My Plastic Surgeon’s Advice…

June 23rd, 2010

My Plastic Surgeon’s Advice… was for me to get a total and complete blethroplasty! What?! Come on, really?! Okay, let me start from the beginning because I have so many of my loyal clients asking my advice on Facial Plastic Surgery.

I had noticed a small brown spot on my right shin that through up a red flag. Just to get it checked out, I scheduled an appointment with a plastic surgeon that did a scar revision on my arm a few years ago, and I thought he did a great job. The doctor was flanked by a pretty young lady standing beside him taking notes. He sat down in front of me and took a brief look at my suspicious spot and said, “This is nothing, is there anything else I can do for you?” Immediately my over-active imagination kicked in! Uh yeah, tummy tuck, liposuction, a million dollars, world peace! Come on Kimberly, you have this guy’s attention, now use it!

Next thing you know, I’m asking him about the hollows under my eyes. He lightly pulls and stretches out the skin around my eyes and proceeded to say, “We rate the severity of needing surgical procedures on a scale of one to four, four being the worst.” And without even taking a breath the words came flowing out of his mouth, “and you are a four.” Aaaaggghhh! What?! My heart rate jumped 10 levels, my emotions took over, my thoughts went from, “Would a daytime soap-slap be appropriate right about now?” to “Tell me how to fix this! I can’t possibly be seen with these four-rated eyes!”

I was escorted by his pretty young assistant to an equipment filled room to deliver me the dirty ugly truth. I stood against a wall posing for pictures that I felt would surely be sent to the Guinness Book of World Records for the world’s worst eyes. Next thing I knew, bing, bang, boom, there I was on Miss Perfect’s computer screen, ready to be Photoshopped from my four-rating to a zero!

This is where my brain finally overcame my 50 year old, four-rated eye emotions. My rational conclusion… anyone can look good on a computer after the pictures are photo shopped! Not only did she photo shop my eyes, but she continued to “improve” my whole face! I kept having her switch back and forth from the original pictures to her revised pictures. I finally gave a huge sigh of relief. The revised photos did look “younger,” but only slightly. As it turns out, I’ll live to see another day with my four-rated eyes! I’ve decided to rate myself a one.

I read this quote and realized how appropriate it is …”Plastic surgeons are always making mountains out of molehills.” — Dolly Parton