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| Dr. Joel Aronowitz |
Bridget: “Hey everybody, welcome to Aronowitzland. Go ahead, have at it, sir.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “Welcome to Aronowitzland. Bridget, I want to talk about something that's come up, a question that I've gotten on Instagram, and that is what it's like to be a left-handed surgeon. And you have a little bit of insight because even though you're dextro-rotatory, you are in close proximity to a left-handed surgeon. Do you have any observations?”
Bridget: “I think people who are left-handed are very particular, and they're very aggressive on how they like their left-handed supplies.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “Do you see the condescension? That's the biggest complaint that left-handed surgeons have is that we're treated like we're like the albino lemur at the zoo. Oh, look at the cute lemur. Look at that one. He's special. He's an albino lemur. Esra, you're preparing the surgical field, you're handing up instruments to left-handed people, and there's a higher percentage of left-handed plastic surgeons than the general population.”
Bridget: “Yeah, about double. Did you?”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “What's your source for fact-checking that? The journal, Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, the White Journal, is an article by Dr. Rod Rorick that appeared probably three or four years ago. And Dr. Rorick, who's the editor of the journal, is left-handed. Now, don't you feel a little foolish?”
Bridget: “I'm fact-checking.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “So, seriously, do you have some observations about dealing with left-handed surgeons?”
Esra: “I mean, you're the only left-handed surgeon I've worked with, so I think it might be a little biased.”
Bridget: “But it's very common.”
Esra: “But apparently, it's very common.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “You seem a little bit more particular.”
Bridget: I think particular is a great word.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “I think plastic surgeons are particular, but here's the thing. Surgery is a totally manual skill. It's a hands-on profession. And all of the implements, all of the tools are designed for a right-handed person. So, from the knife blades to your pen to scissors to all of the instruments that lock, the way sutures are loaded into the packaging, everything is designed.”
Bridget: “I'm reading about it. I'm not seeing your fact, but I am seeing additional disadvantages include greater difficulty learning from right-handed surgeons, lack of access to left-handed instruments, and inconvenience in storing assistance.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “We learn many manual skills by mirroring monkey see monkey do. And it's very difficult to learn by visually observing somebody if you're watching it reversed. So, that's one of the reasons left-handed surgeons are particulars because they figured out everything on their own, basically.”
Bridget: “That's it. That's it.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “And they dealt with a lot of attitude on the part of the dextro-rotatory oppressor class represented by Mrs. Cordray over here. So, seriously, the right-handed people should understand that everything in the room is designed for right-handed people. And left-handed people have to learn how to adapt to all of these right-handed things, from how the packaging opens, how things are labeled, to how a knife blade is beveled, to how scissors are designed, etc., etc. So, have a little understanding. Notice when your surgeon is right-handed versus left-handed and try to accommodate their particular needs, and show a little bit of understanding will go a long way. And try not to be condescending like some people are and not taking it seriously like some people don't because it actually is something that affects every minute of every day in a surgeon's life. (Bridget laughs and leaves) Come back here!”
Bridget: “I mean, you're fine. You're surviving just fine. That's where we should end this video.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “So, there you have it. Left-handed surgery. Thank you.”
Bridget: “I can't even get over you.”
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