ANTI-AGE #37

Le premier verrou est social : « je modifie mon apparence donc
elle ne reflète pas mon âme». Nous savons pourtant que la
modification positive de la morphologie entraine celle bénéfique
du psychisme.
Le deuxième verrou est matériel : « la chirurgie esthétique est
le pré carré de gens socialement aisés ». Elle s’adresse à tout
le monde, et surtout, le bon goût n’est pas une question de
moyens.
Les verrous religieux, pour leur part, sautent car les trois
grandes religions sont en faveur de l’amélioration de la beauté
à la condition que cela soit nécessaire au bien-être de la personne.
Face à nos patients libérés de ces freins, notre seul but est que
notre discipline progresse suffisamment pour que les modifications
réalisées ne soient plus repérables. Ainsi nos patients
pourront assumer leur choix d’avoir modifié leur apparence,
sans être ni critiqués ni mis en difficulté par les autres. Et le
jour où serait mise au point une pilule qui ralentirait vraiment
le vieillissement, je deviendrais psychiatre et médecin du sport
pour continuer la quête du bien-être : Anima sana in corpore
sano.
procedure: for 20% of cases, another intervention will be
necessary to meet the desired outcome. The ‘wahoo effect’
comes when, 6 months past post-surgery, the patient says
‘it’s even more beautiful than I ever imagined’. Only then has
the target been met.
Cosmetic surgery has a special place among all the others,
for it is the only one that includes the notion of visual excellence,
even if perfection does not exist. This very excellence
makes it the most creative of surgeries because it depends
on a person’s idea and vision.
The motivation of surgeons is not to reach absolute beauty
but to make patients feel happy. They are caregivers whose
sole aim is to bring happiness, their purpose is not to make
extraordinarily good-looking people but to interpret patients’
requests, in the frame of the act of care. This is why surgical
and aesthetic medicine procedures should always stand
one step ahead of the public’s knowledge or reluctance about
these procedures.
The first obstacle to this surgery is social: ‘If I have my appearance
changed, it will not match my inner self’. However,
we know that a positive morphological modification leads to
psychological benefits.
The second lock is material: ‘Cosmetic surgery is for well-off
people’. It is for everyone, and above all, good taste is not a
matter of money.
Religions related locks, on the other hand, are fading as the
three main religions are not opposing beauty enhancement,
provided it is necessary for one’s well-being.
With patients freed from these obstacles, our only goal is to
have our discipline progress sufficiently so that modifications
are no longer visible. Patients will thus be able to assume
their choice to have their appearance changed, without having
to bear criticism or to be challenged by others. What if
the day comes when an efficient anti-aging pill is available; I
will become a psychiatrist and sports doctor to continue the
quest for well-being: Anima sana in corpore sano!
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