ER Stories: “It may be a surprise to many of the lay public but the reality is that plastic surgeons RARELY want to come in a fix a laceration. The only ones that generally are enthusiastic are those that are just out of training and need money to get their cosmetic practices going. That is why they often take call from the more senior guys. That being said, NO doctor is psyched about coming in to see a clinic patient or self pay (young plastic surgeon or not). And it is near impossible to get a plastics guy (or gal) to come in and suture a minor facial cut in an uninsured patient – even if the patient demands it for cosmetic reasons (they sometimes ask the patient right then and there if will pay for the repair).”