{"product_id":"in-stitches-9781451649765","title":"In Stitches","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor anyone who has ever felt like an outsider, a hilarious fish-out-of-water memoir about a young Korean-American nerd turned renowned plastic surgeon that will make readers stand up and cheer.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTony Youn grew up up one of two Asian-American kids in a small town of near wall-to-wall whiteness.\u003c\/b\u003e Too tall and too thin, he wore thick Coke-bottle glasses, braces, Hannibal Lecter headgear, and had a protruding jaw that one day began to grow, expanding Pinocchio-like, protruding to an unthinkable, monstrous size. After high school graduation, while other seniors partied at the shore or explored Europe, Youn lay strapped in an oral surgeon's chair as he broke his jaw, then reset it and wired it shut for six weeks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ironically, it was this brutal makeover that led him to his life's calling -- and the four years of angst, flubs, triumphs, non-stop studying and intermittant heavy drinking that eventually earned him an M.D. Thanks to a small circle of close friends and an obsessive drive to overachieve\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e Youn transformed from a shy, skinny, awkward nerd with no confidence and no clue into a renowned and successful plastic surgeon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eIn Stitches \u003c\/i\u003eis a heartfelt, candid, and laugh-out-loud memoir of one man's bumpy road to becoming a doctor and learning to be confortable in his own skin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnthony Youn, M.D. is a board certified plastic surgeon who focuses on cosmetic surgery. He has been featured on \u003ci\u003eThe Rachael Ray Show\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDr. 90210\u003c\/i\u003e, CNN, \u003ci\u003eThe Montel Williams Show\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerica's Newsroom\u003c\/i\u003e on the Fox News Channel, \u003ci\u003eThe O'Reilly Factor\u003c\/i\u003e, the E! Special \u003ci\u003eCelebrity Plastic Surgery\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. His comments have been featured in \u003ci\u003eUS Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn Touch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLife and Style Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRADAR\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eMSNBC\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOK!\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eThe National Enquirer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDetroit Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDetroit News\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e. He's very active on his website: InStitchesBook.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50504543404306,"sku":"9781451649765","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ab4abb2a-c236-4328-af89-4d83b0699645.jpg?v=1730821887","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-stitches-9781451649765","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}