Plastic surgeons performed more than five million reconstructive procedures in 2007 -ranging from repairing dog bite wounds and birth defects to removing tumors and reconstructing breasts following mastectomy. Who are these people? What happened to them? How has reconstructive surgery changed...
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Each Day, Plastic Surgeons Are Reconstructing Lives: Restoring Function, Improving Appearances, and Elevating Self-Esteem ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., May 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On average, members of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) perform more than 13,600 reconstructive...