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Marie Myung-Ok Lee is a writer and author of The Evening Hero.

When a hospital unexpectedly closes

Marie Myung-Ok Lee
Conditions
August 12, 2022

An excerpt from The Evening Hero.

This was apparently not to be a Yungman-only meeting. It was in their conference room, same one where had their monthly morbidity and mortality conferences, and it was packed with doctors. In fact, there was just one chair open, and Yungmans best friend Ken the …

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When a hospital unexpectedly closes

Cosmetic gynecology continues to grow during the recession

Marie Myung-Ok Lee
Conditions
August 4, 2011

Though the recession has blunted overall demand for cosmetic surgeries, one subcategory appears to be entering a growth phase, at least judging from the fifth annual Congress on Aesthetic Vaginal Surgery, held late last year in a luxury resort outside Tucson. There, about 60 doctors, most of them OB-GYNs, converged to discuss the expanding field of “cosmetic GYN”—elective surgeries for women seeking to “rejuvenate” and/or “beautify” their vaginas. Attendance at …

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