The reconstructive art

This program follows a patient, Mrs. Baker, through the procedure of cosmetic plastic surgery, beginning with her conferences with both psychiatrist Jacobson and surgeon Edgerton. The viewers follow the patient from hospital admittance and pre-op through the actual surgery to decrease her nose size and to augment her chin with a bone graft. Dr. Edgerton discusses post-op procedures and expectations and shows pre- and post-surgery profiles of Mrs. Baker. According to the patient, the plastic surgery changed her inner feelings of worth as much as her outward appearance. Dr. Jacobson stresses that cosmetic plastic surgery should never be sought for self-indulgence, only to remove self consciousness and self doubt.