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    Second Lives, Second Chances: A Surgeon's Stories of Transformation
    Second Lives, Second Chances: A Surgeon's Stories of Transformation
    Second Lives, Second Chances: A Surgeon's Stories of Transformation
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    Second Lives, Second Chances: A Surgeon's Stories of Transformation

    Written by Donald R Laub, MD

    Narrated by Paul Boehmer

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Through his work in plastic and reconstructive surgery, Dr. Donald Laub changed the lives of thousands of people who had been shunned by society. His influence fostered the development of three key areas in the surgical profession: pioneering and influencing international humanitarian medical missions in the developing world, being at the forefront of gender affirmation surgery for transgender people since 1968, and the education and training of more than fifty plastic and reconstructive surgeons.

    His unstinting efforts to surgically correct cleft palates gave new lives to thousands of children in developing countries. As one of the original surgeons to perform gender affirmation surgery, Laub not only continually improved on his methods, but he also became a tireless advocate for the rights of transgender people. His non-profit foundation has sent thousands of multidisciplinary teams to perform transformative and reconstructive surgery in the developing world.

    Second Lives, Second Chances is a testament to how the determination of one person can bring others together to make a lasting difference in the world.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateApr 2, 2019
    ISBN9781977346940
    Second Lives, Second Chances: A Surgeon's Stories of Transformation

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    • 3/5
      The story this book tells, about a plastic surgeon who traveled the world to help reconstruct the poor who needed plastic surgery, is quite interesting. Later, the doctor became interested and then a pioneer in transgender surgery, matching the body to match the mind. This is a bit surprising, not only because he was early in the field but also because his is a religious background. I applaud the doctor's good works, although he did use the phrase “psychic income” a little too often.What I didn't like is that despite his generous and kind work for humans, he experimented on live dogs, pigs, cats, and chimps. And who knows what else? He shows no compassion or empathy for these animals. I cannot understand how one can have compassion, even hubris-led compassion, for humans and none for sentient animals. I know many will not agree with me on this.The writing is clear. It's not outstanding, but it does tell his story, and again, I applaud all his work with indigent and/or marginalized people, but I rather expect I would not enjoy his company.
    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed this book, both the story of Interplast and Laub’s place in transgender surgery. I was a surgery (CNOR) RN and on 5 surgery missions with Interplast/Resurge. It changed my life and the way I view the world. It was interesting to learn about the beginnings of Interplast and what it has evolved into today. His description of trans people and the surgeries they choose or choose not to do were informative. He has helped a lot of people get to be comfortable in their own skin.