Taking Photos Again? How to Photograph for Plastic Surgery

Why are photos taken at a plastic surgery clinic? How are photos taken at a hospital different from other photos? And are the images posted on Gangnam Unni or BabiTalk really good photos for judging the results of plastic surgery? Let’s look at why photos are taken in plastic surgery and how they should be photographed.

How to Photograph Before-and-After Photos in Plastic Surgery

Do we have to take photos again?

During follow-up after surgery, there are cases where photos need to be taken several times. Most people cooperate well, but sometimes there are people who wonder why photos need to be taken again.

The reason photos are taken at a plastic surgery clinic before surgery is to capture the current symptoms, and the reason post-surgery photos are taken is to objectively confirm what has improved and by how much. Even when swelling remains, wounds have not fully healed, or stitches have not yet been removed, photos are still taken because they are useful for record-keeping and for setting a treatment strategy.

It may look like the hospital staff are simply taking photos casually, but in fact, taking medical photographs is not easy. It requires not only knowledge of photography, but also training to shoot consistently.

From the perspective of a customer considering plastic surgery, before-and-after photos can also serve as a standard for choosing a hospital and doctor. In clinical photography, the angle of view must be consistent, and the photo must be taken at eye level. Asking a customer who has come in for follow-up to remove makeup for a pre- and post-surgery comparison is practically difficult, but excessive makeup after surgery is not desirable. Whether or not to use a headband is also something that cannot be ignored.

Since selfies taken directly by customers make it difficult to strictly follow these rules, it should be understood that photos on Gangnam Unni and BabiTalk are difficult to avoid distortion in. Only by developing an eye for determining whether the before-and-after photos you see are objective photos can you make the right choice as a consumer. For a more in-depth guide to medical photography for doctors and hospital staff, please refer here (link).