Why English and Medical Terms Should Be Minimized During a Director Consultation

Hello,

These days, when I’m treating or consulting patients, I often hear things like:

“Director, your explanation is very easy to understand.”

“I couldn’t understand what was being said before, but I understand it well here.”

I hear comments like this quite often.

In fact, it’s not that I’m especially good at explaining things—it’s more that I always make an effort to explain things in a simple way.

✔️ In 2005, something my mentor said when I was a resident

When I started my residency in 2005, I still remember what my mentor said to me back then.

> Don’t use unnecessary English.

> If you really understand something,

> you should be able to explain it as simply and accurately as possible from the listener’s level.

That lesson left such a strong and impressive impression on me that I have always kept it in mind and followed it in the clinic to this day.

✔️ A doctor’s role is to “explain,” not to “show off”

This is how I see it.

A doctor is not someone who boasts about knowledge and experience,

but someone who helps the patient understand that information.

☝️ Instead of difficult and unfamiliar medical terms, ☝️ and outpatient English expressions that are not easy to relate to, at Just Plastic Surgery, we try to explain things using words and analogies that anyone can easily understand.

From a Gangnam Unni review

From a Gangnam Unni review

From a Gangnam Unni review

From a Gangnam Unni review

✔️ Consultations at Just Plastic Surgery are different

We do not pretend to know more than we do. We translate a specialist’s experience into the patient’s level of understanding. We try to provide only the explanations that are truly necessary, in a way that makes sense.

Of course,

👩‍⚕️ when people who have worked in the medical field or 👨‍⚕️ people currently working in the field come in, we do use medical terms and professional expressions as well.

(That also makes the conversation move much faster 😊)

But for most patients, consultations are conducted gently and comfortably, like an everyday conversation, without unnecessary technical terms.

✔️ Come in comfortably, and ask comfortably

A plastic surgery clinic can feel unnecessarily tense, make you feel embarrassed to ask something, or seem like a place where you wonder, “Is it okay to ask this kind of question?”

But we are the opposite.

Any question is fine. Feel free to ask whatever you’re curious about. For those questions, I believe it is my responsibility and my calling to explain them in the most accurate and easy-to-understand way.

Closing remarks

In the consultation room, the doctor is not the main character. What really matters is that the questions of the person sitting in front of us are resolved.

At Just Plastic Surgery, “clear explanations without unnecessary English or difficult medical terms” are always our top priority.

Please come comfortably, and feel free to ask anything you’re curious about. Thank you.