title: Reflections.
abstract: The author discusses the motivation that stimulated her entrance into the field of plastic surgery during a career that now encompasses 52 years and has included contact with many of the great figures in the field.
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D010822:Physicians, Women; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000266:history; D014481:United States