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The cataract surgery waste hiding in the trash bin
Gowned and gloved, mask in place, surgical technician Savannah Stanford prepares the operating room. She tears open plastic wrapping with a practiced pop and rip. The sound, sharp as a pistol crack, cuts through the silence before the day’s first case. Blue drapes spill over the table; syringes clatter against stainless steel. “A lot of wrappers,” she said. “A lot of plastic. Some things come in multiple plastic wrappers, not just one.
Psychological screening for cosmetic surgery is overdue
Cosmetic surgery is no longer a fringe conversation in Ghana. From rhinoplasty to liposuction and body contouring, aesthetic procedures are increasingly normalized, and this is mostly shaped by social media, global beauty standards, and a growing private health care market. But beneath this rising demand lies a quieter, more complex question: What if the problem is not the body, but the mind’s perception of the body?
Why I say no during a cosmetic surgery consultation
One of the questions I get asked most often outside of the operating room has nothing to do with facelift techniques or eyelid anatomy. It usually happens at dinner parties. Someone eventually finds out I’m a facial plastic surgeon, and after a few minutes the question comes: “Do you ever say no to patients?” I always laugh because the answer is immediate. Absolutely. All the time. It’s my favorite thing to say. In fact, saying no has become one of the most important parts of my practice.
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