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I’m in my fifties and I often ask myself: Where would I go for “My Face lift” ? It should not have been a difficult question to answer. There are many qualified plastic surgeons around, especially in Beverly Hills, that are specialized in facial rejuvenation. You would think that for a plastic surgeon, it would be easier to pick the best one around. Who better then a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon would know who is the best in town? As a plastic surgeon, we know what is going on behind closed doors. We know what to look for.Like for celebrities, you would assume that a famous movie star would know where to go. Why, though, there are so many major movie stars that look “done”? have they not used ” the best in town”? Why it has been so difficult for me? who should I go to? Is the most expensive plastic surgeon in town the best? Hard to tell, he does not even have a website to show his results. Is the one all over the Internet on the first page of google, the best? I don’t thing so, it’s only means that he is very astute with marketing. Are about the one who has been featured on the reality show? Well, maybe it is just good PR! And the professor of a big university center? Does he really operate a lot or he is around the world giving lectures? Are about the good looking one, he is very popular! Well, let’s face it, some is the success is due to “his look”, can I really trust him?! There is the other one who is really affable and he has good manners! Yes, but is he a good surgeon?
I really don’t have an answer about all these questions. Maybe I know too much! So I started acting like I was a regular patient , got on the Internet and started searching. What I was looking for? Definitely pre-operative and post- operative pictures! It may sounds a bit snobbish but I was disappointed about my search. Even the most well known plastic surgeons did not show very impressive results, and considering that what we put on the website should be our best work, I was not impressed at all. Yes, their credentials were fantastic with absolutely incredible media exposure and great information about the procedure along with really positive feed backs from previous patients, but the before and after? so, so.
So where will I go for my face lift? I don’t know yet. In the mean time, for all the reasons I mentioned before, I was flattered when another plastic surgeon in town had chosen me to do her face lift: I like to think she has done her home work!
PS: the only other option that would have not hurt my ego is that she had picked me for “The look”!
