WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO PURSUE A CAREER IN MEDICINE, AND THEN SPECIFICALLY PLASTIC SURGERY?
I was always fascinated by medical shows on TV, but never realistically thought of following a medical career path. Like many kids, I wanted to be an astronaut! My mother wasn’t as supportive as she might have been either, telling me I should just get a “regular” job. Hopefully this doesn’t happen to young women as much as it did when I was a teen. It was actually the birth of my daughter that prompted my inner call for action to pursue a career in medicine.
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