Cosmetic Surgery Is Surgery - Making the Right Choice.

I am equally proud to call myself either a cosmetic or reconstructive surgeon as I feel that both aspects of my work have brought immense happiness and positive changes to my patients' lives. I think both Ms Abbot and Ms Orbach have missed the point if they are trying to stem the tide of cosmetic procedures. As we have evolved over the ages from wearing leaves and animal furs to modern fashionable clothes, it is no longer about necessity but about a better life.

We now live in an evolved society where it is important to feel confident in ourselves, to fit in, enjoy going to work, socialise, find love and for some procreate. It is about the right to choose.

How to choose the correct cosmetic surgery safely

Most people, like Ms Abbott and Ms Orbach, are fortunate and comfortable in their given bodies. Some would like to have something done but chose not to act on it. A minority chose to have something done because they have decided that it will improve their quality of life. This is their choice.

It would be ideal if policymakers like Ms Abbott could make choices easier by laying down clear and strict regulations on who should be carrying out the procedures and where. Pointing patients in the right direction where they will receive appropriate counselling and assessment before they proceed with surgery or be refused surgery will certainly address her concerns.

It would also help if people in the media like Ms Orbach can use their very influential medium to educate people that cosmetic procedures are medical treatments and cosmetic surgery are surgeries with all its attendant possible risks. Her industry needs to heed Ms Orbach's point about not trivializing the nature of cosmetic surgery, especially in the widely viewed makeover programmes.

If people chose to have a cosmetic procedure, they need to do the necessary research about the procedure, the practitioner and the clinic.

It can make all the difference between a tragic outcome like the above-mentioned incident in America or a positive change as experienced by millions of people in the world every day because they have made the right choice

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