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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + +++ +SuRGERy SPECiAL SECTioN ��� +++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ crYStAL PLAStic SurGeonS Improving Quality of Life by robert Janek photo �� Smithberger photography, North CaNtoN Lawrence Cervino, mD, and gary pennington, mD, of Crystal plastic Surgeons have more than 60 years of combined experience in complex reconstructive and cosmetic procedures. o Ver tHe laSt three decades as surgical technology and techniques have evolved, so too has the field of plastic surgery. Lawrence Cervino, MD, and Gary Pennington, MD, of Crystal Plastic Surgeons have experienced this evolution firsthand. Board-certified in general and plastic surgery, with fellowship training in hand and microvascular surgery, these two physicians have more than 60 years of combined experience in complex reconstructive and cosmetic procedures. ���Our practice is very diverse ��� both reconstructive and cosmetic ��� and it���s all related,��� says Dr. Cervino who, even before founding Crystal Plastic Surgeons in 1989, had a reputation as ���a plastic surgeon who could do everything.��� In fact, he performed the first microsurgical procedure (free-flap) in the Akron/Canton area in the mid 70���s. ���We address the entire spectrum of reconstructive and cosmetic, providing a full range of plastic and aesthetic surgery,��� adds 22 | Cleveland/Akron/Canton MD News ��� MDneWS.coM ��� MarcH -april 2013 Dr. Pennington, who has practiced in the Akron area for more than 20 years. Most of these surgeries are done at the Crystal Clinic in the Montrose area of Akron, where the main office of Crystal Plastic Surgeons is located. Crystal Clinic is a recognized musculoskeletal care center, which Dr. Cervino helped found in 1989. Here, patients with disorders of bones, joints, muscles, tendons and overlying tissues can receive comprehensive medical, surgical and rehabilitation services. plastic and reconstructive Surgery Drs. Cervino and Pennington frequently work with the Crystal Clinic orthopaedic surgeons to reconstruct hands, arms and legs injured in car accidents or other accidents related to manufacturing, farming and hunting. ���After the orthopaedic surgeons rebuild the bones, they call us