Aesthetic Surgery Training during Residency in the United States: A Comparison of the Integrated, Combined, and Independent Training Models

Table 3

Median level of confidence with various aesthetic surgery procedures (1: not confident, 5: very confident).

	Integrated; ()	Combined; ()	Independent; ()	value
Face lift (range)	3 (1–4)	3 (1–4)	2 (1–3)	0.39
Blepharoplasty (range)	3 (3-4)	4 (2.5–4.5)	3 (2–4)	0.76
Rhinoplasty (range)	2 (1-2)	2 (1–3)	2 (1–3)	0.19
Breast augmentation (range)	4 (3–5)	4.5 (4-5)	4 (2–5)	0.16
Breast reduction (range)	5 (4-5)	5 (4-5)	5 (4-5)	0.73
Mastopexy (range)	4 (3–5)	4 (3–5)	4 (3-4)	0.16
Abdominoplasty (range)	5 (4-5)	5 (4-5)	5 (4-5)	0.32
Brachioplasty (range)	4 (3-4)	3 (3-4)	3 (2–4)	0.44
Liposuction (range)	4 (4-5)	4 (4-5)	4 (3–5)	0.45