The majority of the time when we're talking about plastic surgery, we're talking about elective cosmetic surgery. This is frequently the case when we gossip about celebrity plastic surgery and is even the case when we discuss the potential for plastic surgery improvements in our own lives. However, plastic surgery is used on a regular basis by hospitals for the purpose of reconstructive surgery after major accidents.
We've seen that in the news here before in the case of a young girl who needed reconsructive surgery after being mauled by a dog. The need for it was seen again recently in the news in the case of a robbery victim who was shot in the nose by a man suspected of homicide. (The full case about the robbery and homicide can be read here.) The robbery victim was only one of several victims who suffered in the incident. Several are fighting for the lives including a pregnant woman who delivered her baby prematurely after being set on fire in the incident.
The man who required the reconstructive surgery heard the noise of the robbery and ran out of his home to see what had happened. As a result, he was shot in the nose in the midst of the mess. When his health became stable, he was transferred to a regional medical center to undergo reconstructive plastic surgery for the damage done by the wounds.
Question of the Day: Do you personally know more people who have gotten elective cosmetic surgery or reconstructive plastic surgery?
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