Plastic surgery in Sheffield--an Australian trainee's view.

A common misconception by those that have not worked with us, and sorry to say even some of our colleagues in other specialties, is that plastic surgery is unimportant and is all cosmetic surgery, aimed at making vain people look as if they have just walked off a movie set in Hollywood. This is not so. Most people just want to look normal and fit in with their peers. Cosmetic surgery is beginning to be more socially acceptable and openly talked about in Australia. Even our Prime Minister's wife has done a story in a magazine about her recent face-lift. Years ago this would never have been talked about openly.