What is a Good Cosmetic Result? – By Dr. Melvin Elson

There are many types of cosmetic procedures that are available this day and time. Some of them are invasive, i.e. they involve opening of the skin in some fashion be it surgery or liposuction or deep laser and there are those that are not particularly invasive, such as botulinum toxin injections and filling materials.

The issue I would like to address here is that regardless of the procedure the best result is the one in which the patient looks better—but still looks like herself. NOT DIFFERENT.

The worst thing you can say to someone who has had a procedure is that your procedure (insert face-lift, eye job, or filler) looks great. The correct response when things are done properly and goes well is that YOU look great, not your procedure.

Good Results and Cosmetic Procedures

This has come to be a common topic of conversation recently because of the publicity surrounding Renee Zellweger. She says she has had nothing done; however, for some reason—whatever that may be—she looks different. She does not look like herself. She may say it is due to her new lifestyle and it may be but whatever the cause, she looks like a different person.

Sometimes, cosmetic surgery or procedures can make a person look completely different and that may be the purpose if a gangster is trying to escape capture. But generally, people want to look better, not different. A skilled plastic surgeon or dermatologist knows this and works with the patient to achieve this goal—looking better, more rested, “looking as good as I feel” and on and on. When you see a result that gets a lot of publicity because things are not done properly that should not deter you from having a procedure that you want to make you look better and feel better about yourself. This is just one more key part of finding the skilled physician that you want to put your hands into.

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