Otoplasty, Health Plans, NASCAR and Marriage
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Many people in Southern California’s Inland Empire follow NASCAR racing at the California Speedway in Rancho Cucamonga.
Fans were delighted when top NASCAR driver Kurt Bush decided to have otoplasty, the plastic surgery procedure that brings prominent, outstanding ears closer to the patient’s skull. The procedure is also known as “ear pinning.”
(Look at Busch’s ear pinning before and after pictures.)
Just after his procedure, Busch married his long-time girlfriend Eva Bryan.
Cosmetic plastic surgery just before marriage ceremonies is very common because people want to pass down the wedding photos for generations.
But the 30-year-old Busch probably could have had the procedure 24 years ago. Plastic surgeons say that children as young as six can have the procedure.
It’s often done before the child starts school because other children often tease them mercilessly.
About five percent of the population has some form of ears that stick out.
And even though children with large, protruding ears are made miserable in school, most health plans will not pay for the surgery because many insurers consider the procedure strictly cosmetic.
What do you think? Should health plans be required to pay for otoplasty for children?
Next time: cosmetic surgical procedures that many health plans do pay for.
admin @ December 1, 2008
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Surgeries make us beautiful and attractive to the eyes of the other people, especially the women. Because we concede that beauty is an asset of an individual. It was about breast implants, liposuction and etc . . . . As of now, many plastic surgery foundation and organizations conduct this kind of medical specialty, for the individuals whose interest is about looking beautiful. But always keep in mind that aside from us there are more people needs of it. Like, those young children born every year that has a cleft lip.