Before Plastic Surgery: Avoid These Behaviors

You'll have no problem finding articles and advice on the things you should stop doing before having plastic surgery. Most of them are very similar and, indeed, not unwelcome. Stop smoking, stop taking any medications that your doctor tells you to, stop consuming food or drink X hours before your procedure. Of course, your best bet in these situations is to have a frank discussion with your doctor about what you should and should not be doing, as you'll get much more pertinent advice than you ever could from an online article. This article is going to dispense with the medically specific advice and talk about some other behaviors your might want to curb before you head in for your appointment.

Comparisons

One of the biggest setups for failure in plastic surgery is a patient who insists on comparing themselves to someone else. This sounds like happy, feel-good advice, but you can only be the best you that you can be. No amount of lip collagen, saline, or liposuction is going to turn you into your best friend or that Hollywood starlet you're so fond of. And why would you want to look like them, anyway? If you can drop the comparisons and simply focus on getting the most out of your basic framework, you'll find that medical miracles do exist. If you insist on matching some specific ideal, you may be disappointed.

Exaggerating Your Desires

We live in a culture where the phrase, "Less is more," has almost no meaning left. We don't want less. We want out meals super-sized, our shopping centers enormous, and our plastic surgery to make a difference that will drop jaws. But this isn't always the best way to go about it. Unless you're planning to go into the exotic dancing profession, you don't want to come out of your procedure looking cartoonish. It's challenging to drop thousands of dollars on a procedure that many would describe as "subtle", but the point is to make yourself look and feel better, not to accentuate the fact that you had something done.

Believing You Get What You Pay For

No one thinks shopping for bargain basement plastic surgery is a good idea. Having said that, however, seeking out the most expensive surgeon in town isn't necessarily the best idea, either. There are a number of factors that go into determining what a doctor will charge for his procedures, and his skill is only a part of that. Do your research, find a doctor with a great reputation, and make your decision based on those factors rather than on price.