Review of The healing Mission of Plastic Surgery
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[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The healing Mission of Plastic Surgery" by Ernest D Cronin M. D ..]
This book is the memoir of Dr. Ernest Cronin, an established plastic surgeon. In this book, Dr. Ernest Cronin shows us how broad plastic surgery is and explains (from 38 years of experience) what the profession entails, how much the practice has developed throughout his career, and what it takes to become a plastic surgeon. He also shares some cases that he handled during his career as a plastic surgeon, along with pictures and explanations on how he meticulously tackled each case his patients brought. This memoir also sheds light on some struggles and joys of being a plastic surgeon and clarifies some major misconceptions about plastic surgery. I used to believe that plastic surgery somehow included plastic in the reconstruction or correction of the body, but as I read this book, I slowly understood the role of plastic surgery in modern-day society.
I enjoyed Dr. Ernest Cronin's writing because it is straightforward. Even though he uses a lot of medical terminologies, it is still relatively easy to understand the points the author was trying to relay to the readers. He also made use of illustrations and photographs taken throughout his career, and they helped me to understand how the author tackled his cases. Some of these pictures were of the author or his family, but most of them were of the surgeries that he performed. Some readers may not like the explicit photos, but they added to my reading experience and helped me understand what happens during surgery and how the author solved medical problems. I also like how diverse this book is; it has many case studies and topics relating to plastic surgery, which give readers who are on the same career path the opportunity to learn from the abundant knowledge in this book.
Despite enjoying the author’s journey in The Healing Mission of Plastic Surgery, I still had some dislikes. This book, for one, could have been shorter. The case of the old lady who unfortunately got injured in the process of separating her dogs’ fight was repeated twice. The author told her story in detail each time he mentioned cases of dog bites. Again, the author referred to when he attended an autopsy of a smoker twice, and each time he referred to it, he would also mention his mother being a heavy smoker and then retell her story in detail as well. I found these repetitions unnecessary.
The author also repeated a lot of topics that he had already explained in previous chapters. A good example is his explanation of cleft lip and palate; he explained and described over 10 different cases in chapter seven alone and still occasionally explained more cleft and palate cases throughout the book. The case was also the same for breast reconstruction surgeries. I thought it was unnecessary to go over so many cases that many times. I, therefore, rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. I didn’t rate it lower because I didn’t have any other issue with it, and despite the length of the book, I was impressed that the editors exceptionally edited it with no errors.
I recommend this book to adults over the age of 18 who aspire to work in the medical field or want to be plastic surgeons. This book is perfect for people who are already surgeons because there is a lot that they can learn from this book. Anyone who just enjoys reading about the medical practice or wants to learn a thing or two about plastic surgery will also find this book interesting. Readers who do not like gory images may find it uncomfortable to read this book.
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The healing Mission of Plastic Surgery
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This book is the memoir of Dr. Ernest Cronin, an established plastic surgeon. In this book, Dr. Ernest Cronin shows us how broad plastic surgery is and explains (from 38 years of experience) what the profession entails, how much the practice has developed throughout his career, and what it takes to become a plastic surgeon. He also shares some cases that he handled during his career as a plastic surgeon, along with pictures and explanations on how he meticulously tackled each case his patients brought. This memoir also sheds light on some struggles and joys of being a plastic surgeon and clarifies some major misconceptions about plastic surgery. I used to believe that plastic surgery somehow included plastic in the reconstruction or correction of the body, but as I read this book, I slowly understood the role of plastic surgery in modern-day society.
I enjoyed Dr. Ernest Cronin's writing because it is straightforward. Even though he uses a lot of medical terminologies, it is still relatively easy to understand the points the author was trying to relay to the readers. He also made use of illustrations and photographs taken throughout his career, and they helped me to understand how the author tackled his cases. Some of these pictures were of the author or his family, but most of them were of the surgeries that he performed. Some readers may not like the explicit photos, but they added to my reading experience and helped me understand what happens during surgery and how the author solved medical problems. I also like how diverse this book is; it has many case studies and topics relating to plastic surgery, which give readers who are on the same career path the opportunity to learn from the abundant knowledge in this book.
Despite enjoying the author’s journey in The Healing Mission of Plastic Surgery, I still had some dislikes. This book, for one, could have been shorter. The case of the old lady who unfortunately got injured in the process of separating her dogs’ fight was repeated twice. The author told her story in detail each time he mentioned cases of dog bites. Again, the author referred to when he attended an autopsy of a smoker twice, and each time he referred to it, he would also mention his mother being a heavy smoker and then retell her story in detail as well. I found these repetitions unnecessary.
The author also repeated a lot of topics that he had already explained in previous chapters. A good example is his explanation of cleft lip and palate; he explained and described over 10 different cases in chapter seven alone and still occasionally explained more cleft and palate cases throughout the book. The case was also the same for breast reconstruction surgeries. I thought it was unnecessary to go over so many cases that many times. I, therefore, rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. I didn’t rate it lower because I didn’t have any other issue with it, and despite the length of the book, I was impressed that the editors exceptionally edited it with no errors.
I recommend this book to adults over the age of 18 who aspire to work in the medical field or want to be plastic surgeons. This book is perfect for people who are already surgeons because there is a lot that they can learn from this book. Anyone who just enjoys reading about the medical practice or wants to learn a thing or two about plastic surgery will also find this book interesting. Readers who do not like gory images may find it uncomfortable to read this book.
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The healing Mission of Plastic Surgery
View: on Bookshelves |
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