‘NORTH Vancouver's Dr. Garth Dorman, wi special- izes'in hair transplants, expects elective surgery to fuel his new clinic's business. rman,’ 60, is mak- “ing. an. ambitious leap toa ‘future filled “with. cataract, “Dorman says ‘people will, come fed up with waits at bli ospitals’ and: pay to erations performed Sooner rather: ‘than’ later. at © jate' clini . “Our population is grow- ing more and: more. There’s ay the © hospitals are going © to expand. Society -can’t afford it. So more and - “more ‘surgery will be done: on this basis,” he said. “ Dorman’s not the first to _set up an out-patient surgical ~ “clini in B.C. So far, he said, there are more than 20 such ° «facilities in the province. Bur - -Dorman ‘says his business ~ will be one of the few accred- ted for full general anaes- thetic work. ve -ACéreditation is still nvo to ‘three. months down the road for the - three, - $200,000-a-piece operating rooms. ° Dorman said he. opened ‘~~hisybusiness Oct. | with the intention of continuing hair - transplant work and gradual- ly moving into the new busi- ness later on. a But demand, -he said, is \ forcing his hand. *Already,"he said, doctors have “asked for, three. to four hours of operating time each. ; week‘ for a year. He: expects to start. leas- - ing out. perating rooms for.. elective day surgeries as soon “as ‘the rooms are accredited. In addition to. the operating ‘ooms anda post. anaesthetic m, the 3,500 -square- -foot brook: location is outfit- éd = with. Plush, « rosewood- dorned executive offices for Dorman and other doctors, a _ Shower, change room, sound . System and more than 1,000 : miles of wiring.’ ° “I ‘decided. to. allow my clusions“ of ‘grandeur’ full “s Fange,”. he joked, adding his _previous © office’. in | West: ‘wa had - become too : rently,” all 'o etating . re being used for hair transpiants:' » Each | session Bes or between’ $3,000 to 6,000 each and clients may need more than one session, said Dorman. : Dorman expects a gradual shift to other surgical proce- “dures, until one day the hair transplant operation will be located somewhere else and | the Delbrook location will be used_for other operations. “Dr. Ken Dubeta, a facial plastic: surgeon, : expects to make use of Dorman’s facili- “The West Vancouver resi- ‘dent says half of his practice _ is elective Cosmetic surgery. © He believes many people from other countries will come to a facility like Dorman’s to have cosmetic surgery due to Canada’s good medical reputation and reasonable prices. In Canada, a face lift runs from $5, 000 to $7,500. In the United States, the. same procedure gocs for USS$12,000 to US$20,000, said Dubeta. He’s also performed work on people from Europe, the Orient and North Africa. “It’s another form of .. tourism dollar,” he said. YOU COULD WINA | 27" PANASONIC TELEVISION ARTS & CRAFTS Name Location AUTO DEALERSHIP Name Location BOOKSTORE Name Location BRIDAL/FORMAL WEAR Name Location CAMERA STORE Name . Location CARD/GIFT STORE Name - Location “CELLULAR RETAILER Name Location CHILDREN’S CLOTHING Name Location * COMPUTER STORE Name" ‘ Location’ DEPARTMENT STORE "Name Location DRUG STORE Name Location ELECTRONIC/HOME ENTERTAINMENT . Name’ Location EYEWEAR ‘Name Location ’ FASHION ACCESSORIES Name Location FIREPLACE/GAS INSERT Name Location FLOORCOVERING/ DECORATING STORE Name Location FLORIST Name Location FURNITURE STORE Name Location GIFT SHOP Name Location GOLF RETAILER Name __ Location GROCERY STORE Name Location HARWARE/BUILDING SUPPPLY Name ___ Location HOBBY SHOP. Name Location HOME APPLIANCE Name Location HOME IMPROVEMENT STORE Name Location JEWELRY STORE Name’ _ Location « LINGERIE Name Location BALLOT #2. MALL/SHOPPIING CENTRE Name Location MEN’S CLOTHING | Name Location NEW HOME DEVELOPMENT Name Location RV DEALER Name Location SEWING Name ___ Location -: SHOE STORE Name _. Location _ SPA/POOL SUPPLY Name Location’ SPORTS STORE, Name. _ Location = THRIFT STORE ‘Location TIRE AUTOTACKESSORY. Name VIDEO STORE. 7 Name - Location " WOMEN’S ‘CLOTH N Name _ __ Location Please follow these easy rules to make your vote count! ; All entries must be an original newspaper ballot, a ballot obtained from a -participati ing merchant: or The North Shore News office. No purchase necessary. Ballots must be ci Please include your Name and address, Ballots becomes’ the property ‘of The North, Shor which. reserves the right: to ‘publ h. ballot ar | on. Please include this confidential itformation’ to. ensire that yt your vote counts & that you're entered to iin the 27" Panasonic Television Name: __ Address: _ OO Your ballot must be received by Dec. 20th, 1996. Drop off your ballots at participating merchants or at The North Shore News 1139 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, BC