careful planning</li><li> Why honesty, trust, and patient education matter so much</li><li>If you’re interested in:</li><li>Medicine and surgical careers</li><li> Plastic surgery and reconstruction</li><li> Cosmetic surgery explained</li><li> Medical training in the UK</li><li> Female doctors and career journeys</li></ul><p><br></p><p>This episode is a fascinating look at one of the most demanding and rewarding careers in medicine and the human stories behind it.</p><p> </p><p>@drshanshanjing</p>","author_name":"Grace Stevens"}