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you are here: DentalPlans.com > Dental Health Articles > HealthnewsDigest.com > Cosmetic Surgery is About Wants and Needs
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Updated: 7/6/2009 9:00:41 AM |
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Most cosmetic surgeons will hand you a mirror and ask you to point out what is bothering you. Be as specific as possible in communicating what your priorities are and what you want to improve. Be prepared to show him or her what you don’t like about your face or body, what looks different or not as good as it used to, and what you want to change, enlarge, reduce or get rid of altogether. What you may innocently call your “cheekbone”, he may refer to as your “malar eminence” - so never assume you are speaking exactly the same language. Point to the exact area of concern in the mirror to make sure you are both on the same page. The consultation process should be a team effort; it’s a dialogue between you as a patient and the doctors you are consulting with.
The flipside is the know-it-all who walks in and states unequivocally, “I need a mid facelift.” Although you may think you know what you want because you know someone who had the procedure or you saw it done on TV or read about in a magazine or online, it may not be right for you. Your skin type, degree of sagging skin, individual healing, bone structure, overall health, and any earlier interventions you have had in that area will determine to some extent the quality of the result you can expect. Describe the effect you want to achieve, and try to be open to hearing what each surgeon recommends. For surgical procedures, it is wise to see at least three surgeons in consultation and possibly more, and it is not unusual to get different opinions from each of them. There are many approaches that may offer great benefits, and each individual cosmetic doctor will have his or her preferences and favorites.
One of the most common mistakes people make is to zero in on one concern while missing something else that is more reasonable to consider improving, or focusing on one thing but ignoring something else that may be affected. For example, fixating only on your droopy upper eyelids when your brows are sinking; or having your neck done but ignoring the deep lines around your mouth; or having only your forehead crease injected with botulinum toxin when your nose-to-mouth creases are equally aging. Changing or rejuvenating one feature on your face can make your other features look different or even older by comparison. It’s like painting only one wall of a room; the other three walls may end up looking look old and dingy.
The best approach to cosmetic enhancements is to look at your face as a whole to determine what treatments, surgical and non-surgical, will yield the best results within the time frame and budget you have set aside.
Wendy Lewis, aka The Knife Coach®, is President of Wendy Lewis & Co Ltd, Global Aesthetics Consultancy, and Founder of www.Beautyinthebag.com. Visit www.wlbeauty.com, Follow us on Twitter@WLCO.
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