We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Dr. Carl Truesdale a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Dr. Carl, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Can you open up about a risk you’ve taken – what it was like taking that risk, why you took the risk and how it turned out?
When I was in my facial plastic surgery fellowship, I had a big decision to make. I already knew I wanted to go immediately into private practice. The question was – where? Did I want to be a big fish in a small pond and move to a city where there weren’t many facial plastic surgeons? Or did I want to risk being a small fish in a big pond and stay in Beverly Hills, a city that is world-famous for facial plastic surgery, with surgeons on almost every block? I choose to aim to be a big fish in a big pond, set up a practice in one of the most competitive markets in the world and make a name for myself.