{"id":3947,"date":"2023-03-14T13:06:08","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T13:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.miletoaesthetics.com\/?p=3947"},"modified":"2023-04-05T16:15:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T15:15:04","slug":"debunking-common-plastic-surgery-myths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.miletoaesthetics.com\/en\/debunking-common-plastic-surgery-myths\/","title":{"rendered":"Debunking Common Plastic Surgery Myths"},"content":{"rendered":"

When people walk down Harley Street looking for a plastic surgeon in London, they often have an idea of what they want and a story behind why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once they find the right aesthetic surgeon, they will have a consultation to discuss their options as well as what is possible, what is not and what can be done but might not look the way a person wants it to look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This consultation is a pivotal part of any procedure, particularly given how there are a lot of myths regarding surgical procedures that need to be debunked and the facts presented to someone who can make a decision on what they want to do with their body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not All Plastic Surgery Is Cosmetic Surgery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Often the terms plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery and aesthetic surgery are used interchangeably, primarily because whenever plastic surgery is discussed in the wider media it tends to involve a celebrity<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, cosmetic surgery and plastic surgery<\/a> are not the same. Whilst all cosmetic surgery treatments are plastic surgery, the latter has so many other aspects to it including skin grafts, reconstructive surgery and restorative surgery to fix defects such as cleft lips or to help with breathing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liposuction Is An Alternative To Weight Loss<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In practice, contrary to popular belief, liposuction is not a treatment that helps people lose weight very quickly, but instead is used as part of a tummy tuck procedure to get rid of pockets of fat that will not go away any other way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is typically a final treatment alongside a tummy tuck to go alongside considerable weight loss in those sorts of cases, and many treatments based around the same area but are not similar in practice end up conflated in reports on plastic surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plastic Surgery Is Always Noticeable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

People always claim they can spot someone who has had plastic surgery, but in practice, many treatments are subtle and chances are you know someone who has had a small procedure to treat something that was bothering them or to create a more even appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, there are body modders or people who have major procedures that do create a more noticeable change, but the goal of a plastic surgeon is to create natural results with as little visible scarring as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cost Is The Only Consideration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At the start of this very article was a description of a consultation that helped someone find the treatment that would get them closest to what they wanted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reason for this is that the consultation is as vital to a successful cosmetic treatment as the scalpel and surgery itself, because cost is not the only factor people need to keep in mind, and surgeons will not treat anyone who can pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The consultation helps to ensure a patient is clear about what to expect, ensures that this is their decision and not one that has been coerced and whether they are ready both physically and mentally to undergo surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is why a surgeon will ask a lot of questions, show examples of the work they have done in the past and encourage people to ask as many questions as they need to.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are a lot of myths regarding surgical procedures that need to be debunked and the realities presented to ensure people make an informed cosmetic decision.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miletoaesthetics.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miletoaesthetics.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miletoaesthetics.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miletoaesthetics.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miletoaesthetics.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3947"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.miletoaesthetics.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3948,"href":"https:\/\/www.miletoaesthetics.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3947\/revisions\/3948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miletoaesthetics.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miletoaesthetics.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miletoaesthetics.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}