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1Chatham Facial Plastic Surgery, Louisville, KY, USA. drchat@mindspring.com
Abstract:
Many different people present to the surgeon for possible elective procedures, but not all of them are suitable patients. Learning to identify possible problematic patients before surgery is a valuable survival strategy in the profession of plastic surgery. In this article, an "animal model" is used whereby patient and physician "species" are presented in a lighthearted tongue-in-cheek manner but also in a practical sense.
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