Show Dr Brady Trudy Says Plastic Surgery Fears Silly Silky But Bu Make Sure of Doctor By William illiam Brad Brady MD M.D. It is obvious in m the inquiries concerning plastic surgery that a good many people are under considerable considerable considerable con con- m mISapprehension mIS- mIS i s- s apprehension in m regard to the possibilities of surgical remodelling ell chin elling ng g and reconstruction reconstructIOn recon recon- and y the skill and capacity capacity capacity ca ca- of oC doctors who undertake such operations undertake i t. t I Individuals n d i v i duals who need such Dr Brad Brady surgery sometimes hesitate to have the necessary operation because because because be be- cause they are arc afraid it will hurt hurl That is pretty silly for in any case general or local anesthesia makes the operation painless Some Just Afraid Others drift along with a cosmetic cosmetic cosmetic cos cos- defect which is amenable I to surgery because they are aie I afraid the operation may not be bea a complete success There is some ground though very little for such indecision Even en if the operation operation operation oper oper- is only partly successful that is is even if the blemish of irregularity irregularity ir irregularity ir- ir regularity or defect defeet is not entirely entirely en- en obliterated at least the patients patient's patients patient's patients patient's pa pa- tient's personal appearance is improved im improved im im- proved to some extent Still others put off a necessary plastic operation because they believe believe believe be be- lieve it will cost too much All I Ican II Ican I can say about the cost of a plastic plastic plas plas- tic tie operation is ask the surgeon II what it will cost If the surgeon cannot or will not tell you what his fee will be and rand give you a good estimate of the cost of oC hospital hospital hospi hospi- tal care bow yourself out and consult a surgeon who can or orwill orwill orwill will do so Take Doctors Doctor's Ad J What hat plastic surgeon do I I recommend for LOl this or that operation operation operation oper oper- The one your family physician physician physician phy phy- knows My Iy advice ad is is put it up to your own doctor and give all plastic surgeons a wide I berth if your our family doctor T r doesn't approve e of em There are area a lot of charlatans who purport to be plastic surgeons cosmetic I surgeons beauty specialists etc ete but are arc really bad characters to toI todeal todeal I deal with Plastic or reconstructive surgery surgery surgery sur sur- gery calls for special judgment I and skill of course but it is not noti i one whit more difficult or wonderful won won- I than surgery of the e eye e nose throat or other part of the body N Nor Ol is there any reason why an operation to correct outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- standing ears or or disI distortion distortion dis dis- dis- dis I of the face by a scar or disfigurement by a fatty tumor should be more expensive than I an app appendicitis or gall stone gallstone stone operation QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Hard lIard of oC Hearing I was very hard of hearing and about to bu buy a hearing aid when II I learned that my work on trains trams would not permit me to wear one I sent for your our pamphlet on Deafness and Head Noises and began practicing cin those ear car exercises ex ex- It is amazing how much my hearing improved I am certainly certainly certainly grateful B. B R n. F. F Answer Thank Answer Thank you It is amazing amazing amazing ing to get a report like yours from a cor correspondent res p 0 n den t who bothers when he doesn't want anything A copy of the pamphlet pamphlet pamphlet pam pam- available on written re- re quest quest stamped self ad dressed envelope Children Who ho Smoke Several times I have ha caught my year old daughter smoking smoking smoking ing cigarettes When rhen I try to explain that they are injurious I to her health she says all her friends smoke Mrs 1 S S. S II II ILL L I Answer Ask Answer Ask her to take lake the pledge not to use alcohol or 01 tobacco before she is 21 |