Henri P. Gaboriau MD

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Scars of all kinds, both the seen and the unseen

Dr. Henri P. Gaboriau has a long history of medical humanitarian activities including work at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at La Rabta Hospital in Tunis, Tunisia; and community service at the Indian Health Services on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. He is also a participant in the Faces of Honor program through the AAFPRS, providing free surgical services for...


When Looking Good Becomes a Tragic Obsession

 

A beautiful 28-year-old Eurasian woman, LISA (not her real name), came to me to have eyelid surgery.  This was not at all an uncommon request. In the last ten years, there has been an increase of 58% of cosmetic surgeries performed on Asians.   Lisa was half Asian and she was requesting a preference to have more Caucasian looking eyes. I performed the eyelid surgery for Lisa. She was very happy with the results. Only it...