We're going to tackle a not-so-typical topic for The Lancôme Blog today--plastic surgery. Why? Well, a few reasons. One, we did a quiz about plastic surgery a few months ago and it was clear many of you were fascinated by the subject. Two, a friend of mine got BAD plastic surgery from a surgeon who talked her into it after a car accident. (She had to have the surgery redone. Twice.) Three, it's always sad to see people with bad plastic surgery and it's awful to hear about people who have died as a result of plastic surgery. And four, we learned one of our favorite beauty writers, Grace Gold, had penned an e-book about breast augmentation called, appropriately enough, "The Boob Job Bible."
So consider today's post a public service! We're not making any big commentary on whether plastic surgery is good or bad, but we want to help any of you who might be taking the plunge.
Grace said the number one rule is to do your research. "You start at the American Board of Plastic Surgeons website, where you can search board-certified surgeons for free," she said. "Get a list of doctors' names together, and check out their websites. They should be polished. If their website doesn’t look good, how’s the doctor going to make YOU look good? The doctor should have lots of before and after photos with a style you’d want for yourself, and reveal a friendly, patient-focused tone."
"If the site is all about what a rockstar the surgeon is, be wary; patients who get the best results hire doctors whose number one priority is them; not how famous, fabulous and well-known the doctor wants to be," Grace added.
Click here for the American Board of Plastic Surgeons' website.
We learned a lot of other things from Grace's book (for example, breast implants don't last forever! If you get one breast augmentation, you might need another in your lifetime.) but we don't want to give everything away.
The bottom line, according to Grace: Don’t let fame, fortune and a pretty smile sway you. Always do your homework. A few celebs with bad work admitted that they went to doctors who WERE NOT board certified. That's not a regret you want to live with.
