It's a jungle out there: survival guide for the facial plastic surgeon.

Many different people present to the surgeon for possible elective procedures, but not all of them are suitable patients. Learning to identify possible problematic patients before surgery is a valuable survival strategy in the profession of plastic surgery. In this article, an "animal model" is used whereby patient and physician "species" are presented in a lighthearted tongue-in-cheek manner but also in a practical sense.