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|December 17, 2008

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Surgical progress relies on surgeon innovators who excel at improvisation. This review encourages younger surgeons to embrace innovation by questioning conventions and adopting a pragmatic surgical philosophy.

Area of Science:

Surgical Innovation
Oculoplasty
Plastic Surgery

Background:

Surgeons are highly innovative clinicians, adept at improvisation.
The surgical environment fosters innovation and problem-solving.
Historical progress in surgery is intrinsically linked to innovations by surgeon innovators.

Purpose of the Study:

To outline surgeon-led innovations and their origins.
To explain fundamental concepts driving surgical innovation.
To encourage early-career surgeons to pursue innovation.

Main Methods:

Review of personal innovations in Oculoplasty.
Analysis of the innovation process and required innovator qualities.
Discussion of the pragmatic surgical philosophy underpinning innovation.

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Main Results:

Innovation can arise from serendipity or deliberate effort.
A questioning attitude and irreverence facilitate innovation.
Rigid adherence to convention stifles originality.

Conclusions:

Surgical innovation requires a departure from convention and adoption of new philosophies.
Concepts illustrated in Oculoplasty are applicable to broader surgical fields.
Innovation is achievable regardless of practice setting (e.g., small hospitals).