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Surgeon, Author, And Inspiring Speaker, Dr. Seun Adetayo, Reviews Events Of The Past Year And Looks Forward To A Promising Year.

Dr. Seun Adetayo, renowned plastic surgeon, author, and inspiring speaker writes about some of the new challenges posed by the pandemic and talks about how goal setting may be different this year while focusing on staying safe which remains a priority on everyone’s list.

OMAHA, NE – January 31, 2021 – Dr. Seun Adetayo, renowned plastic surgeon, author, and inspiring speaker, has posted a new blog on her website entitled, “Reflections On A Past Year Like No Other; Looking Ahead To Possibilities In The New Year.Dr. Adetayo glances back, reviewing the year that was, and turns her focus to the promising aspects of the year ahead.

Congratulations!” Dr. Adetayo writes, adding, “You made it through one of the most challenging years the world has encountered in a very long time. We lost many in 2020, and my condolences and prayers go out to all of these families whose lives will never be the same again.” She continues, “For those of us who are still alive, there is a lot to be grateful for. I can tell you like a doctor that health is truly our greatest wealth. And I don’t just mean physical health. I mean all-around health – physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. During 2020, all aspects of health were challenged.”

As Dr. Adetayo notes, “COVID-19 first challenged physical health. As the effects wore on” she writes, “it also resulted in a tremendous amount of stress on emotional and mental health, especially in the elderly, as social isolation became critical. As the year progressed and many people had to either work on the frontlines or remain sheltered-in-place away from friends, colleagues and loved ones, the toll on physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health became even more challenging.” She emphasizes, “Many people are discovering as a result of this pandemic, just how much we need each other. People really do need people!”

 

The entire blog can be read at: https://seunadetayo.com/2021/01/29/reflections-on-a-past-year-like-no-other-looking-ahead-to-possibilities-in-the-new-year/

 

About Dr. Adetayo

Dr. Seun Adetayo currently practices in Omaha, Nebraska. She is a board-certified Plastic Surgeon and a Diplomat of the American Board of Plastic Surgery.  She is a Professor of Surgery, and Chief of Pediatric Plastic Surgery.

Dr. Adetayo is unique in her field. As a gifted surgeon operating in a competitive field, Dr. Adetayo is also the first foreign-born (Nigerian) female minority surgeon to have built a successful nationally accredited multidisciplinary program for children with birth defects in Northeastern New York. She continued in this trajectory of helping patients and families as she now heads the Division of Pediatric Plastic Surgery where she serves as the Chief at the Children’s Hospital.  Her journey has been dedicated to caring for patients and their families; mentorship for students, residents, and faculty; advocacy for legislation at local and national level; research; education; and community engagement and leadership. She shares her journey and strategies for success via her print material, meeting panels, blogs and speaking engagements.

Dr Adetayo has authored several book chapters in leading texts, including the second edition of Comprehensive Cleft Care which is an authoritative text volume on cleft and craniofacial disorders and treatment.  She also authored a chapter in the Family Companion Guide for educating patients and families with cleft and craniofacial diagnoses. She was also the author of the chapter on treatment of zygoma fractures in the text Operative Techniques in Plastic Surgery.

She has received over 40 awards and recognition, and her work has resulted in over 50 published works and over 60 presented works at regional, national, and international meetings. She is published in peer-reviewed publications in leading journals including Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal, Annals of Plastic Surgery, Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, and Journal of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics.

Dr Adetayo plays an important role in mentoring and education in surgery, healthcare, and professional circles. She served as an invited surgeon and surgical educator during her last mission trip to Zimbabwe, where she served as the lead surgeon and guest lecturer for various hands-on plastic surgical reconstructions and teaching sessions. She is active in Women In Leadership lectures and advocacy. She served as a speaker for the Synthes collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Company on Improving Cultural Competence and Ethnic Diversity in Healthcare, and was one of four selected panelist speakers on Pioneering Women in Reconstructive Surgery International Program by L’Oreal in conjunction with Resurge International. She was an invited speaker at the 2019 Healthcare Finance Management Association (HFMA) annual Women In Leadership Conference in upstate New York. In 2020, she served as the Keynote Speaker for the Stryker Women’s Network National Conference National Women in Surgery and Leadership event in California.

Dr. Adetayo has served in various community leadership positions including Chairperson of the Long Beach Rescue Mission, Co-President of the Phi Delta Epsilon Premedical Society, Co-President of the Pritzker REMEDY Cuba Medical Aid Mission, Coordinator of the Chicago Local Chapter of the Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP) program for inner city Chicago school kids. She currently serves as Managing Editor and Co-Chair of the Learning Resource Committee of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA).

She has been involved in various medical education and surgical trips to several countries including Cuba, Haiti, Nigeria, Peru, and Zimbabwe as educator and surgeon.  She was awarded a Diploma of Honor conferred by the President of the Congress of the Republic of Peru.  She collaborates on meaningful initiatives with various international organizations including Rotary International and The Smile Train on improving surgical outcomes, healthcare delivery, patient safety, and quality control standards in surgical reconstruction. She continues to be active in advocacy, and philanthropic efforts in developing children and advancing communities.

 

 

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Reflections On A Past Year Like No Other; Looking Ahead To Possibilities In The New Year

Congratulations! You made it through one of the most challenging years the world has encountered in a very long time. We lost many in 2020, and my condolences and prayers go out to all of these families whose lives will never be the same again. For those of us who are still alive, there is a lot to be grateful for. I can tell you as a doctor that health is truly our greatest wealth. And I don’t just mean physical health. I mean all-around health – physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. During 2020, all aspects of health were challenged.

COVID-19 first challenged physical health. As the effects wore on, it also resulted in a tremendous amount of stress on emotional and mental health, especially in the elderly, as social isolation became critical. As the year progressed and many people had to either work on the frontlines or remain sheltered-in-place away from friends, colleagues and loved ones, the toll on physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health became even more challenging. Many people are discovering as a result of this pandemic, just how much we need each other. People really do need people!

In addition, 2020 also saw civic unrest erupt as human rights, social justice, and racial inequality issues were challenged. We also had an election year like no other here in the U.S. These events have challenged everyone in so many different ways. Thankfully, 2020 is behind us. It’s now time to set our sights on the year that lies ahead full of hope, promise, and possibilities. It’s time again to establish or re-establish priorities and goals for yourself, your family, friends, loved ones, working teams, and other areas of life. First and foremost is the goal of staying safe, and helping to keep others safe as well by our efforts and actions as we continue managing COVID-19. Also, it’s time again to establish or re-establish priorities and goals for yourself, your family, friends, loved ones, working teams, and other areas of life.

Juggling work and life can be challenging whether working remotely or onsite. The idea of work-life balance is somewhat of a myth. Balance requires equal weight on either side of a scale. This is not always the case. There are simply times when the demands on one side or the other will throw things off “balance” on the other side.  I prefer the concept of work-life integration. How do you successfully integrate the demands of your professional life with those of your personal life? There are numerous processes and systems that have been introduced throughout time. We each have to find or create a system that works for our individual circumstances. One such system that I find extremely helpful in my daily life is the Pareto Principle, also known as the 80/20 rule, which I write about in-depth in this month’s article. You will learn how I came to discover this principle during a very demanding surgical training, ways I continue to apply it, and how it can help you become more efficient in crucial aspects of your life. It is one of the tools that will better equip you as you learn how to most effectively integrate your professional and personal life. Check it out here. How The 80/20 Rule Can Help You Become More Efficient

 

Stay safe and be well.

Surgeon, Author, And Inspiring Speaker, Dr. Seun Adetayo, Shares How The 80/20 Principle Helps Her Accomplish More And Shows How It Can Help Anyone, In All Aspects Of Life, Who Puts It Into Practice.

Dr. Seun Adetayo, renowned plastic surgeon, author, and inspiring speaker, kicks the year off by sharing some of the challenges she has faced and learned to overcome by using the Pareto Principle, also known as the 80/20 rule and encourages readers to try it out.

OMAHA, NE – January 25, 2021 – Dr. Seun Adetayo, renowned plastic surgeon, author, and inspiring speaker, has posted a new article on her website entitled, “How The 80/20 Rule Can Help You Become More Efficient,in which Dr. Adetayo shares experiences she had in her medical training and residency, and how she discovered the principle which she continues to use in all aspects of her professional and personal life.

Dr. Adetayo states, “I am a big fan of the 80/20 Rule, otherwise known as the Pareto Principle.” She continues, “Now, I will start off by saying that there are times when variations and flexibility of this rule may be called for. For instance, there are times I may use a 90/10 approach. But, for the most part, these variations are more of the exception than the rule.” She continues, “Now that we’ve acknowledge the possibility of variation, let’s get back to the 80/20 principle.” She writes, “I continuously seek ways to apply this tenet, and it has helped me prioritize my work, life, and health. In this article, I share the history of this principle, how it affects productivity in various industries, my experience with it, and how your awareness and application of this can help you positively to achieve your personal and professional goals, and increase your productivity.”

Dr. Adetayo shares how she discovered the principle. She writes, “Residency training is demanding, and even more so, a surgical residency can be gruesome. Residency training hours are now limited to 80 hours a week – which if you think about it, that is still 2 weeks of work crammed into 1 week if we are going by the average 40-hour work week.” She continues to elaborate, “When I was in training, the 80-hour work week rule was not in effect yet until the final year of my residency.  It was normal to work 100-120 hours a week. I still remember rotations where I would arrive at 3:30 a.m. so I could round on all my patients, get their labs and vitals, see the ones that had issues overnight to make sure there were no emergencies or surprises, before we had team chief rounds at 5 a.m. During this training time,” says Dr. Adetayo, “I became more curious about time, how to make it work for me, and productivity in general. After all, I still had to eat, sleep, learn, operate, and get better at my craft amid all the pressures of so much to do and so little time.” She states, “I set out to educate myself about learning and developing efficiencies, building systems and processes, prioritization, and other life skills that were not taught in medical school or residency training.”

After sharing the history of the Pareto Principle and how it came about, Dr. Adetayo says, “Whether you are working remotely or onsite, you’ll find the 80/20 principle helpful in your goals for work, health, life balance, family, friends, and the rest of life in general.” According to Dr. Adetayo, “By focusing on those things that produce the most results and eliminating or outsourcing activities that don’t, you free up additional time to accomplish more of what is vital.”

 

The entire article can be read at: https://seunadetayo.com/2021/01/20/how-the-80-20-rule-can-help-you-become-more-efficient/

 

About Dr. Adetayo

Dr. Seun Adetayo currently practices in Omaha, Nebraska. She is a board-certified Plastic Surgeon and a Diplomat of the American Board of Plastic Surgery.  She is a Professor of Surgery, and Chief of Pediatric Plastic Surgery.

Dr. Adetayo is unique in her field. As a gifted surgeon operating in a competitive field, Dr. Adetayo is also the first foreign-born (Nigerian) female minority surgeon to have built a successful nationally accredited multidisciplinary program for children with birth defects in Northeastern New York. She continued in this trajectory of helping patients and families as she now heads the Division of Pediatric Plastic Surgery where she serves as the Chief at the Children’s Hospital.  Her journey has been dedicated to caring for patients and their families; mentorship for students, residents, and faculty; advocacy for legislation at local and national level; research; education; and community engagement and leadership. She shares her journey and strategies for success via her print material, meeting panels, blogs, and speaking engagements.

Dr Adetayo has authored several book chapters in leading texts, including the second edition of Comprehensive Cleft Care which is an authoritative text volume on cleft and craniofacial disorders and treatment.  She also authored a chapter in the Family Companion Guide for educating patients and families with cleft and craniofacial diagnoses. She was also the author of the chapter on treatment of zygoma fractures in the text Operative Techniques in Plastic Surgery.

She has received over 40 awards and recognition, and her work has resulted in over 50 published works and over 60 presented works at regional, national, and international meetings. She is published in peer-reviewed publications in leading journals including Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal, Annals of Plastic Surgery, Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, and Journal of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics.

Dr Adetayo plays an important role in mentoring and education in surgery, healthcare, and professional circles. She served as an invited surgeon and surgical educator during her last mission trip to Zimbabwe, where she served as the lead surgeon and guest lecturer for various hands-on plastic surgical reconstructions and teaching sessions. She is active in Women In Leadership lectures and advocacy. She served as a speaker for the Synthes collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Company on Improving Cultural Competence and Ethnic Diversity in Healthcare, and was one of four selected panelist speakers on Pioneering Women in Reconstructive Surgery International Program by L’Oreal in conjunction with Resurge International. She was an invited speaker at the 2019 Healthcare Finance Management Association (HFMA) annual Women In Leadership Conference in upstate New York. In 2020, she served as the Keynote Speaker for the Stryker Women’s Network National Conference National Women in Surgery and Leadership event in California.

Dr. Adetayo has served in various community leadership positions including Chairperson of the Long Beach Rescue Mission, Co-President of the Phi Delta Epsilon Premedical Society, Co-President of the Pritzker REMEDY Cuba Medical Aid Mission, Coordinator of the Chicago Local Chapter of the Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP) program for inner city Chicago school kids. She currently serves as Managing Editor and Co-Chair of the Learning Resource Committee of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA).

She has been involved in various medical education and surgical trips to several countries including Cuba, Haiti, Nigeria, Peru, and Zimbabwe as educator and surgeon.  She was awarded a Diploma of Honor conferred by the President of the Congress of the Republic of Peru.  She collaborates on meaningful initiatives with various international organizations including Rotary International and The Smile Train on improving surgical outcomes, healthcare delivery, patient safety, and quality control standards in surgical reconstruction. She continues to be active in advocacy and philanthropic efforts in developing children and advancing communities.

 

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How The 80/20 Rule Can Help You Become More Efficient

I am a big fan of the 80/20 Rule, otherwise known as the Pareto Principle. Now, I will start off by saying that there are times when variations and flexibility of this rule may be called for. For instance, there are times I use a 90/10 approach. But, for the most part, these variations are more of the exception than the rule. Now that we’ve acknowledged the possibility of variation, let’s get back to the 80/20 principle. I continuously seek ways to apply this tenet, and it has helped me prioritize my work, life, and health. In this article, I share the history of this principle, how it affects productivity in various industries, my experience with it, and how your awareness and application of this can help you positively to achieve your personal and professional goals and increase your productivity.

 

The Story Behind The Pareto Principle And How I “Met” Vilfredo Federico Damaso Pareto

Residency training is demanding. Even more so, a surgical residency can be gruesome. Residency training hours are now limited to 80 hours a week – which if you think about it, is still 2 weeks of work crammed into 1 week if we are going based on the average 40-hour workweek.  When I was in training, the 80-hour workweek rule was not in effect yet until the final year of my residency.  It was normal to work 100-120 hours a week. I still remember rotations where I would arrive at 3:30 a.m. so I could round on all my patients, get their labs and vitals, see the ones that had issues overnight to make sure there were no emergencies or surprises before we had team chief rounds at 5 a.m. During this training time, I became more curious about time, how to make it work for me, and productivity in general. After all, I still had to eat, sleep, learn, operate surgically, and get better at my craft amid all the pressures of so much to do and so little time. I set out to educate myself about learning and developing efficiencies, building systems and processes, prioritization, and other life skills that were not taught in medical school or residency training.

During this quest of mine, I discovered Vilfredo Federico Damaso Pareto. To summarize, according to a Forbes.com article, “Vilfredo Federico Damaso Pareto was born in Italy in 1848. He would go on to become an important philosopher and economist. Legend has it that one day he noticed that 20% of the pea plants in his garden generated 80% of the healthy pea pods. This observation caused him to think about uneven distribution. He thought about wealth and discovered that 80% of the land in Italy was owned by just 20% of the population. He investigated different industries and found that 80% of production typically came from just 20% of the companies.” https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinkruse/2016/03/07/80-20-rule/?sh=315ce9783814

The application, or, rather observation of this “rule” has been noted and seen throughout every business. As the aforementioned article points out, “This ‘universal truth’ about the imbalance of inputs and outputs is what became known as the Pareto principle, or the 80/20 rule. While it doesn’t always come to be an exact 80/20 ratio, this imbalance is often seen in various business cases:

  • 20% of the sales reps generate 80% of total sales.
  • 20% of customers account for 80% of total profits.
  • 20% of the most reported software bugs cause 80% of software crashes.
  • 20% of patients account for 80% of healthcare spending (and 5% of patients account for a full 50% of all expenditures!) I find this statistic rather interesting.” https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinkruse/2016/03/07/80-20-rule/?sh=315ce9783814

 

How Does The 80/20 Rule Apply To Your Life

Whether you are working remotely or onsite, you’ll find the 80/20 principle helpful in your goals for work, health, life balance, family, friends, and the rest of life in general. By focusing on those things that produce the most results and eliminating or outsourcing activities that don’t, you free up additional time to accomplish more of what is vital. According to the amazingly productive Brian Tracy, “The Pareto Principle is a concept that suggests two out of ten items, on any general to-do list, will turn out to be worth more than the other eight items put together.” That’s a pretty easy concept to grasp, right? However, he goes on to state that, “The sad fact is that most people procrastinate on the top 10 or 20 percent of items that are the most valuable and important, the ‘vital few,’ and busy themselves instead with the least important 80 percent, the ‘trivial many,’ that contribute very little to their success. https://www.briantracy.com/blog/personal-success/how-to-use-the-80-20-rule-pareto-principle/

For example, when I’m seeing patients and I’m discussing treatment options, I apply this rule with patients and their families. As we review the pros and cons of each treatment option, the question is, “Which one of these will produce the best possible outcome?” If there are 5 possible options to treat a problem, which one solution will yield the best results? If there are 10, which 2 are best? I keep narrowing the list down until I get to the best one. Another instance where I apply this is in my to-do list. I constantly need to prioritize where to expend energy, time, and effort for maximum results for my work, my patients, my team, my health, and my life.

 

 

What This Means For You – How To Apply The 80 20 Rule To Goal Setting

 Like many things in life, the more you practice, the better you become. The same applies to the Pareto Principle. So, here’s how you can practice it:

First, take a piece of paper or your electronic device – whichever you prefer – and write down ten goals. Then ask yourself: If I could only accomplish one of the goals on this list today, which one goal would have the greatest positive impact on my mission today? When you identify that goal, then reiterate the process, and continue working your way down the list of goals. As you narrow down your focus in applying the 80/20 rule, don’t be surprised if you find some goals are irrelevant and need to be abandoned altogether, and some that are of great importance need to make it onto your list. What you’ll find is, after you complete this exercise, you will have determined the most important 20 percent of your goals that will produce 80 percent of the impact you are seeking to accomplish. This can be applied to work, family, health, and life.

 

I remember recently when I ordered my home exercise bike. After it was delivered, I had it on my to-do list to unpack it and set it up. However, I kept procrastinating on getting the task done until I applied this principle as walked past the unpacked delivery box. I asked myself, “what is the one thing that if I did it on my list this weekend will have the biggest, most positive impact?” After asking that, I knew that unpacking and setting this up was most important because I could start working out at home as soon as possible which would have a big positive impact on my health and my life in the long run. So, I set it up, rather than relying on unpredictable gym hours. Despite all that came flying at me that evening, not until I had that clarity of the 80/20 did this get done. Unpacking a box seemed so mundane, but when it was put in the context of the 80/20 principle, it became very easy to prioritize getting this action done. It was the one thing on that list at that point in time that would have the biggest positive long-term impact.

 

I will end this piece by asking you this:  What is the one thing that if you did it today will have the biggest positive impact on your life? Identify what it is, and take action on doing that thing. And when you have completed it, repeat the process again and again. You’ll be amazed at how this small step will lead to notable changes in the coming weeks, months, and years of your life. I hope this brief introduction to the 80/20 Principle helps you as much as it helps me since I learned about Pareto. Try it today. You won’t regret it. Even if it only helped you accomplish just one thing, then it has worked!

Surgeon, Author, And Inspiring Speaker, Dr. Seun Adetayo, Informs Readers About The Often Surprising Circumstances That Lead To Young Children Requiring Plastic Surgery.

Dr. Seun Adetayo, renowned plastic surgeon, author, and inspiring speaker, speaks to the unexpected and often surprising circumstances that require children to undergo plastic surgery. She elaborates on the specialty of pediatric plastic surgery to help educate and arm  families with information when faced with making a decision about their child’s plastic surgery. 

OMAHA, NE – January 19, 2020 – Dr. Seun Adetayo, renowned plastic surgeon, author, and inspiring speaker, has posted a new blog on her website entitled, “When Children Need Plastic Surgery.Dr. Adetayo helps families understand the variety of conditions that require children to undergo plastic surgery and the importance of working with a pediatric plastic surgeon.

Dr. Adetayo states, “Pediatric plastic surgery can sometimes be confusing to grasp. After all,” she continues, “plastic surgery is not something that is usually connected with children. Also, the media portrayal of plastic surgery does not depict the full spectrum of the specialty. Most often it is portrayed as “cosmetic services” reserved for the rich and superficial.”

“More times than I can count,” Dr. Adetayo writes, “I have been asked, “Why do children need plastic surgery?” She goes on to clarify, “Very often, the need for plastic surgery can come about as the result of birth differences such as clefts, abnormal head shapes, skin disorders, or malformation of the hands, feet, trunk or rest of the body. At other times,” She adds, “the need may come as a result of accidents or other traumas.”

As Dr. Adetayo notes, “When a family is faced with the decision of plastic surgery for their child, it’s important to be armed with the most in-depth information. You see, children are not always able to say what is bothering them. They cannot always answer medical questions and they are not always able to cooperate during a medical examination due to anxiety, excitement, fear, or other reasons.” She emphasizes, “Children require a different skill set, especially when being examined for complex pediatric plastic surgery reconstructions. Like other pediatric specialties, pediatric plastic surgeons work on how to examine and treat children in a way that relaxes and makes them cooperative, while still allowing the surgeon to examine the child in a way that helps guide the diagnosis and treatment. Thus, the role of the pediatric plastic surgeon is a critical one.”

 

The entire blog can be read at: https://seunadetayo.com/2021/01/04/when-children-need-plastic-surgery/

 

About Dr. Adetayo

Dr. Seun Adetayo currently practices in Omaha, Nebraska. She is a board-certified Plastic Surgeon and a Diplomat of the American Board of Plastic Surgery.  She is a Professor of Surgery, and Chief of Pediatric Plastic Surgery.

Dr. Adetayo is unique in her field. As a gifted surgeon operating in a competitive field, Dr. Adetayo is also the first foreign-born (Nigerian) female minority surgeon to have built a successful nationally accredited multidisciplinary program for children with birth defects in Northeastern New York. She continued in this trajectory of helping patients and families as she now heads the Division of Pediatric Plastic Surgery where she serves as the Chief at the Children’s Hospital.  Her journey has been dedicated to caring for patients and their families; mentorship for students, residents, and faculty; advocacy for legislation at local and national level; research; education; and community engagement and leadership. She shares her journey and strategies for success via her print material, meeting panels, blogs and speaking engagements.

Dr Adetayo has authored several book chapters in leading texts, including the second edition of Comprehensive Cleft Care which is an authoritative text volume on cleft and craniofacial disorders and treatment.  She also authored a chapter in the Family Companion Guide for educating patients and families with cleft and craniofacial diagnoses. She was also the author of the chapter on treatment of zygoma fractures in the text Operative Techniques in Plastic Surgery.

She has received over 40 awards and recognition, and her work has resulted in over 50 published works and over 60 presented works at regional, national, and international meetings. She is published in peer-reviewed publications in leading journals including Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal, Annals of Plastic Surgery, Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, and Journal of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics.

Dr Adetayo plays an important role in mentoring and education in surgery, healthcare, and professional circles. She served as an invited surgeon and surgical educator during her last mission trip to Zimbabwe, where she served as the lead surgeon and guest lecturer for various hands-on plastic surgical reconstructions and teaching sessions. She is active in Women In Leadership lectures and advocacy. She served as a speaker for the Synthes collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Company on Improving Cultural Competence and Ethnic Diversity in Healthcare, and was one of four selected panelist speakers on Pioneering Women in Reconstructive Surgery International Program by L’Oreal in conjunction with Resurge International. She was an invited speaker at the 2019 Healthcare Finance Management Association (HFMA) annual Women In Leadership Conference in upstate New York. In January 2020, she served as the Keynote Speaker for the Stryker Women’s Network National Conference National Women in Surgery and Leadership event in California.

Dr. Adetayo has served in various community leadership positions including Chairperson of the Long Beach Rescue Mission, Co-President of the Phi Delta Epsilon Premedical Society, Co-President of the Pritzker REMEDY Cuba Medical Aid Mission, Coordinator of the Chicago Local Chapter of the Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP) program for inner city Chicago school kids. She currently serves as Managing Editor and Co-Chair of the Learning Resource Committee of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA).

She has been involved in various medical education and surgical trips to several countries including Cuba, Haiti, Nigeria, Peru, and Zimbabwe as educator and surgeon.  She was awarded a Diploma of Honor conferred by the President of the Congress of the Republic of Peru.  She collaborates on meaningful initiatives with various international organizations including Rotary International and The Smile Train on improving surgical outcomes, healthcare delivery, patient safety, and quality control standards in surgical reconstruction. She continues to be active in advocacy, and philanthropic efforts in developing children and advancing communities.

 

 

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When Children Need Plastic Surgery

Pediatric plastic surgery can sometimes be confusing to grasp. After all, plastic surgery is not something that is usually connected with children. Also, the media portrayal of plastic surgery does not depict the full spectrum of the specialty. Most often it is portrayed as “cosmetic services” reserved for the rich and superficial.

More times than I can count, I have been asked, “Why do children need plastic surgery?” Very often, the need for plastic surgery can come about as the result of birth differences such as clefts, abnormal head shapes, skin disorders, or malformation of the hands, feet, trunk or rest of the body. At other times, the need may come as a result of accidents or other traumas.

When a family is faced with the decision of plastic surgery for their child, it’s important to be armed with the most in-depth information. You see, children are not always able to say what is bothering them. They cannot always answer medical questions and they are not always able to cooperate during a medical examination due to anxiety, excitement, fear, or other reasons. Children require a different skill set, especially when being examined for complex pediatric plastic surgery reconstructions. Like other pediatric specialties, pediatric plastic surgeons work on how to examine and treat children in a way that relaxes and makes them cooperative, while still allowing the surgeon to examine the child in a way that helps guide the diagnosis and treatment. Thus, the role of the pediatric plastic surgeon is a critical one.

Pediatric plastic surgery is unique. The specialty focuses on improving the patient’s health, appearance and function. Plastic surgery can help kids with a variety of health conditions including:

  • Congenital or acquired facial differences, including cleft lip and palate, ear and nose deformities, facial paralysis and facial asymmetry
  • Congenital or acquired extremity conditions; this includes extra or malformed fingers, brachial plexus injuries and peripheral nerve surgery
  • Traumatic injuries: such as lacerations, injuries of the arms and legs, and facial fractures
  • Skin conditions: such as moles, masses, keloids, scars, burn reconstruction and birthmarks
  • Head shape anomalies, including plagiocephaly and craniosynostosis
  • Adolescent breast conditions and body contouring surgery
  • Wound management

To treat these conditions in children, pediatric plastic surgeons are well-equipped to care for both the psychological and physical needs of young patients.

It can be a surprise for families when a doctor initially recommends plastic surgery for their child. However, as they learn about the field over time, it comes as a relief when parents discover the innovative technology and evolving techniques in this field. If your child or the child of anyone you know needs plastic surgery, be sure to seek out a specialist in the field; and be confident in knowing that pediatric plastic surgery not only improves a child’s appearance and function, but also his or her psychological well-being and sense of self.