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Jul 9, 2020
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Slim
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Highland Utah. We are the epitome of keeping up with the joneses here. But this particular nuance is not awful
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I'm on day 3 of a cosmetics plastic surgery rotation and all I can say is
Blue Golfer
7/9/20 8:41pm
Tell us more
kotacoug
7/9/20 8:42pm
I saw 38 year old woman today that looked like she was a 60 year old fighting
Blue Golfer
7/9/20 8:45pm
Filler + lip injections need to be used extremely judiciously
Mrs Featerbottom
7/9/20 9:31pm
Probably almost every woman in my ward has had an augmentation without much else done. I think most people are
Slim
7/9/20 8:43pm
My biggest issue is the cost. Hard to justify that. But whatever.
Backcountry
7/9/20 8:44pm
Seems like its worth it, especially when they usually do 2 for the price 1
4mack
7/9/20 9:02pm
Well worth the cost as one who paid for them and gets to see them daily.
Phred84044
7/10/20 10:56am
Potential complications scare me too. Unnecessary risk.
Backcountry
7/10/20 10:58am
Two comments: one, kinda weird you've been looking close enough to make that
MasterLump
7/9/20 8:45pm
Not hard to notice.
Baron
7/9/20 8:45pm
Whether they're natural or not? You've gotta be looking a little harder than a
MasterLump
7/9/20 8:46pm
It is not hard to notice. Especially if you are married
Baron
7/9/20 8:47pm
Board name doesn’t check out?
fredetteaboutit13
7/9/20 9:16pm
His wife probably pointed it out. They notice, then talk.
bluecheese
7/9/20 9:19pm
Friends talk, word gets around.
Backcountry
7/9/20 8:47pm
Augmentation can mean a lot of things and if you've seen them before and
Blue Golfer
7/9/20 8:46pm
Where's the wink wink nudge nudge emoji?
No touching
7/9/20 8:49pm
Board name doesn't check out.
coug almighty
7/9/20 11:53pm
I loved Plastics, great field.
SJS
7/9/20 8:46pm
I think I'd love the surgery part of it, this is just in office cosmetics stuff
Blue Golfer
7/9/20 8:47pm
If you’re a PA student, you won’t be “doing surgery”. Maybe assisting though.
SJS
7/9/20 8:49pm
Lol. Yes, I know. When I say do surgery, I mean to say that's the field I'd like
Blue Golfer
7/9/20 8:52pm
Hey man that’s elitist
CardiacCoug
7/9/20 8:54pm
It’s like when nurses do “residencies”, by which they mean extended orientation
SJS
7/9/20 8:55pm
Haha I remember the first time a nurse told me she was doing a residency. I was like
Slim
7/9/20 8:58pm
If they came back to me and said I had to do residency again, I would quit.
SJS
7/9/20 9:06pm
Literally have nightmares about this
Slim
7/9/20 9:55pm
Sad thing is I look back on residency and fellowship and think how easy it was
cougfanz
7/9/20 11:44pm
This is so true. What I thought was "really cool" in medical school is an
doctorcoug
7/10/20 8:51am
If you could avoid litigation/high premiums, would you still feel this way?
D.T. Survivor
7/10/20 11:53am
It’s not so much litigation as license/privilege restriction that’s terrifying.
valleus
7/10/20 12:01pm
Yep. My partner got run out of one job. Sure that happens. He piped up when
cougfanz
7/10/20 2:23pm
Yea I haven’t been sued and don’t think about it too much
cougfanz
7/10/20 2:19pm
The expectations are unreal for physicians
D.T. Survivor
7/10/20 3:01pm
Very true. One false complaint/allegation can follow you for decades. I find
valleus
7/10/20 12:00pm
Nursing, man. "Nurse residency", "nursing care plans", "nursing diagnosis"
Backcountry
7/9/20 9:34pm
Good point. I went through a stage where when someone (nurse/tech) wanted
cougfanz
7/9/20 11:49pm
We have this PA that works for us now that was a surgery PA for many years. Now he’s been doing internal medicine stuff
Slim
7/9/20 8:55pm
I love a great PA.. I’m such a fan of PAs over NPs and some of them
cougfanz
7/10/20 12:05am
We have 3 PAs with our group. They’re great.
SJS
7/10/20 7:04am
PAs do parts of surgeries unassisted at Walter Reed without incident.
valleus
7/9/20 10:53pm
If I was a PA I would totally do the military or something similar
cougfanz
7/10/20 12:08am
Did they do 5+ years residency, possibly a fellowship, pass written and oral boards, maintain privileges/certifications?
SJS
7/10/20 7:06am
Wish there was a pathway for PA advancement
giveme1luke2go
7/10/20 9:53am
They have a pathway for that: med school and then residency
SJS
7/10/20 10:01am
Such an elitist
Backcountry
7/10/20 10:07am
RE: Such an elitist
SJS
7/10/20 10:08am
This is the exact attitude that is the problem
giveme1luke2go
7/10/20 12:40pm
Where PAs can advance is on the entrepreneurial side of things. Locally
cougfanz
7/10/20 2:12pm
Sorry, no such thing as on the job training. Want to be a doc? Go to medical school.
SJS
7/10/20 2:44pm
Have I once mentioned on the job training?
giveme1luke2go
7/10/20 4:18pm
No, but you don’t need that to do basic opening, closing, washouts, or taking a
valleus
7/10/20 10:16am
They probably let nurses do anesthesia too
Backcountry
7/10/20 10:18am
Under the guidance of a board certified anesthesiologist? Sure.
SJS
7/10/20 10:56am
Still. Seems dangerous.
Backcountry
7/10/20 10:58am
What are you talking about here?
SJS
7/10/20 10:54am
I am very grateful for plastic surgeons. Our son was born with a bilateral
kcca
7/9/20 10:34pm
This is the side of plastics I find very interesting. Glad to hear about your
Blue Golfer
7/9/20 10:39pm
Wait a second, we don't praise dentist here. Take that blasphemy somewhere else!
jaredm
7/10/20 9:07am
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rivercitycoug
7/9/20 8:48pm
"Almost every woman?" That's not true.
Gentleman Stan
7/9/20 9:52pm
He lives in highland, higher probability that it's true 😂
azmbacougar
7/9/20 10:14pm
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Abe Froman
7/10/20 7:11am
Where do you live??? That’s awful. I think Utah does have highest per capita
valleus
7/9/20 10:43pm
Highland Utah. We are the epitome of keeping up with the joneses here. But this particular nuance is not awful
Slim
7/9/20 10:49pm
Did you compare pictures of these women pre and post op?
Jimmerfan32
7/10/20 8:00am
My wife got a mommy makeover 4 years ago
idacoug
7/9/20 9:05pm
Not saying it can't be beneficial. If we had the money, I personally wouldn't
Blue Golfer
7/9/20 9:25pm
My wife would like one in the next couple of years. I’m in favor
cougarmeister
7/9/20 10:03pm
What has been awesome?
ugo1st
7/9/20 10:37pm
Not always but I would guess majority never stop at one surgery
cougfanz
7/10/20 12:01am
We shall see. She has never even hinted it but it’s only been 4 years.
idacoug
7/10/20 12:36am
RE: I'm on day 3 of a cosmetics plastic surgery rotation and all I can say is
TNT
7/9/20 9:09pm
*wary or leery
YSMACK
7/9/20 9:27pm
Lol, thanks. I mix those terms but forget sometimes weary is not a real word.
Blue Golfer
7/9/20 9:49pm
🙂 I mix up words a lot. That is why I know. Weary actually is a word — it means tired.
YSMACK
7/9/20 9:51pm
I’d add that I’ve noticed those who get cosmetic surgery are never happy. I have
valleus
7/9/20 10:49pm
This may be true
Blue Golfer
7/9/20 10:52pm
I know a bunch of people who got plastic surgery who have perfectly happy lives.
Mrs Featerbottom
7/9/20 11:05pm
If it’s reconstructive surgery, that’s different. If it’s breast implants, I’d
valleus
7/9/20 11:16pm
What if it’s not a young woman. But an older better established woman?
IceBlueCoug
7/9/20 11:19pm
Some people just don't win the genetic lottery.
Mrs Featerbottom
7/9/20 11:22pm
Are you a woman? Have you had kids? There is a difference between restoring
Chester Copperpot
7/10/20 10:16am
Breast reduction pt are all way happier
lazycoug
7/10/20 6:49am
Breast reduction? That's like slapping God in the face after he gave you a
Backcountry
7/10/20 7:20am
This is complete BS. Plenty of happy, mentally healthy aesthetics patients out there.
SJS
7/10/20 7:09am
Those who are okay with cosmetic surgery but against two sets of earrings,
valleus
7/9/20 11:03pm
Cosmetic surgery has the potential to improve one's appearance.
Mrs Featerbottom
7/9/20 11:16pm
you can have as many sets of earrings as you have sets of implants
byujag
7/10/20 8:01am
THIS. I don't have a problem with tattoos, or double earrings, or implants
HONOMO
7/10/20 10:52am
Yep. It’s insane.
byu1
7/10/20 11:02am
It's maddening to me.
Blue Golfer
7/10/20 11:41am
The poor moral reasoning can be quite maddening.
valleus
7/10/20 11:47am
To me it’s the lack of truly knowing how horrible and how quickly things can go
cougfanz
7/10/20 12:03am
I inject peoples faces all day. I never make them look crazy or "done." They
YSeattle
7/10/20 12:21am
You’ve never had a pt who is overdoing it with the injections?
fredetteaboutit13
7/10/20 7:57am
I won't allow a patient to over do it
YSeattle
7/10/20 11:45am
But have you seen the most of procedurally? And what setting are you in? There's a huge difference between
unctoothman
7/10/20 6:05am
I've been around the reconstructive side of things, just not in this role.
Blue Golfer
7/10/20 8:36am
I watched a few surgeries online. And read about rates of explants, etcs.
CosmoK
7/10/20 10:08am
Do you watch them with your wife or without?
D.T. Survivor
7/10/20 12:01pm
I’ve read that young women in their early twenties are
D.T. Survivor
7/10/20 1:46pm
RE: I’ve read that young women in their early twenties are
Blue Golfer
7/10/20 2:03pm
And late 30s is a little more understandable, but twenties and late teens?
D.T. Survivor
7/10/20 4:55pm
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