Plastic surgeons perform facelifts, body contouring on historic buildings

Plastic surgeons are known for using their talent and creativity to “turn back the clock” by restoring beauty to faces that have weathered the passage of time. Several ASPS members have extended their aesthetic skills to the historic structures that house their practices, restoring aging buildings to their former glory without sacrificing the nuances that make them unique. Glen Brooks, MD, renovated the original “village store” in Longmeadow, Mass., 200 years after it was built. David Metzner, MD, practices on the campus of a legendary Vermont hotel where Mary Todd Lincoln was a frequent guest. And Theodore Lazzaro, MD, performs surgery in a converted Pennsylvania bed and breakfast built in 1895. By Alice Hohl