5 Questions to Ask Before Plastic Surgery
By KATHRYN KOHL
Considering plastic surgery after your divorce? You’re not alone. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 11 million people had plastic surgery in 2006 alone. For many patients, a divorce or other dramatic life change was a motivating factor in their decisions to receive treatment. More than 40 percent of women in a national survey conducted by the National Women’s Health
Resource Center sought to improve their physical appearance after a divorce or other significant life transition.
Resource Center sought to improve their physical appearance after a divorce or other significant life transition.
According to Dr. Arthur W. Perry, author of “Straight Talk about Cosmetic Surgery,” potential patients typically fall into one of two categories. “There are people who have always been unsatisfied with their appearance — these people have rhinoplasties (nasal surgery) for large noses, chin implants for small chins, and ear setbacks for protruding ears,” he says. “And then there are those people who were happy with their appearance when they were young but are disturbed by the changes of aging. These people might have facelifts or eyelid lifts, and also abdominoplasties (tummy tucks) and breast lifts.”
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