| Plastic surgery has obvious and often dramatic benefits. However, it is not for everyone. If you are considering plastic surgery, keep in mind the following: |
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- No surgery can achieve perfection, and there is no guarantee that the results will look exactly as you have envisioned them.
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- Plastic surgery can reshape your body, not your life. Although enhanced appearance after surgery may improve your self-esteem, plastic surgery will not solve career, marital or emotional problems.
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- Do it at the right time, when you don't feel exceptional stress and you have emotional support available.
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- Do it for yourself, not to fulfill someone else's desires or to fit into any sort of perceived ideal image.
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- Be prepared to tolerate some discomfort during and after surgery, as well as the possibility of scars or other side effects.
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- Understand the risks of plastic surgery.
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- Prepare to pay for your surgery, as insurance does not cover aesthetic plastic surgery.
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- Know that plastic surgery is not suitable for everybody, especially people who are prone to mood swings or erratic behavior, who abuse drugs or alcohol, or who are receiving treatment for clinical depression or other mental illness.
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- Patients under 18 will need parental consent for surgery and must also have achieved certain milestones in growth and physical maturity.
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