As the Case of the Month illustrates – a “simple” breast implant size increase – there is no such thing as a simple case. To me, Plastic Surgery is unique among the surgical specialties in that the end point is not necessarily a healthy patient ( we tend to assume that ), but a happy patient. As happy is a soft endpoint, every surgery demands all the Plastic Surgeon’s effort and attention to detail. While nothing is ever perfect, you get a lot closer if you are aiming at the target. That is why I am likely to be pretty serious with new patients and unlikely to say, “No problem, an easy, simple case.”
Mark D. Wigod, MD, FACS, providing cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery to Boise, Meridian, Treasure Valley and Southeastern Idaho.
