I am 45 years old, divorced, mother of two daughters. I live in Owings, Maryland 5 minutes from the Chesapeake Bay. I am a Certified First Assistant in the Operating Room. I have worked in surgery for 24 years, eight of which while an active duty member of the United States Air Force. I am specialized in Plastic Surgery, and I work full-time at a local hospital with the Chief of Plastic Surgery. I also work part-time for a Plastic Surgeon in his office-based operating room. Although I am trained and skilled in all surgical specialties, Plastic Surgery is my passion.
I have always enjoyed writing and I was thrilled when I found this website. Whenever I have time, I am scribbling something down on paper in hopes of it becomming a new submission.
My passion is ...
gardening.
I know too much about ...
nothing. There's always something to learn.
My parents always told me ...
To thine own self be true.
My childhood ambition ...
To become a writer.
My favorite memory ...
The birth of my children.
Why I write ...
To clear my head.
My first job ...
in a mom and pop ice cream stand.
My best moment ...
When I graduated basic training for the USAF.
My inspiration ...
is always changing.
According to statistics provided by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), 11 million plastic surgery procedures were performed in the U.S. in 2006. The pressures of today's society to have that "perfect body" has undoubtedly caused this upward trend which is reportedly up 7% from 2005. Each day, we see ourselves in the mirror, or perhaps as we pass by a store window. Some of us don't like what we see. A bulge here, a wrinkle there, and oftentimes, we just haven't been blessed with the physiques and modelesque features we so often see in a magazine or on television. Many people h...
More..Esther Buzard Kiner
Owings, Maryland US
Member since: February 2007
Articles Written: 3