Biomaterial Database

To Be Real or Virtual? That is the Question…. 2016

Luiz Roberto Reis de Araujo

Al. Presidente Taunay, 1820 Mercês, Curitiba, PR, CEP 80430-042, Brazil. drluiz@drluizaraujo.com.br.

This editorial describes a crossroad that many plastic surgeons face when they have to decide how to manage their career. Level of Evidence V This journal requires that the authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D002983	Clinical Competence	The capability to perform acceptably those duties directly related to patient care.	Clinical Skills,Competence, Clinical,Clinical Competency,Clinical Skill,Competency, Clinical,Skill, Clinical,Skills, Clinical,Clinical Competencies,Competencies, Clinical
D005544	Forecasting	The prediction or projection of the nature of future problems or existing conditions based upon the extrapolation or interpretation of existing scientific data or by the application of scientific methodology.	Futurology,Projections and Predictions,Future,Predictions and Projections
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013518	Surgery, Plastic	The branch of surgery concerned with restoration, reconstruction, or improvement of defective, damaged, or missing structures.	Cosmetic Surgery,Esthetic Surgery,Plastic Surgery,Surgery, Cosmetic,Surgery, Esthetic,Reconstructive Surgery,Surgery, Reconstructive
D013997	Time Factors	Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations.	Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor
D033262	Narration	The act, process, or an instance of narrating, i.e., telling a story. In the context of MEDICINE or ETHICS, narration includes relating the particular and the personal in the life story of an individual.	Narrative Ethics,Ethics, Narrative,Narrations
D063367	Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy	Treatment technique in a virtual environment which allows the participant to experience a sense of presence in an immersive, computer-generated, three-dimensional, interactive environment that minimizes avoidance behavior and facilitates emotional involvement. (from Curr Psychiatry Rep (2010) 12:298)	Virtual Reality Immersion Therapy,Virtual Reality Therapy,Reality Therapies, Virtual,Reality Therapy, Virtual,Therapies, Virtual Reality,Therapy, Virtual Reality,Virtual Reality Therapies