Far from being recognized as a basic right, "right now, [ART access] is looked at like plastic surgery, as something that's optional and voluntary," said Kimberly Surrat, a Nevada-based family lawyer and fellow of the American Academy of ART Attorneys.
At a recent meeting of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Dr. Ali Mojallal, an assistant professor of plastic surgery at the University of Lyon, France, raised this question.
The loss of fat in the cheeks is part of a reshaping of the face over time, said Dr. Sherrell J. Aston, the chairman of plastic surgery at the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital and a professor at the New York University School of Medicine.
This was higher for physiotherapy (n = 49) at 69% and for plastic surgery (n = 12) at 83%.
She is the chief of plastic surgery at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, N.Y.
The bride's stepfather, Dr. Barry Zide, is a professor of plastic surgery at New York University.
This month, he is to begin an internship in plastic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Dr. Rhee, 30, is a resident in plastic surgery at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor.
Dr. Chang, 32, is a fifth-year resident in plastic surgery at Yale-New Haven Hospital.
Dr. Bulan, 30, is a resident in plastic surgery at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington.
In July, the bride will begin training in plastic surgery at New York Presbyterian.
