Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Plastic Surgeons Get Asked Some Interesting Things....

Reading an article about a plastic surgeon who was asked to make it possible for a prospective patient to fool security at a casino, I started thinking about the strangest things that I have been asked over the years. There have been some really interesting moments, I can tell you- from the attractive 40-something woman who explained that with her husband out of town so much on business, she needed me to stay with her to massage her breasts (!!) and make sure she recovered well after surgery, to the male patient who came to me directly from the construction site he worked at in lipstick, heels, and hardhat to convince me he was a good candidate for a breast augmentation, it can be surreal at times (In both of these cases, I respectfully explained the requests were not possible for me to fulfill).

The one I'll never forget, however, was the 60-something year old woman who told me she wanted a facelift so that she could attract 30 year old men. She said she had fallen in love with her daughter's ex-boyfriend and thought that if she had a facelift he would respond positively to her advances. When I explained that I was concerned that having surgery with this as a goal might end in her disappointment, and that aesthetic surgery should never be undertaken because you think it will (by itself) result in a better job/love life/income, etc, she looked over her glasses at me and said (in a bit of an angry tone), "Are you rejecting me too?!"

Whoa.

It took a fair bit of time and everything I knew about diplomacy to gracefully and kindly decline that consultation.


Visit Us:







Follow Us!


Posted by metuan at 4:54 PM
Labels: , , ,

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)