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CC BY-NC 4.0 · Arch Plast Surg 2014; 41(01): 101-104
DOI: 10.5999/aps.2014.41.1.101
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Plastic Surgery and Aggressive Skating: Can Business Mix with Pleasure?

Sody A Naimer
Department of Family Medicine, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheva, Israel
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INTRODUCTION

The therapeutic experience of both patient and dedicated clinician striving to deliver optimal care is shaped by the assumed mutual interest and benefit to both parties. The caregiver can shape the environment in order to create an experience more rewarding than a mere encounter. Technical aspects such as time allocation, amicable staff, ample equipment supply, and teamwork contribute to a productive working environment. However, the major component affecting the atmosphere of and satisfaction with therapeutic activity is the state of mind of the dominant figure-the surgeon. Can we do more to enhance the experience and relive the original thrill we had when we began training as novices delivering patient care? Do we have the capacity to sustain the excitement of the practice of medicine? This essay is an attempt to invite others to join an adventure of virtual imagery. This proposal is achieved through mental exercise, combining various sides of the physician work and play, in a manner that can boost our spirits and turn an ordinary routine encounter into a fascinating challenge.



Publication History

Received: 13 May 2013

Accepted: 12 August 2013

Article published online:
02 May 2022

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