Plastic Surgery, Body Image and the Blind Andrew Burd  Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery  Volume 60, Issue 12, Pages 1273-1276 (December 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2007.10.039 Copyright © 2007 Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 A graphic sequence reproduced with permission from the Apple Daily Newspaper, Hong Kong. See text for details. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2007 60, 1273-1276DOI: (10.1016/j.bjps.2007.10.039) Copyright © 2007 Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Aesthetic principles are the foundation of both Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery. Reconstructive surgery begins, however with abnormality and aims to restore normality. Cosmetic Surgery begins with normality and aims to enhance and redefine normality. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2007 60, 1273-1276DOI: (10.1016/j.bjps.2007.10.039) Copyright © 2007 Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 The difference between the sighted and the blind feedback in the assessment of deformity. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2007 60, 1273-1276DOI: (10.1016/j.bjps.2007.10.039) Copyright © 2007 Terms and Conditions

Figure 4 (a-d) See details in text. This could be described as a ‘work in progress, never finished’. The patient expressed satisfaction with the ‘feel’ of the nose and forehead but whilst accommodating to blindness could not accept the loss of the eyes. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2007 60, 1273-1276DOI: (10.1016/j.bjps.2007.10.039) Copyright © 2007 Terms and Conditions

Figure 5 A wedding picture. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2007 60, 1273-1276DOI: (10.1016/j.bjps.2007.10.039) Copyright © 2007 Terms and Conditions