Open AccessAwareness among medical fraternity regarding the role of plastic surgeon
Author(s) -
Vijay Kumar,
Arun Singh,
Ameer Faisal,
R. Nandini
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of plastic surgery/indian journal of plastic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.299
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1998-376X
pISSN - 0970-0358
DOI - 10.4103/0970-0358.90835
Subject(s) - medicine , plastic surgery , craniofacial surgery , fraternity , hand surgery , reconstructive surgery , referral , duty , surgery , general surgery , craniofacial , family medicine , law , political science , psychiatry
The field of plastic surgery, while being famous for aesthetic surgery, also includes craniofacial surgery, hand surgery, burn surgery, microsurgery, reconstructive plastic surgery and paediatric plastic surgery. The magnanimous progress in these areas, though a hot topic in conferences, remains cryptic to the layman and also to generalists who are and will remain to be the most important referral source of these patients.[1] Hence, it becomes the duty of plastic surgeons themselves to spread awareness regarding their chosen field of endeavour.