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The Centre, P.C. offers the latest plastic surgery procedures to patients in Elkhart and South Bend, Indiana, Michiana and the Southern Michigan area, and Chicago.
Is Cosmetic Surgery Right for You? - Sunday, June 08, 2008
The British news magazine Mirror recently ran a simple but effective piece entitled "Plastic Surgery: The Arguments for and against." Whereas many pseudo-news articles attempt to impose the editorial perspective upon readers, this feature takes a simple, objective approach and includes a brief narrative from each of two women. Both women are in their fifties, one has never had any plastic surgery, and can't see why anyone would, while the other who has undergone eight separate cosmetic surgery procedures and plans more because she is happy with the results.The arguments the women put forward are quite detailed and personal, but some brief excerpts might serve to convey the gist of their arguments. The woman who has never had plastic surgery expresses her reasons for avoiding it: "I'm happy, healthy and, in my 50s, more comfortable in my skin than ever. Why would I want to risk that to make my face smoother but blanker and my body a bit perkier?" She has a common attitude about facelifts making the face more bland, something that can be avoided by working with a skilled cosmetic surgeon. This woman notes "I've never dieted and I have remained fairly constant at around 9 stones [126 pounds] which is fine for my 5ft 7 in frame." She confesses a contempt for fancy beauty products, a love of exercise, and a conviction that "old tricks" are the most effective way to look your best.
For her part, the woman who has undergone numerous cosmetic surgeries described herself in her 20s, saying that when she was a Playboy bunny and model, "I didn't worry about losing my looks. I never thought about my skin sagging or my breasts heading south--I just never imagined it would happen." Marriage led to pregnancy. As a stay-at-home mother, she found that her figure and her face had become less pleasing than they had been. Then she talked to a friend who had had cosmetic surgery and decided to get a facelift and neck lift, which she says were "life-changing." Since then she has had eyelid surgery, a breast lift, a tummy tuck, and liposuction. She says, "I am really happy with the way I look now and have no regrets at all about having so much cosmetic surgery. It has changed my life for the better and enabled me to carry on enjoying my looks, instead of just feeling frumpy and middle-aged. Thanks to the surgery I still have an exuberance and zest for life that comes from looking and feeling great."
Sharing people's stories is a simple but effective way to convey the point that cosmetic surgery is not for everyone, but it is for some.
If you would like to learn whether cosmetic surgery is right for you, please contact the Centre, P.C. today for a consultation.
The Centre, P.C. is a unique plastic surgery practice located in northern Indiana. Our heartland values of compassion and concern for your particular needs are complemented by the professional expertise of our surgeons and staff.
At The Centre, P.C., we offer two tracks to patients in Elkhart and South Bend and throughout Indiana and southern Michiana. On the one side are our cosmetic surgery and skin care services and products. And on the other is a coordinated set of services – surgical as well as therapeutic – for reconstruction and rehabilitation of the hand, wrist and forearm due to illness or injury.
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