CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arch Plast Surg 2023; 50(01): 130-140
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1759786
Communication

Attributes of a Good Microsurgeon—A Brief Counsel to the Up-and-Coming Prospects

1   Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asian Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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2   Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hospital of Divine Savior, Vienna, Austria
3   Plastic Surgery Division, Florence Hospital, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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2   Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hospital of Divine Savior, Vienna, Austria
4   Faculty of Medicine, Sigmund Freud University, Vienna, Austria
5   TZOU Medical, Vienna, Austria
› Author Affiliations

Abstract

Microsurgery, which deservedly sits on top of the reconstruction ladder, has been a boon to plastic surgery. It is because of this marvelous tool that plastic surgeons the world over have been able to tackle many reconstructive dilemmas, which were once considered to be an improbability. Microsurgery-aided revolutions have rendered a new meaning to all forms of reconstruction—whether it is postoncological, posttraumatic, or postlymphedema reconstruction. As the most advanced reconstructive medium at our disposal that has broadened the horizons of plastic surgery exponentially, it is but obvious that many budding plastic surgeons are drawn toward this subspecialty. In lieu of the aforementioned facts, it is necessary to sensitize all such aspiring surgeons about the various intricacies concerning the field of microsurgery. This article with its focus on the six desirable microsurgical attributes of “Clarity, Curiosity, Perseverance, Passion, An Open Mindset and Action,” is meant to be a modest attempt on part of the authors to share their microsurgical insights, procured through their respective journeys, with budding aspirants, hoping to sensitize as well as motivate them for the challenging path that lies ahead.

Author Contribution

Conceptualization: J.P.H, Z.M., C.T.

Methodology: J.P.H, Z.M., C.T.

Writing: J.P.H, Z.M., C.T.

Review: J.P.H, Z.M., C.T.




Publication History

Received: 24 January 2022

Accepted: 17 August 2022

Article published online:
06 February 2023

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