Dispensary Corner 30 Nov 12
November 30, 2012
WORLD without pathology.
Imagine a world where doctors
try to treat patients without
blood work, and where a near
enough is close enough diagnosis
is the norm.
That’s the picture that the Royal
College of Pathologists of
Australasia (RCPA) is painting this
month, with the launch of a fun
and light-hearted social media
campaign to encourage viewers
to imagine a “World Without
Pathologists”.
The campaign includes a series
of videos showing doctors trying
to help patients in a world where
pathologists do not exist.
In one video a doctor uses a
feather and a harmonica to test
his patient, before determining
that the problem has something
to do with the patients torso, and
that some exploratory surgery
would be needed to “have a look
and see”.
“Pathology largely takes place
'behind the scenes', so it's still
relatively unknown and its
importance is not widely
understood by the public,” the
RCPA said.
To view the videos CLICK HERE.
MOVEMBER year round.
As men Australia wide prepare
their razors and shaving cream,
and say their last farewells to
their Movember mo’s, men in the
Middle East are looking to thicken
up their facial hair via mustache
transplants.
The trend, according to Turkish
plastic surgeon Selahattin
Tulunay, is on the increase in the
region, with most clients ranging
in age between 30 and 50.
Known as follicular unit
extraction, the mustache
transplant, costs around US$7,000
and involves the removal of hair
from other parts of the body, and
then the implantation of those
hairs into the face.
The procedure only takes a few
hours, and clients can walk out on
the same day sporting a thicker,
more lustrous growth.
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