Whether we want to admit it or not, appearance plays a vital role in how we perceive each other and ourselves. Most of us take our appearance for granted, never thinking too much about it once we have fixed our hair, chosen our outfit, and perhaps applied make-up or other beauty-enhancing products. We never think about how quickly our appearance can be ruined by a traumatic accident, and how quickly our self-esteem and our self-confidence can be undermined when our appearance is altered beyond recognition.
Founded in 2008 by Board Certified plastic surgeon Dr. Gary Motykie, The Healing Curve is a non-profit organization committed to giving trauma victims the financial and emotional means to obtain the secondary aesthetic surgery they need to restore their natural beauty and their emotional well-being. At The Healing Curve, we believe that reconstructive surgery is one of the most necessary steps a trauma victim can take to achieve a complete recovery and facilitate a full return to their former lives. The restoration of a trauma victim’s natural beauty is not just “cosmetic”; we are dedicated to the idea that “healing” is both physical and emotional, and secondary aesthetic surgery is an integral part of the healing process for anyone whose natural beauty has been undermined by a disfiguring trauma.
RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY CAN BE A REAL POSSIBILITY FOR YOU!
The change from a stunning, naturally-beautiful face to one that is marred by injured features and permanent scarring can happen in an instant, by accidents and events that are simply too numerous to categorize. Perhaps you or someone you love has been involved in a serious car accident or mauled by a vicious dog. Perhaps you know someone who has been injured in an industrial accident at work. Perhaps you have been severely burned in a house fire or car accident. Whatever the accident or injury you have suffered, however, facing a lifetime of coping with dramatic physical changes to your face and body will have a profound impact on your emotional health.
If your appearance has been permanently affected by a traumatic injury, but you have been denied insurance coverage for reconstructive surgery, The Healing Curve wants to help! While it may not be possible to erase every sign of trauma, incredible advances in reconstructive surgical techniques have make it possible to minimize many of the worst injuries sustained by a traumatic accident, enabling most victims to go out into the world without encountering shocked stares, intimate personal questions, and open avoidance. Cutting-edge facial reconstruction techniques utilizing autologous bone grafts and synthetic implants allow facial features to be rebuilt and matched to existing features; skin grafts and “flap” procedures enable surgeons to harness the patient’s own skin and tissue, and spark the body’s own healing mechanisms, to break up and minimize the appearance of scar tissue and skin damage. These procedures are not simply “cosmetic”, designed to improve the appearance of someone who is dissatisfied with a blemish. They are critical healing technologies that can enable a trauma victim to remove or minimize the visible signs of their trauma and truly regain their natural beauty, improve their emotional health, and regain their self-confidence.