Re: Micky/excess skin donation?

[Guest guest]

The free plastic surgery excess skin to burn victums is a well

circulated rumor. Most of burn patients are getting a new technology

in the shape of a thin mesh of skin cells grown in a lab. The other

source of skin is from cadavers. In any case, free plastic surgery

isn't one of them.

There may be teaching hospital willing to waive the surgeon's fee (not

hospital, anesthesa, or OR room and supplies fees) to have surgeons in

training do the procedures. For me I wouldn't want to walk around with

a botched boob job, or frankin thighs to save a few hundred bucks.

my 02.

> > I'd like to add that there are some children's hospitals that will

> pay for

> > your plastic surgery if you donate the excess skin to their burn

> centers.

> > Micky

> > locks of love

> >

> >

> > > If people are going to cut their hair, Isuggest they check with

> their

> > hairdressers about locks for love. Fantastic Sams is in the

> program but I'm

> > sure others hairdressers are in the program too. You have to

> donate at

> > least 10 inches of hair. The hair is used to make wigs for

> children who

> > have had chemotherapy and have lost all their hair.

> > >

> > > Just thought I would throw that in there from a friend who

> suggested

> > it...... =)

> > >

> > > Judie

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

You don't want to go to Mt Sinai then, you'll have interns coming

out of your ears. However, they are great when you feel like

griping about the crappy service you get there. They can't do

anything but it is a relief to get that crap off your chest.

> In a message dated 9/10/01 3:33:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

> editorking@h... writes:

>

> << There may be teaching hospital willing to waive the surgeon's fee

(not

> hospital, anesthesa, or OR room and supplies fees) to have surgeons

in

> training do the procedures. For me I wouldn't want to walk around

with

> a botched boob job, or frankin thighs to save a few hundred bucks.

> >>

> Ha! Me neither! My main doctors for my regular care are at a

teaching

> hospital, and I've had several surgeries there; there are always

surgeons in

> training in the OR with the experienced surgeons. I'm not awake to

see what's

> going on (probably main reason I'm put to sleep LOL), but I wouldn't

be

> surprised if the surgeon in training does a lot more than watch,

under the

> eye of the main surgeon. That's how they learn I think. I find that

there's

> more good than bad going to a teaching hospital, once you get to

know the way

> it is (like 10 people coming in your room on rounds every am).

> Sheryl