Plastic Surgery and the Lazy Days of Summer

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Summer activities may need the attention of a plastic surgeon due to lawn mower injuries to feet and hands, dog bites and skin damage from being out in the sun.

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Plastic Surgery and “Going on the Lam”

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Criminals actually cannot change their appearance through plastic surgery so much they become totally unrecognizable; the concept only works in Hollywood movies.

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Plastic Surgery Electronic Records

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We may be headed for a big change in which more doctors use electronic health records.
Here’s how it works in real life.
Say you are considering a face lift, breast augmentation, liposuction, nose surgery or some other cosmetic surgery.
Step 1: Go to your initial plastic surgery consultation.
Without Electronic Records:

Fill out your medical history
List the medications [...]

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Plastic Surgeons Donate Skills to Domestic Violence Victims

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One of the most puzzling statistics known is why women who have been mercilessly beaten by a husband or boyfriend, change their minds in almost half the cases.
Many refuse to testify against their abusers to help send the creeps to jail. (More..)
Experts say it’s because the women have low-self esteem and see no future for [...]

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Plastic Surgery and Darwin Principles

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The day may come when you must make a written disclaimer that you’ve had:

Breast augmentation
Nose surgery
Face lift
Other plastic surgery that affects appearance

Doctoral candidate Kristi Scott, writing in Journal of Evolution and Technology worries about the Darwinian ethics of cosmetic plastic surgery.
It’s because we humans are hard-wired to read both female and male beauty as signs [...]

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