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What Does It Mean for Plastic Surgery Results to Look “Natural”?

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Preferences change over time in the world of plastic surgery. Although each patient is unique and will ultimately be after their own aesthetic goals, it’s undeniable that certain trends can absolutely shape the way that plastic surgery patients want to look after their procedure. One such trend we’ve seen a lot of in recent years is the preference for natural-looking plastic surgery results. But this term can mean different things to different patients and different plastic surgeons. This is why I wanted to go into more detail on what I mean when I offer my patients natural-looking results from their cosmetic surgery.

Whether I am performing a face, body contouring, or cosmetic breast procedure, my goal is to help my patients rejuvenate their appearance. But this is done by enhancing their natural features, not erasing them. I never want a patient to exit plastic surgery looking like anyone but their best selves. This can manifest itself in both which procedures are done, and also how they are performed. For example, while breast augmentation is still extremely common, the prevalence of both breast lift surgery and breast reduction surgery has grown in recent years as the demand for more modest, natural-looking breasts has increased.

Check out the video below, where I discuss the concept of natural-looking plastic surgery and how I help my patients achieve this goal:

At the end of the day, the “right” result is the one that makes my patient feel the best about their new appearance. For more information or to schedule a plastic surgery consultation appointment, please contact me, Dr. Franklyn Elliott. And don’t forget to follow along with me on Facebook for additional tips, videos, news, and more.

How Do I Make Plastic Surgery Results Look Natural?

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“I still want to look natural.” When discussing potential cosmetic surgery results with my patients, this is something that comes up over and over again. Being able to help people improve an aspect of their appearance, while not fundamentally altering their look or making them look “overdone” is often a tricky balance that plastic surgeons must master. It’s also something I’ve been helping my patients with for decades as a board-certified plastic surgeon. Today, I wanted to discuss how I am able to provide natural-looking plastic surgery results for my patients.

There is a subtle difference between helping a patient look better without making them look different. For example, during facelift surgery, I always make it a priority to avoid a result that could make the patient’s face seem “stretched” or unnatural following surgery. I take the same approach to body contouring procedures like breast augmentation as well. The goal of an augmentation procedure isn’t to create a much larger breast contour, but to increase the breast size in a way that can help accentuate a new breast contour, while keeping the patient’s figure in-balance.

In the following video, I go into more detail on how help my patients achieve natural-looking results with plastic surgery:

Being able to provide natural-looking results that my patients love is a big reason why I’ve been named a Top Doctor in Atlanta for over 20 years. For more information or to schedule a plastic surgery consultation, please contact me, Dr. Franklyn Elliott. You can also connect with me on Facebook for additional tips, videos, news, and more.

True or False: Ear Surgery

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female-checks-ear-in-mirrorBeing a board-certified plastic surgeon means far more than just performing plastic surgery and helping my patients feel better about their appearance. I know that patients, and often their loved ones too, look to me to provide knowledge, confidence, and reassurance about every aspect of their procedure. This is why I like to use these blog posts to provide helpful and informative details about what the cosmetic surgery procedures that I perform can and cannot do. With this in mind, I was happy to take some time to explore a few true and false statements pertaining to ear surgery.

Ear Surgery Can Be Performed on Minors

This is true. Ear surgery is one of the few cosmetic surgery procedures that I routinely perform on younger patients. While it is typically my belief that patients should wait at least until their teenage years in order to give their face and ears the time they need to fully develop before making any decisions, there are exceptions and this is something that I will discuss during an ear surgery consultation in my office with the patient and their guardian.

Ear Surgery Must Be Performed on Both Ears in All Cases

This is not necessarily true. The goal of most ear surgery procedures is to help the patient achieve a more proportional appearance, in accordance with their other facial features. However, some patients may have one ear that bothers them more than the other. Still, in my personal experience, only addressing one ear can occasionally lead to additional asymmetry concerns and performing on both ears is the better path to long-term satisfaction with ear surgery results.

Ear Surgery Results Are Incredibly Long-Lasting

While I never like to use words like “permanent”, the truth is that the results achieved with ear surgery are intended to be very long-lasting. Unlike other areas of the face, the ears are less susceptible to natural aging and there’s no reason that an ear surgery patient should need any additional maintenance or follow-up care once the final results of their procedure have been achieved.

When performed by an experienced, board-certified plastic surgeon, ear surgery can provide an incredible boost to a patient’s appearance and self-confidence. Providing the top level of care and attention to my patients when performing procedures like ear surgery is a big part of why I have been named a Top Doctor in Atlanta for over 20 years. For more information or to schedule a plastic surgery consultation, please contact me, Dr. Franklyn Elliott. Don’t forget to also connect with me on Facebook for additional tips, videos, news, and more.

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