[Eton TV] Plastic Surgery: Why Pursue Naturalness?

Plastic surgery: Why pursue naturalness?

Many people are curious about plastic surgery,

and you may wonder what “naturalness” actually means

and what 기준 plastic surgeons use

when performing surgery.

I think that, among plastic surgeons,

I am someone who pursues natural-looking results.

I will tell you why I place such importance on naturalness.

It has been about 13 years

since I obtained my board certification.

The papers I read during residency

also often focused on forms that are not artificial

and that could have existed naturally.

Of course, my teachers may have influenced me,

but fundamentally, my own tendencies

seem to favor natural things.

The naturalness I have in mind

has two main characteristics.

First,

is it a form that originally exists in nature?

Second,

does a person seeing it for the first time think,

“that’s a beautiful person,” rather than noticing whether they had surgery?

It is difficult to say that a specific nose height or eye shape

is unconditionally natural.

What feels natural to person A

may not feel natural to person B.

It is hard to define exactly what is natural,

but

when you see it, you instinctively feel,

“Ah, this looks natural.”

I think that kind of quality

is what naturalness is.

If a patient comes in wanting a glamorous style,

it is not simply that I cannot do glamorous looks

or that I insist only on natural results.

The important question is whether that level of glamour

falls within a range that suits the person.

For example,

for someone with a prominent forehead bone and a low bridge,

even raising the nose may actually suit them better

or help improve their weaknesses.

But if someone with a flat forehead and no prominent brow bone

wants a very high nose,

it may instead look awkward and make the surgery obvious.

In such cases,

I tend to avoid that approach.

I consider the overall harmony of each patient’s face.

If someone already has facial features

that are glamorous,

then for them, “glamorous” does not necessarily

mean the same thing as “unnatural.”

If the skin is thin and a high double eyelid still does not lose naturalness,

it can certainly be done in a way that feels glamorous.

If a patient makes a request that is clearly

not suitable for them,

I will first honestly share my opinion.

“I think if we operate in this way,

these drawbacks are likely to stand out.”

Even so, if the patient still wants it,

I cannot simply do whatever I want,

so I explain that I will proceed in a way

that minimizes the drawbacks as much as possible.

But ultimately, I believe the final decision

should be made after 충분한 discussion between the patient and me,

and should move in the direction the patient wants.

My role is to guide things in the right direction

and let the patient know in advance about possible drawbacks.

With that information,

the patient may change their decision.

I think of my opinion as something like casting one “vote.”

“There’s something natural that I like,

and within that natural range,

please make my eyes and nose as beautiful as possible!”

Some patients leave it to me like omakase.

Honestly, that kind of omakase style

is the hardest for me.

Because each person’s standard for what feels “natural”

can be slightly different.

As I said earlier, it may be an instinctive feeling,

but that feeling can vary from person to person,

and there may also be unspoken expectations.

Unless there is an absolute standard of beauty

that allows me to say, “What I do is the answer!”

for procedures where taste matters a lot,

it is very uncomfortable for me to decide everything on my own.

Some level of discussion is needed to set the line.

For functional procedures such as lower eyelid surgery

or under-eye fat repositioning,

it is possible for someone to say,

“Please just do it well on your own.”

But in areas like the nose or eyes,

where there are many possible shapes

and personal preference matters a great deal,

the result I think is best may not necessarily lead to patient satisfaction.

If you have materials that show your taste,

or photos that we can discuss to say,

“This seems natural,”

that is the best.

You do not have to prepare them in advance,

but we can use various materials such as example photos from the clinic

or photos of celebrities and discuss them together.

What matters is that sharing my opinion with the patient

is, I believe, the way to increase patient satisfaction.

Thank you.