Hello,

If you have even a slight thought of undergoing an aesthetic operation, we will have some advices for you. Please read this letter carefully and make our considerations accordingly.

Because the consequences of aesthetic survey are absolute and permanent, before undergoing an operation you should think deeply about the reasons of why you want this operation actually and about your expectations after the operation and also you should know the answers. You should be honest to yourself in that matter. You should want this operation only for yourself. Please do not forget that aesthetic operations just adjust your appearance, not your relations with other people and they do not change your social life directly. During your consultations before the operation, it is highly important to be honest to both yourself and to your doctor about your expectations. You should find the answers about not only why you want this operation but also what the surgery can gives you. You should meet with your doctor on the same fraction.

The candidates who are appropriate for aesthetic surgery have self-esteem but have physical characteristics that they want to adjust and who are stressful because of their some physical characteristics. Aesthetic surgery only adjusts or strengthens much more their images of themselves. According to the researches, 90% of the patients who have realistic expectations and who are well informed about the operation and the consequences of it are satisfied. The reasons of why those 10% of the patients are not satisfied are that, except a minority of them, they are not well informed during their consultations before operation or have surrealistic expectations which they hide from their doctors. It is true that aesthetic surgery can make both physical changes and changes in self-confidence. However, if you are thinking to undergo an aesthetic surgery in order to attract another person, you may be disappointed. It is possible that your friends and people whom you love react positively to the change in your physical appearance and self-confidence. However, you should recognize and accept that aesthetic surgery will not change other people’s attitudes against you dramatically.

For some reasons your doctor will not want to operate on you:

1- If you do not have realistic expectations (e.g. to want an organ which was burned or injured to be completely same as before, to want something which is not possible by surgery, to want an operation without any scar or to want the scars to disappear completely),
2- Although you are informed about what surgery can gives you, if you continue your surrealistic expectations, your doctor will think that you will not be satisfied anyhow and do not want to operate on you,
3- The people who have recently divorced or whose husband/wife has died will apply to aesthetic surgery in order to overcome this crisis situation. If you experience such a situation, your doctor will not want to operate on you. Those people should overcome the current crisis situation first. If you hide this situation from your doctor, this will mean disappointment both for you and for your doctor,
4- People who have psychological problems are not suitable for aesthetic surgery. Plastic surgeons try to ascertain such kind of unsuitable situations during their conversations with their patients. They may ask for psychiatric consultation if they have doubt.

When you decide to undergo aesthetic surgery, you should consult to your doctor. First rule is to be sincere to yourself and your doctor during these conversations. You should clearly explain your expectations from the operation and understand what your doctor says to you. At the end of your conservation you should feel that your doctor and you understand each other completely and be in agreement. If you are not in agreement, you may not be satisfied.

If you are in agreement with your doctor completely, you can decide the date of the operation. You should choose a period during which you are most comfortable both physically and psychologically. Furthermore, you should be accompanied by a person who will support you both physically and psychologically during your convalescent. Even most strong people need a support after operation. It is much better if this person supports you with respect to your decision. Many patients are depressed and feel regretful during first days following the operation because of the swelling, purpleness and aches and because they cannot know the result. If a person who does not support you actually helps you during this period, you will overcome this period much more difficult.

You should stay away from the people who criticize your decision about undergoing an operation. You may feel unhappy approximately one week after operation. This is a very common situation.

You may receive negative criticisms from your friends and family with respect to your operation and its consequences. Your mother or father may say that they also love you with your previous appearance. Your friends will approach you negatively because of jealousy. In such cases, you should remember the reasons of why you decide to undergo operation. What you want and what you obtain is the important thing.

Today it is very normal to want some changes. Actually, almost every day many people do that. We are using cosmetics for change. We use make-up tricks to show our very thin lips thicker, wear foundation to our face, wear wig to close our hairlessness, make epilation to get out of our hair and change the colour or shape of our hair. Our appearance affects our mood considerably. We all want to look as good as possible. To know how good we look will improve our self-confidence. Physically attractive people are not only more attractive, but also more preferable in personnel and social relations.

However; if a permanent change will be made, some problems may occur while giving a decision. The difficulties to overcome are not just the operation fright or our concerns about the result. The view points of our family and friends and our religious taboos are the difficulties which have to be overcome. Our family accept the changes we make on our hair, but they may object to nose operation. Many religious people may find hair transplant natural but they may think nose aesthetic to be sinful. We come across with all of these factors which will affect our decision at the beginning. Even if a person overcomes such things and decides to undergo operation, he/she has a very important responsibility to search whether the doctor who will operate on him/her is really a Plastic Surgeon and whether he is qualified.

If a person wants an aesthetic surgery should be determined and well informed about that issue. It is never advisable to undergo operation with the desire of other family members or any other important person or without informed sufficiently. It was revealed that the people who are fully determined and motivated feel less ache and heal faster and be more satisfied with the result. People are both informed and trained during the consultations before operation. Therefore, instead of getting advice in haste and asking the price of the operation, the patient should definitely make an appointment with doctor for consultation in advance and if possible, should ask whatever occurs to his/her mind

According to the results of the studies, beautiful and attractive people have more chance to be successful in almost every environment.

We wish you a healthy and happy life.

Karsiyaka Plastic Surgery Group