Plastic Surgery Reality Television: Is it Really Reality

Released on = June 29, 2005, 1:27 pm

Press Release Author = Kile Law

Industry = Healthcare

Press Release Summary = Board Certified Plastic Surgeon from Beverly Hills, Now in Raleigh, NC Believes Plastic Surgery Reality Television is Not Reality at all.

Press Release Body = Despite seeing enormous implants used for breast augmentation in programs like Dr. 90210 and The Swan, Dr. Michael Law believes Good Plastic Surgery doesn't look like surgery, it just looks good. Dr. Law should know. He had a successful Beverly Hills aesthetic surgery practice before returning to his hometown of Raleigh, NC. He is
known nationwide for his excellent, natural looking plastic surgery. Plastic surgery is more popular than ever, but most patients today don't want to look like they've had surgery, they just want to look great.

Surgery of the face which consists mainly of removing (subtracting) skin and fat and pulling tissues tight will lead, in many instances, to a ‘skeletonized’ and
therefore more aged (or “done”) appearance. This approach to plastic surgery often results in the "wind tunnel" look that screams "I've had a Facelift". Facial soft tissues (and even the facial bones) actually lose volume and projection with age, and it is thus inevitable that surgery which focuses only on removing tissue will in some fashion ‘age’ the face.

The contemporary approach to surgical rejuvenation of the face consists more and more of an attempt to restore facial volume and contour, in an attempt to emulate youthful facial features. Specialists in plastic surgery will first maximize repositioning and recontouring of facial aesthetic areas, and to remove only as much tissue as is necessary. Surgical treatment of facial aging changes must be carefully
individualized to match each patient’s aesthetic needs and desires. No two ‘facelifts’, by necessity, are the same.

Breast augmentation is more popular than ever. Most patients seeking breast augmentation are looking for a natural result in proportion with the rest of their
body. Patients and the public are ‘rediscovering’ the fact that the aesthetic ideal for the female breast is soft, supple, much fuller in the lower than the upper pole, and in proportion to the rest of a woman’s figure.

Patient demographics are changing, too. Women in their 30’s and 40’s (especially moms) are the fastest growing group of patients seeking breast augmentation today. These are women who have lost breast volume following pregnancy and lactation, and
who simply seek to restore a natural, more youthful breast contour. They don’t want to look like they’ve had surgery; they instead wish to ‘fill out’ clothing better and feel more comfortable out of clothing. Even women who have not had children are opting for smaller, more realistic appearing breast augmentation. Professional women (including physicians!) want to look their best, but they don’t want to look “done”.

“It is very common in my practice to perform an enhancement that changes the breast profile from an ‘A’ cup to a ‘B’ cup,” says Dr. Law “I rarely have patients requesting large implants anymore, although there are still a few who express a desire for that busty, ‘done’ look. I counsel those patients that it is certainly possible to achieve that look, if it is truly what they want, but that I simply won’t perform any aesthetic surgery that doesn’t look natural. A woman with very large breast implants that doesn’t match her frame looks like a cartoon character, and that is not my aesthetic ideal. And these patients never have any problem finding someone who will give them the look that they want.

“One of my most recent breast enhancement patients (another doctor) had the following to say at her three-week follow-up appointment: ‘If I hadn’t written a
check to pay for them, Dr. Law, I wouldn’t know they’re not really mine.’

The goal of aesthetic plastic surgery today is to provide a natural, not "done" result. When performed expertly, friends and family of an aesthetic surgery patient will often comment that a patient looks great, but can't put their finger on what the change is. Good plastic surgery doesn't look like surgery, it just looks good. Dr. Law, a Raleigh native, practiced aesthetic plastic surgery in Beverly Hills until returning hometown of Raleigh to open his solo practice in 2003. He and his wife Kile reside in Raleigh with two-year old son Luke and newborn son Lang. In the
two years since he opened his practice, Dr. Law has won numerous local “best of” awards. His busy, North Raleigh, practice is chosen by patients nationwide for
beautiful, natural-looking results. Dr. Law, a board certified plastic surgeon, performs all aesthetic surgeries in the hospital where his patients are assured of the highest quality of care. Dr. Law uses the most advanced technologies to provide patient comfort after surgery. Every patient receives the same high level of care and compassion from Dr. Law and his staff. Dr. Law has been featured in national and
local media but, he has declined invitations to participate in plastic surgery reality television programs. Dr. Law’s philosophy is that great plastic surgery doesn’t look like surgery, it just looks great

Dr. Law can be reached at (919) 256-0900, via e-mail at e-mail protected from spam bots, or by visiting www.michaellawmd.com

Web Site = http://michaellawmd.com

Contact Details = 10941 Raven Ridge Rd., Suite 103
Raleigh, NC 27614
919-256-0900