Especially in the Midwest, plastic surgery often gets a bad rap. If a patient is considering plastic surgery, Dallas doctors will often try to convince them otherwise. They often use the logic of the phrase “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Many doctors believe that the risks of undergoing surgery outweigh the cosmetic benefits of plastic surgery. Many wonder why you would risk complications, infection, and allergic reactions to medication just to have a smaller nose. Furthermore, since plastic surgery is often a completely elective procedure, Dallas insurance companies won’t cover the cost. This means that Dallas residents wanting plastic surgery have to cover the entire cost of surgery themselves. And with rising medical costs in America today, plastic surgery, especially when performed by an experienced surgeon, isn’t cheap. Add to this the potential for scarring and the recovery downtime, and many people wonder why anyone in their right mind would ever get plastic surgery.
The truth is, however, that many people who get plastic surgery don’t get it for frivolous reasons. The term plastic surgery doesn’t just include cosmetic procedures such as facelifts or nose jobs. It can also be used to describe reconstructive facial surgery for burn victims or those with disfiguring injuries. In these cases, plastic surgery is needed for the patient to be able to resume a normal life in Dallas.
Even those that choose plastic surgery for purely cosmetic reasons often have serious reasons for doing so. The average Dallas resident isn’t going to spend thousands of dollars on plastic surgery on a whim. Nevertheless, many people have this impression of plastic surgery due to the highly publicized cases of celebrities who went under the knife an unhealthy number of times, or the rare people with addictions to plastic surgery. Most people in Dallas undergoing plastic surgery are doing so because there is a part of their body that they are truly unsatisfied with. Maybe they were teased about it as a child, or maybe they still get teased about it. For many people, this can cause serious psychological problems leading to a loss of self-esteem. Several studies have been performed showing that plastic surgery led to an increased satisfaction with life and body image for those receiving it. Even though plastic surgery may not always correct a physically disabling problem, it can help correct psychological damage.
Next time a patient asks them for a referral for plastic surgery, Dallas doctors shouldn’t refuse. They should inquire what their patient’s motivation is, but in many cases, the decision to undergo plastic surgery is a serious one to which the patient has given much thought.
