| Average age |
31.4 years |
| Gender |
68.7% female |
| Years of professional experience in private practice |
9.4 years |
| Lack of knowledge in plastic surgery |
37.7% |
| Extracurriculars knowledge in plastic surgery specialty |
>60% (including 15% media) |
| Uninformed about the hand surgery activity performed by plastic surgeon |
83.1% |
| Uninformed about the microsurgery performed by plastic surgeon |
71.1% |
| Uninformed about the craniofacial surgery activity performed by plastic surgeon |
40.3% |
| Ignorance or vague notion of the flap surgery |
54% |
| Care management of plastic surgery patients |
74.6% |
| Uncomfortable with the management of a patient post conventional reconstruction surgery |
41.9% |
| Need to contact a surgeon to learn about the rehabilitation instructions |
80.8% |
| Avoidance of providing a physical therapy session by fear of making a mistake |
57.6% |
| Insufficient prerequisites during their training to properly manage plastic surgery patients |
70.4% |
| Usefulness of having more information on plastic surgery during their training |
96.2% |
