Plastic Surgery - Your opinion of it?

Well, I'm just wondering what your view on plastic surgery is. I, myself, don't consider it very important. Plastic surgeons don't save lives. Therefore, they are not real doctors.
Answer:
Plastic/reconstructive surgeons are important to those who need them...i.e. people who were horribly mangled from accidents, burned or born with a deformity. As far as people visiting them to fix "imagined" flaws, I don't think it's that important, or even necessary but to each his/her own.

I don't, however, agree with your assessment that plastic surgeons aren't real doctors. Where do you get this? Plastic surgeons have to go through the same training as general surgeons such as 4 yrs of med school and 3-5 yrs general surgery training. The only difference is they have to go an additional 2-3 yrs in plastic surgery training, just like every doctor in their respective chosen field have to take courses in that particular field. My point is, plastic surgeons are also doctors.

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Re-constructive plastic surgery is important.

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try telling that to someone who has been horribly burnt, in a major trauma or with a congenital defect. There is more to being a doctor than saving lives. quality of life is a major consideration. otherwise why would we give people knee replacements? a bung knee doesn't kill you but it certainly can stop you doing alot of the things that most of us take for granted.

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before you decide a specialty you need to go through the basics of medicine or premed, then med school, then the specialty that adds up 4 to 6 more years. It's just a persons choice what level and specialty they want to follow. Being a doctor is not just saving lifes.

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