European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Up photos it s not just the Middle aged and elderly who want a Youthful look through surgery. A 26-year-old woman wanted to improve her appearance through plastic surgery to remove begs under her eyes and eyelids. She got what she wanted. Photo taken six months alter surgery shows Youthful eyes minus the puffy bags. Happy surgery by Diana Valdez i30rm again Beauty the and says. The bal or your personal appearance the Betler your chances of personal Success. A new lease on cos Mech surge in has been called Happy surgery because supposedly in helps make people feel better Aboul themselves but it has also Boon tagged As the magical bunking syndrome emptying that parents believe choir lives will change dramatically for the boiler if they got Hal nose bobbed lace lifted or Tummy lucked even in the medical yield. Cosmetic surgery has been Colic red As being frivolous and slightly outside the realm of serious medic me ii was a held reserved for the Rich movie stars and healer people it was hush hush. People dicing f discuss it by they read Aboul Inci Favole stars having it done now cosmetic surgery in the United Stales has had its own face lift. According to the Book co Smolic surgery. A consumer s guide by Sylvia Rosenthal 15,000 americans underwent cosmetic surgery in 1946. In 1975, 1 5 million had gone in rfcs the knife to improve their looks. Ten years later Hal figure jumped to about 3.5 million the Bottom line is Hal cosmetic surgery has become a hot consumer Ilam but it does t come cheap thai s Why it s important to shop around Lor the right americans in Europe who Are Macres Ludm cosmetic surgery Musl m most cases find a doctor on the Economy. Restrictions prevent military doctors from performing surgery for pure to cosmetic reasons. The allowing stories provide More information. Page 14 the stars and stripes doctor s doubt about cosmetic by Marynett staff writer a though it is growing in popularity Plas surgery is is ill not As widely accepted i Europe Asil is in Iho United score to be a Basic difference in philosophy says or. Rudolph Zellner a founding member of the German association of plastic surgeons. It was Zellner head of the Burn department at the Workman s compensator Hospital m Ludwigshafen. Germany who operated on Kim Phuc the vie names napalm girl several years ago Kim became Lamour Flor a picture of her running from a napalm attack in 1972 won a pulitzer prize and became one of he Viel Narn War s most haunting images. In 1934, she came to Germany to seek Zellner s help in relieving the pain Sho still suffered fit 1hose napalm Burns Aller her successful surgery Shi returned to Vietnam Zellner who specializes m difficult reconstruction o hands also was the doctor who performed pias Lic surgery on austrian Niki Lauda the Lamous formula one grand prix racing Driver after his disastrous Accident at the numb urging in the summer at 1976. Lauda. Whose face was badly burned went on to become a three time world Champion before retiring from racing at the end of the 1984 season. Zellner says that cosmetic surgery in Europe is mainly confined to fall enl women and done for pure social reasons the Hope of being More attractive in the opposite sex. In the untied Stales on the other hand it has become common among the career oriented. Fearing a will ruin chances of climbing the Job ladder they Are Usi to surgeon s knife to ban ils first signs or example a baggy look around the eyes. Zellner is less than enthusiastic about these so called refresher operator i think it is awful really terrible for people to Champu Swon t pay for Beauty the rules Are Clear in it s in the Nam of vanity Sorgel in champs will not pay to hat Rose wrinkle free face or Digger Don 1 pay for plastic surgery unless Reslo is body function said air Force Raj. Ray mouse Deputy director of champs in Europe. We Rio pay for things like reconstructive breast surgery alter a Mastectomy. Or repairing disfiguring scars caused irom Burns or other accidents Chapus used to requite approval for such operations which made it easier Lor potential patients to know what was allowed and what was t. But since Iho beginning o 1986, we Don t need prior approval except in special cases. This makes Al even More important for potential patients to get a Noi availability statement from their local health benefits advisor Aba before gelling the said mouse almost All medical clinics have an advisor a non availability statement is a form from a military Hospital that says in cannot provide the Inpan enl care needed. If they Don t got irus Slat Ament they won t get champs Bond Lils he said according to the champs handbook that can be monday be
