Is plastic surgery effective in the rehabilitation of deformed delinquent adolescents?

Jon K. Meyer; John E. Hoopes; Michael E. Jabaley; Richard Allen

doi:10.1097/00006534-197301000-00010

Is plastic surgery effective in the rehabilitation of deformed delinquent adolescents?

Jon K. Meyer, John E. Hoopes, Michael E. Jabaley, Richard Allen

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Abstract

A pilot project was designed to test the efficacy of plastic surgery in the rehabilitation of juvenile delinquents. It demonstrated that unoperated patients did as well as the operated ones in subsequent improvement of their psychological and behavioral parameters.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	53-58
Number of pages	6
Journal	Plastic and reconstructive surgery
Volume	51
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00006534-197301000-00010
State	Published - Jan 1973
Externally published	Yes

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Surgery

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