Oday Obaid

Formgiver with a scalpel and a pen

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The best failed maneuver may be the one that fails entirely inside the surgeon’s mind

#plasticsurgery #surgeon #chess

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The goal is not to eliminate imperfection. It is to distinguish the imperfection that gives character from the imperfection that disturbs harmony

#plasticsurgery #aesthetics #cosmetics

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Technical ability creates possibilities. Judgment eliminates most of them.

#surgery #plasticsurgery #aesthetics

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Pattern recognition is powerful precisely because it compresses experience… but compression always discards detail

#chess #plasticsurgery

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… because surgical expertise creates another responsibility: anticipating regret

#surgery
#surgeon
#plasticsurgery
#aesthetics

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Anatomy does not contain its own solution

#anatomy #surgery #plasticsurgery #surgeon

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Some surgical mistakes are not failures of execution. They are flawless solutions to badly defined problem

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#Residency interviews are basically like a game of #chess ♟️

It’s not about the flashiest move.
It’s about not making a bad one.

Because no one wins an interview with a brilliant speech.
They win by not giving anyone a reason to “Check” their name off the list.

#Match2026

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Motorcycles and Surgery are the same. Both demand precision. Both punish hesitation

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Not just a #book. And Not just buildings.
Each one is a mirror—reflecting the psyche, precision, and quirks of a surgical specialty.
Whether you’re a #surgeon, an #architect, a #student of either, or just someone who loves to dissect with metaphors,
It’s for you.
Link in bio

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“It began with a miscalculation.”

#book #newrelease #surgery #architecture #nonfiction

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Thrilled to announce that my book, If Surgeons Were Buildings, is released and now available on Amazon in paperback and kindle ebook formats 📚 link in Bio

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“If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu”

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“Natural Stupidity is more Dangerous than Artificial Intelligence”

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The Role of Virtual Reality in Operative Learning of Zygoma ... : Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open https://t.co/r4mWF2GR2e

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@Xfinity horrible customer service. I had to cancel my service before service was even activated

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@TMobile you guys have the most ineffective customer care system ever

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And this, ladies and gentlemen, is my favorite shot of all times. Back in the day when we used… https://t.co/S3DncspvVC

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Happy National Day
[From Archive 2013] https://t.co/Z7kiho23Ev

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Scooter-ing around @ Bali, Indonesia https://t.co/AqaZdu1Csh