Plastic Surgeons At Their Best
As one who has written about the topic for a couple of years now, I feel generally pretty open to plastic surgery for patients with informed, realistic views of what they want to achieve and why. All the same, since what’s most often in the news are startling tales of cosmetic surgery gone bad, I can understand why plenty of people are down on the idea of surgically altering your looks.
Due largely to sensational news stories, some people see plastic surgeons as doctors who care about money first, with the well-being of their patients further down the list of what’s important. And I will admit that I did some work for one of those — once; a surgeon who actually admitted to using bait-and-switch tactics on women interested in looking younger but reluctant to commit to traditional surgery.
My experience tells me, however, that the great majority of plastic surgeons choose their field with excitement about helping others feel good about themselves. Occasionally a plastic surgeon makes news with heartwarming, groundbreaking work, like Dr. Maria Siemionow of the Cleveland Clinic and the first U.S. face transplant.
But there are many heroic plastic surgeons who serve people in need without fanfare.
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