Esthetics in Quebec essays

Esthetics in Quebec essays Plastic surgery today is often done especially for cosmetic reasons, to remove blemishes or to change contours. Among the most common of the cosmetic plastic surgery operations are rhinoplasty (remodeling of the nose) and face-lifting, to remove the signs of aging. Another cosmetic technique is the removal of obvious scars by cutting out scar tissue and adjusting the wound edges. Nowadays, plastic surgery has become misidentified with beauty surgery. In fact, only a small percentage of plastic surgeons have practices limited to cosmetic operations. As a friend of a cancerous patient deeply suffering and awaiting his turn for obtaining a date for his surgery, I was astonished when I read an article published in the gazette that cosmetic surgeries were being performed in our hospitals. Like many people, I thought such surgeries were done in private clinics. Certain surgeons are considering the amount of money earned from the act of surgery, ahead of the suffering of the patient. Doctors have taken an oath to relieve the pain and to cure life-threatening diseases to the full extent of their capacities. I find no argument to justify delaying the act of elimination of a malignant tumor, replacing a hip, or removing a cataract, for a simple cosmetic surgery that can wait and has no serious complications. I cannot tolerate the fact that cosmetic surgeries are being done before other kinds. Does this mean these procedures should be banned from the operating room of a public hospital? I dont believe so. If there is a vacant operating room, there is no good reason to deny qualified plastic surgeons to perform cosmetic surgeries. The hospital might even turn a small profit from these acts. The point is not to replace or hold the schedules of those suffering humans requiring immediate and essential surgery, and make sure that rental fees are adequate with the real cost to the public. ...