Abstract

Ostensibly, role models are chosen because they embody important and uncommon characteristics that may affect the way we view our lives—and the way we live them. When emulated, they can serve as mentors who provide guidance and influence our career choices. When I reflect on my own career, it is enlightening to realize how many plastic surgeons have been role models who not only directly or indirectly influenced me but also had an impact on current American aesthetic surgery practice as a whole. Alan Matarasso, MD , is Senior Scientific Editor of Aesthetic Surgery Journal. Consequently, I am struck by the fact that many of the role models for our profession are no longer visible; many nationally recognized giants of plastic surgery are semiretired or “slowing down,” while numerous other, locally recognized plastic …

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