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Cost effective plastic surgery skills training – reply
Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (2010) 63, e138
CORRESPONDENCE AND COMMUNICATION Cost effective plastic surgery skills training e reply* Sir, We congratulate Dr. W.Y. Chan for his innovative works on developing cost effective skills1 in Plastic Surgery. We fully agree with the facts mentioned in the article about the use of animal tissues and left over suture materials for practising. But in our opinion, the abdominoplasty specimen2 fulfils all the functions mentioned in the article except for practising the tendon procedures which can be practised on pig trotters though amputated limbs are good substitutes but available rarely. In this era of cosmetic surgery, the abdominoplasty specimens are available in plenty and provides actual human tissue for practise. The specimen can be stored in the operating room refrigerator and the practise can be done in a side room or in a minor operating room giving a real time experience to the young surgeon. We conclude with a note of thanks on all of his innovative skills, the present and the previous which are cost effective as well as innovative.
Conflict of interest The authors have no conflicts of interest, either of academic, ethical or financial nature and there were no supports of funds from any source.
References 1. Chan W-Y, Dalal M. Cost effective plastic surgery skills training. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg; 2009 Jul 2. 2. Ilango N, Jacob J, Gupta AK. Versatile uses of abdominoplasty specimen for young trainees. Plast Reconstr Surg 2009 Jul;124: 335e6.
Prabha S. Yadav Quazi G. Ahmad Vinay K. Shankhdhar G.I. Nambi Plastic & Reconstructive Services, Department of Surgical Oncology, TATA Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400012, India E-mail address: [email protected]
* This article is not presented anywhere either in part or in entire form.
1748-6815/$ - see front matter ª 2009 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/j.bjps.2009.07.029
CORRESPONDENCE AND COMMUNICATION Cost effective plastic surgery skills training e reply* Sir, We congratulate Dr. W.Y. Chan for his innovative works on developing cost effective skills1 in Plastic Surgery. We fully agree with the facts mentioned in the article about the use of animal tissues and left over suture materials for practising. But in our opinion, the abdominoplasty specimen2 fulfils all the functions mentioned in the article except for practising the tendon procedures which can be practised on pig trotters though amputated limbs are good substitutes but available rarely. In this era of cosmetic surgery, the abdominoplasty specimens are available in plenty and provides actual human tissue for practise. The specimen can be stored in the operating room refrigerator and the practise can be done in a side room or in a minor operating room giving a real time experience to the young surgeon. We conclude with a note of thanks on all of his innovative skills, the present and the previous which are cost effective as well as innovative.
Conflict of interest The authors have no conflicts of interest, either of academic, ethical or financial nature and there were no supports of funds from any source.
References 1. Chan W-Y, Dalal M. Cost effective plastic surgery skills training. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg; 2009 Jul 2. 2. Ilango N, Jacob J, Gupta AK. Versatile uses of abdominoplasty specimen for young trainees. Plast Reconstr Surg 2009 Jul;124: 335e6.
Prabha S. Yadav Quazi G. Ahmad Vinay K. Shankhdhar G.I. Nambi Plastic & Reconstructive Services, Department of Surgical Oncology, TATA Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400012, India E-mail address: [email protected]
* This article is not presented anywhere either in part or in entire form.
1748-6815/$ - see front matter ª 2009 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/j.bjps.2009.07.029