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Pay attention to how they treat you before surgery: "I rely a lot on my office staff," says Erhardt. "The patient should evaluate that staff -- do they answer questions? Do they call back? If they're not doing that when you're a prospective patient, are they going to call you back after the surgery when you need help?"

Finally, once you've found a doctor you think you can trust, check out his or her history at the Arizona State Medical Board's Web site -- www.azmd.gov. From here you can find out if your doctor has any pending board investigations or has ever been in trouble for criminal activity or malpractice.