Lives Changed for the Better by Plastic Surgery
On YourNewBodyBlog, Dr. Kotler is known as “FaceDocBlogger” because he devotes his practice exclusively to cosmetic plastic surgery of the face and neck. Dr. Linder, our “BodyDocBlogger,” has a practice dedicated to plastic surgery procedures of the body.
Exclusive to YourNewBodyBlog.com, Doctors Linder and Kotler frequently appear as ultimate plastic surgery insiders with unique views and information about the untold side of plastic surgery.
This Week: Lives Changed for the Better by Plastic Surgery
Plastic surgery is transformation. Why? It goes far beyond mere ego or a medical search for the fountain of youth. A plastic surgeon can change lives by providing patients with a rejuvenated look by enhancing a disliked body feature that has somehow held a person back, made him or her shy, self-conscious, or reluctant to take a confident step forward in life, love, or career.
(Edward Bock photo)
Virtually all plastic surgery patients say they feel a renewed sense of self-confidence and pride in their appearance after plastic surgery. But what those patients often do with that confidence can be a stellar moment that changes their lives; typically changing the lives of the people that orbit them as well.
BodyDocBlogger (Dr. Linder): Older movies always showed a post-op plastic surgery patient looking completely different than his pre-surgical self. But what we surgeons usually do is mitigate one or two disliked features that have somehow been holding a person back.
FaceDocBlogger (Dr. Kotler): It seems like every one of the 4,000-odd rhinoplasty patients I’ve seen went to some length to try and disguise an unattractive nose. For women, growing hair longer and letting it hang down in their faces is common.
BodyDocBlogger: When it comes to women who need a so-called “mommy makeover” — usually a tummy tuck and a breast lift — the disguising item is usually baggy clothing like men’s shirts and big sweaters.
FaceDocBlogger: After a surgical rejuvenation, the person’s energy and thoughts are usually channeled elsewhere. For instance, a 53-year-old computer sales professional came here to surgically repair his baggy lower eyelids and drooping upper eyelids. Later, he wrote that he no longer looked sleepy and tired but, and I quote: “a more vigorous and energetic version of myself.”
BodyDocBlogger: What happened then with all that vigor and energy?
FaceDocBlogger: Actually, he had been in the doldrums and jobless for half a year and under-employed for two years before that. But, buoyed by the extra confidence he felt in his new, refreshed appearance, he redoubled his search and landed the highest paying computer sales job he ever had.
BodyDocBlogger: Many actresses — Demi Moore, Pamela Anderson, Carmen Electra, and others — take a giant leap forward in their careers after a breast augmentation. It’s not only because the actresses look better, but because they feel better and sexier and project that confidence. Sophia Loren once summed it up well. She said “Sex appeal is 50 percent what you’ve got and 50 percent what you think you’ve got.”
FaceDocBlogger: Any other patients like that?
BodyDocBlogger: I recall a very successful businessman in his late 30s with a wife and four children at home. He had always dreamed of becoming a professional golfer. So by selling his businesses, he raised enough to support himself and his family for two years while going through golf school. He lost about 70 pounds in the process but had a large amount of hanging skin on his waist that affected his golf swing and putt. So he had plastic surgery to remove the excess skin through body shaping. That allowed him to play better and enter the pro ranks, fulfilling his life-long dream.
FaceDocBlogger: That’s amazing, doctor. Haven’t you enhanced quite a few Playboy models?
BodyDocBlogger: I recall one young woman interviewing at Playboy for a centerfold spread. She already had breast implants but they were too far apart, positioned incorrectly and did not look natural. So she was turned down. Later, she came to me looking for a breast revision and a more natural-looking bust line, which I happily provided. End of story? She was later selected “Playmate of the Month” and brought the magazine with her story to my office.
FaceDocBlogger: As you know, one of the hottest trends in cosmetic plastic surgery right now is facial plastic surgery so people will look more eager, energetic, refreshed, and be able to do the work for which they were hired or the jobs they want to land.
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*The opinions shared by FaceDocBlogger and/or BodyDocBlogger are their own personal professional viewpoints and in no way should be taken in place of an actual consultation with a licensed medical physician. The opinions of Tuck ‘n’ Stitch are solely their own and do not necessarily represent the opinions/feelings of YourNewBodyBlog.com.
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