Cosmetic Surgeons

These conditions only respond to traditional cut-and-stitch surgical methods. Is Resurfacing for You? Not everyone makes an ideal candidate for laser resurfacing, Perkins explains. "Certain people with very sensitive skin cannot tolerate the medications and lubricants used on the skin during healing." Perkins also feels that the darker-skinned ethnic groups are not candidates because the laser treatment alters the color of skin too dramatically and unpredictably. Alster, on the other hand, believes that in the hands of a very experienced surgeon, people with darker skin tones, although not ideal candidates, can benefit from surgery.
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TRANSMITTAL #: 75 DATE: 06/30/2004 TRICARE CHANGE #: C5 CHAMPVA POLICY MANUAL CHAPTER: 2 SECTION: 27.4 TITLE: COSMETIC, RECONSTRUCTIVE AND PLASTIC SURGERY - GENERAL GUIDELINES AUTHORITY: 38 CFR 17.270(a) and 17.272(a)(19) RELATED AUTHORITY: 32 CFR 199.2(b); 199.4(e)(8) and (g)(24) I.
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