Notes from Dr. Allan
INSURANCE MATTERS MATTER
When is an operation considered “reconstructive?” When is it “cosmetic?’” Who decides? Who cares? policies uniformly do not cover cosmetic surgery, while they usually cover reconstructive surgery, so the disitiction is important. From the point of view of the plastic…
High-Brow Surgery
As if sagging upper eyelids and bags under the eyes did not do enough to detract from a person’s appearance, loose and relaxed temples, forehead, and eyebrows contribute to the problem. To counter this sad and tired look, many elect…
The Cost of Defensive Medicine
What is defensive medicine? As in defensive driving, in which you treat every other vehicle as a potential accident, in defensive medicine the physician treats the patient not only as someone who is ill, but as a potential plaintiff. This…
Seperating Fused Fingers
The term “syndactyly” refers to a congenital defect of the hands which features two or more fingers fused together. Because this condition limits the use of the hand, plastic surgeons like to surgically repair the fingers when a child is…
Ear Surgery
Most often, the candidate for ear surgery is a young child who is ridiculed for having protruding ears. A child as young as age four may undergo the procedure known as otoplasty to correct the problem. When first performed over…
Of Rabbits and Children
Clefting of the upper lip with or a cleft of the palate is among the more common birth defects. It runs the gamet from a dimple in the upper lip seems like a trench extending through the lip, upper jaw…
