Automation index

How much of a Plastic surgeon’s job can AI already do?

A morph and a consent form come earlier. Cutting, stitching and not getting necrosis do not.

This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.

IS WORK OVER?

Plastic surgeon

20%

AI can already do 20% of this job.

#438 / 623

Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.

The time saving for each task is estimated separately.

Task	Share	AI	Points
Plan, photos and informed consent. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	36%	+5.8
Operate: flaps, implants and burns. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	22%	8%	+1.8
Pre-op, markings and what you can actually promise. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Post-op, dressings and reviewing the result. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Emergencies: hand, face and the lip that will not close. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Aesthetics, reconstruction and signing what is cut. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	10%	+1.4
Total	100%		20%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low