Topic > A Career as a Plastic Surgeon - 1017

The very time-consuming job of being a plastic surgeon would be attractive because they can earn up to $900,000 a year and have the ability to solve all kinds of problems that people have. Some plastic surgeons even travel to third world countries and help people who have deformities such as cleft palate. Surgeons help rebuild lives after devastating accidents. Plastic surgeons repair, reconstruct, and remove physical defects and also perform cosmetic procedures (Greenwood). Plastic surgeons sometimes specialize in areas of the body such as the head, neck, or hands (plastic surgeon; professional profile and education). Surgeons perform cosmetic procedures such as facelifts (Greenwood). They treat the bones of the face and skull, repair cleft palates, reattach severed appendages such as fingers, toes, arms and legs, surgeons also treat congenital problems (Greenwood). Plastic surgeons repair, reconstruct, or replace physical defects of form or function involving the skin, musculoskeletal system, craniofacial and maxillofacial structures, hands, extremities, and trunk (plastic surgery). Some surgeons specialize in areas such as orthopedic (musculoskeletal system), neurological (brain and nervous system) surgery, cardiovascular surgery, and plastic or reconstructive surgery (statistics). The job of an anesthesiologist is to take care of the patient's pain relief and surgical patient care (statistics). The surgeon's jobs are more physical than those of doctors; surgeons actually operate on patients by repairing things like broken bones, diseases, and deformities (statistics). There are two types of doctors MD (Medical Doctors) and DO (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) (Statistics). Doctors treat patients using medications and surgeries, but… half of the document… 13. http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/phyciansandsurgeons.html.“Plastic Surgeon; Professional Profile and Educational Requirements." Educational Portal, Educational Portal, nd Web, November 27, 2013. http://educationportal.com/articals/plastic_surgeon_career_profile_and_education_requirments,html. "Plastic Surgery." Division of Education of the Anerican College of Surgeons. American College of Surgeons, June 23, 2011. Web. November 27, 2013. http://www.facs.org/residencysearch/specilists/plastic.html.“The Historyof Plastic Surgery.” How it took shape pioneering specialty. Np, n.d. Web, December 5, 2013. http://www.plasticsurgery.org/about-asps/history-of -palstic-surgery.html.Time, Forest. “Pros and Cons of Being a Plastic Surgeon. " Chron, Hearst Communicating Inc.; n.d. Web, December 4, 2013. http://work.chron.com/pros-cons-being-plastic-surgeon-23679.html.