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THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1970
A FORUM ABOUT MATURE WOMEN
Plastic surgeons, once almost
exclusively patronized by film
stars and the wives of wealthy
men, now find that their aver-
age patient is a middle-class
housewife between the ages of
40 and 60, according to a prom-
inent plastic surgeon in New
York.
Dr, Edgar P. Berry, chief of
plastic surgery at Lenox HillHospital, said that most of
these women seek facelifts to
remove or diminish some of the
tell- tale signs of aging: wrinkles
creases, and sagging Powis and
eyelids. The typical patient,
Dr. Berry said, is a housewife,
a widow who must return to
work and has to compete with
younger people, or a woman
active in committee work and
community programs.
Aside from the facelift, others
undergo plastic surgery-- a tech-
nique refined and developed
following World Wars I and II
to repair the disfigurement of
veterans --for reasons as varied
as the patients themselves. They
can range from the removal of
pockmarks or loose -hanging skin
on the upper arms to the correct-
ion of misshapen noses, Dumb0-
like ears, turkey -gobbler necks,
and large or small breasts.
COMMON QUESTIONS:
The woman seeking plastic
surgery will find that, in addit-
ion to a thorough physical exam-
ination, the doctor will spend a
good deal of time talking to her.
(lie wants to guard against the
neurotic surgery -seeker who ex-
pects a facelift to resolve deep-
seated psychological problems.)
At the same time, the would-
be patient goes to the surgeon
with many questions. Some of
the most frequently asked were
put to Dr. Berry:
Q. Just what does a facelift do
for a woman?
A. If you look at yourself in
the mirror and then take your
hands and lift the sagging skin,
you are, in effect, reproducing
what the operation accomplishes.
The facelift eliminates the un-
pleasant lines, lifts the sagging
skin around the eyes, jowls and
neck.
Q. Someone once said that plas-
tic surgeons make fine seamstres-
es look like amateurs. Doesn't
a facelift leave any scars?
A. No operation can be carried
out without leaving some scar,
but the trick is to place the scar
where nobody sees it. In a fac-
ial operation, the scars are be-
hind the hairline, hidden in
the natural creast; -line in frout
of the ear, and also behind the
ear. If anyone wanted to see the
scar he would have to look aw-
fully close t o spot them.
Q. Is there any pain?
A. The pain is minimal and can
be controlled with medication.
Q. After the oneration, how
long does it ta<e for the bruises
and -scars to disappear?
A. I would say within two weeks
for the great majority of patients
But for a small minority, occas-
ionally between three and four
weeks.
Q. Is it possible for a woman
to undergo a facelift and not
tell her friends?
A. Most women leave town to
have the operation. The change
is not drastic, but they return
looking better. The usual coni-
ment from friends is"My, you're
looking well. Have you been
south, baking in the sun?" No
doubt some friends are going to
be suspicious, but plastic sur-
gery is acceptable --particularly
in this day and age.
Q. How long do the effects of
a facelift last, assuming that
the patient takes care of herself
and does not unduly expose her-
self to sun and wind?
A. Assuming all these factors,
in all probability she will have
the benefit of the operation for
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
News of Varna and District
UNITED CHURCH WOMEN
The United Church Women
held their Easter meeting last
Thursday evening, with group
one in charge of devotions. The
president, Mrs. William Dow -
son, opened the meeting. The
theme was "Jesus Lives.
Mrs. Florence Elliott read the
scripture lesson. Mrs. Ida Mc-
Clinchey gave a talk on the
meaning of Easter. Mrs. William
Taylor lead in prayer. A double
duet by Mrs. William Taylor,
Mrs. Louis Taylor, Mrs. Tom
Consitt, and Mrs. Robert Webst-
er sang "He Arose."
Mrs. Joe Postill took up the
collection and Mrs. Florence
five, six or seven years, and
maybe even longer. Don't for-
get that after five years she has
aged another five years since
her operation. However, she
will be that much ahead of the
woman who didn't have the
facelift.
Q. How does a woman go about
finding a good plastic surgeon?
By asking her physician?
A. You can find well-trained,
capable plastic surgeons in
small communities as well as in
the large cities. Yes, we always
advise them to ask their own
doctor for suggestions. Or they
can check with the county med-
ical society or a hospital in
their vicinity.
Elliott dedicated it. A poem
was read by Mrs. Robert Taylor,
"The touch of the Master's Hand
A contest was held on "Bible
Characters. " Mrs. William Mc-
Ash read a poem "Spring Clean-
ing,"
A thank you was read for a
donation sent to the United
Church Camp at Goderich. The
roll call was answered by twenty-
four members.
There were 49 calls made to
sick and shut-ins during the past
month. The meeting was clos-
ed by Mrs. I\1cClinchey,
A successful "paper drive"
was held last Saturday by the
local Boy Scouts, when a large
truck was felled to overflowing
by the fleet of six small trucks
which collected the papers in
the community.
A congregational pot -luck
supper was held last Wednesday
evening in the United Church
A special youth service will
be held next Sunday in the
United Church, with a confirm-
ation service, also a present-
ation of medals and certificates
to the Boy Scouts,
The United Church officials
of Kippen, Brucefield, Goshen,
Bayfield and Varna met in the
church here to consider re -align-
ment, last Tuesday evening. A
committee froiu each church
was appointed to continue the
discussions.
EXPLORERS MEET
The Explorer group met in
rhe church on Tuesday evening
last with the president, Cathy
Taylor in charge. The purpose
and motto was recited by all
members and the opening hymn
was "This is my Father's World"
Miss Patsy Taylor read the scrip-
ture. Anna Marie Heard gave
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the prayer. Miss Nancy Fawcett
read the minutes and conducted
the roll call which was answered
by each giving the name of a
blossom. The offering was taken
up by Patsy Taylor and dedicat-
ed by Sandra Webster. Miss
Charlene Reid gave the treasur-
er's report. All members got
one blue star, Mrs. Robert Tay-
lor had charge of the study book.
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