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Plain Tales From The Surgery.(news from medical field)(Brief article)

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| March 17, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Haymarket Business Publications Ltd. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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As I grow older I become more sympathetic towards patients who are prepared to undergo extreme cosmetic surgery to try to preserve their youth.

Dermobrasion is now commonplace, but I was slightly alarmed when one of my patients told me the dermatologists were going to give her oxyacetylene for her acne. I thought using a mixture of oxygen and acetylene to create high temperatures was rather extreme.

Ouch.

Dr Sally Hodder, Weymouth, Dorset

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