Who doesn't want to look good and feel confident? Whether they want to look good in the bedroom, show off a better six-pack at the gym or take charge in the boardroom, more men are embracing cosmetic surgery. Some men come to plastic surgeons seeking a ripped gut or handsome nose like actor Hugh Jackman's, People magazine's 2008 Sexiest Man Alive! In fact, plastic surgeons say tough but romantic Aussie actor Jackman continues to beat out former favorite Brad Pitt as the Hollywood celeb most men want to look like.
But looking like a Hollywood star isn't the reason most men visit a plastic surgeon. Men's bodies age and sag over time just like women's bodies do. Yet in the workplace, a youthful appearance is necessary to stay competitive in today's tough business environment. A youthful appearance makes a man appear more energetic, more vigorous, more competent, more capable of leading a company through tough times. Businessmen are turning to plastic surgery to maintain their competitive edge against up-and-coming junior execs and present the take-charge appearance that inspires confidence both in the board room and with customers and investors. More men are using cosmetic surgery to smooth away facial wrinkles and reshape their bodies to achieve a more youthful, more virile appearance.
Nose reshaping for a more attractive appearance, Botox injections to reduce age-revealing wrinkles, and body contouring are equally popular with men. Men have several options in liposuction techniques to eliminate excess fat and tummy tucks to remove drooping skin after weight loss can give men the confidence-building ripped appearance they need to succeed in the boardroom – and the bedroom.
How we look affects the way we feel about ourselves and how other people perceive us. Savvy business people know that packaging themselves effectively is just as important to their success as packaging their product. Recognizing that as they age they need more than diet and exercise to stay in shape and look good, many professionals are adding cosmetic surgery to their normal personal grooming routines.
A growing number of men and women are making regular quarterly or semi-annual appointments with board-certified plastic surgeons to provide the little nips, tucks, injections and rejuvenating skin treatments that will keep them looking attractive and youthfully energetic. They've come to consider regular visits to their cosmetic surgeon a key addition to their personal grooming routine. Just as important as their gym membership and nutrition consultations, for competitive professionals, cosmetic surgery has become a key component to keeping their competitive edge in the workplace.
Maintaining a pleasing appearance boosts self-confidence which signals confidence to clients, making professionals more effective on the job -- and after hours. With singles waiting longer to marry, the U.S. divorce rate climbing and people living and working longer, many professional women and men today are doing the dating scene. There's nothing like knowing you look fabulous to boost your confidence when you're trying to make a favorable impression on someone.
Many cosmetic treatments offered by Cleveland plastic surgery centers are fast, painless and less expensive than surgery. You don't have to spend a lot of money or take time away from work to improve your appearance. Specialized rejuvenating skin care treatments and wrinkle-reducers like Botox and fillers improve skin condition and minimize age-defining wrinkles and facial lines. You return to work the next day looking refreshed and vivacious.
Cosmetic surgery is so accepted these days that many people talk openly with their friends, family and coworkers about their experience. Today you're more likely to get interested questions than the shocked exclamations your mother might have had to endure. And it's quite likely that you'll discover your friends have already undergone their own cosmetic surgery procedure. But there are many women – and men – who consider cosmetic surgery a very private affair. They want people to notice their new appearance but don't want to advertise how it happened.
Many cosmetic surgery procedures can be performed under local anesthesia. Recovery is fast and patients are back at work the next day with no one the wiser. More extensive plastic surgery can leave minor bruising or puffiness and may take several days or a bit longer before the patient's appearance returns to normal. The skill of the doctor and the type of cosmetic surgery procedure performed affect recovery time. As healing progresses, residual bruising or redness can be easily covered with concealing makeup.
But what do you tell your friends and coworkers if you want to keep your procedure private? Here's how other Cleveland cosmetic surgery patients have handled the issue:
- Some patients take vacation time, telling coworkers they're going to relax at a spa. Rather than going home, they check into a nearby hotel and enjoy a week of pampered luxury while recovering.
- Sinus surgery is an often used excuse. Actresses Jennifer Aniston and Cameron Diaz both attributed their nose jobs to surgery to correct a deviated septum.
- People sometimes credit a new exercise regime or new makeup or skin cream with their new look.
- Many people attribute recovery on an injury.
And when people exclaim about how fabulous you look after healing, all you need to say is "thank you."
When a woman chooses to undergo breast enhancement surgery, she usually has a specific goal in mind. Whether she is choosing breast enlargement, breast reduction or a breast lift, she has a mental picture of how she wants her appearance to change. She may want to enlarge her breasts to give herself more pleasing feminine curves. She may want to reduce overlarge breasts to create better body balance. She may want to lift sagging breasts for a more youthful appearance. Appearance may be only skin deep, but the emotional impact of our appearance on our self view, self-esteem and self-confidence cuts to the very core of our being.
Our perception about how we look does affect how we feel about ourselves and that affects everything else – confidence in ourselves and our abilities, work and social relationships, romantic relationships, the role model we present to our children, even our basic satisfaction with life. As a woman, when you look in the mirror it is natural to focus on your breasts. Your breasts are the outward representation of your femininity. A woman who is comfortable with her breasts is confident in herself as a woman. When a woman feels that her breasts detract from her femininity, cosmetic surgery can not only restore but increase her confidence in herself as an attractive and competent woman.
Some women considering breast enhancement cosmetic surgery fail to fully discuss their goals and expectations with their surgeon and may, therefore, be disappointed with the results. A woman frustrated that her sagging post-baby breasts may seek breast augmentation when a breast lift is needed to pull up overstretched muscles to achieve the desired result. Sometimes a combination of procedures will best meet a woman’s desired goal. Dr. Poblete and the dedicated staff at Accentuate Within help clients identify their appearance goals, educate them about cosmetic surgery options and develop an individualized treatment plan to achieve those goals.
Choosing the right plastic surgeon can dramatically affect your patient experience and satisfaction with the results of the procedure. Critically important are the credentials, training and experience of the cosmetic surgeon you choose.
Ask these questions of your surgeon:
- Are you certified by American Board of Plastic Surgery? Board certification ensures that your plastic surgeon has successfully completed required education at an accredited medical school and a minimum 5-year surgical residency with at least 2 years devoted to plastic surgery. Board certification also requires that the board-certified plastic surgeon pass comprehensive oral and written exams.
- Are you a member of American Society of Plastic Surgeons? Founded in 1931, ASPS is the largest international plastic surgery specialty organization. Its mission is to advance quality care to plastic surgery patients by encouraging high standards of training, ethics, practice and research. Membership ensures patients that their plastic surgeon has met the strict requirements of the organization, is board certified and adheres to the highest standards of surgical practice and patient care.
- Are you a member of American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery? Founded in 1967, ASAPS is an elite organization of board-certified plastic surgeons whose mission is to advance the science, art and safe practice of cosmetic plastic surgery. Only one-quarter of board-certified plastic surgeons meet the rigorous educational, experience and superlative professional standards required for membership.
- What is your training and experience in plastic surgery? A plastic surgeon who meets the highest professional standards will be board certified by both his state and the American Board of Plastic Surgery. In addition to achieving his Doctor of Medicine from an accredited medical school, your plastic surgeon should have a minimum of 5 years of surgical training in an accredited medical residency program with at least 2 years exclusively devoted to plastic surgery.
- Beware of "Board-Certified." There are a lot of practitioners who will say they are "board-certified." More important is – "Board-certified in what?" Would you feel safe entrusting your body to someone who is "board-certified in emergency medicine," or "board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology" – to name a few? Would you let your plastic surgeon deliver your baby?
When you look in the mirror, what do you see? Isn't it interesting that how we feel we look on the outside so greatly impacts how we feel about ourselves on the inside? And how we feel about ourselves affects our ability to compete and succeed in the work place and on the social scene. It is the most basic element of self-esteem and the root of self-confidence. Interestingly, it has nothing to do with classic physical beauty, at least not society’s or someone else's definition of beauty. It is a matter of our self perception. If we are comfortable with what we see in the mirror, if we feel we look attractive, that our features are pleasing, we feel beautiful and self-confident.
As any woman knows, this belief in our own natural beauty can be a tenuous thing. If a bad hair day can send our spirits plummeting, imagine how devastating it can be to look in the mirror day after day and see yourself as flawed. No human is without small imperfections. Even cover models who are renowned for their beauty confess to feelings of inadequacy about one feature or another. Focusing too closely on our flaws appears to be a universal experience of the human condition. Age only exacerbates the problem, magnifying those tiny imperfections that bother us, chipping away daily at our sense of self. No one escapes. Gravity eventually takes its toll.
Who hasn't indulged in the "if only" game? If only my nose was smaller. If only my breasts were perkier. If only my tummy wasn't so flabby. If only my chin was firmer. Those "if onlies" prevent us from feeling good about ourselves and fully embracing life. Cosmetic surgery and customized body contouring allow you to turn those “if onlies” into wonderful realities. Accentuate Within enhances your natural beauty and allows you to be the woman you want to be.
Quality of care is what distinguishes Accentuate Within from other Cleveland cosmetic and plastic surgery centers. Led by board-certified plastic and cosmetic surgeon Dr. J. Vicente Poblete, the caring and dedicated staff at Accentuate Within's Avon Lake, Ohio surgery center strives to create a superior experience for each of our patients. From initial contact through surgery, post-operative treatment and follow-up visits, Dr. Poblete and his staff are solicitous of our patients’ concerns and feelings and dedicated to helping each patient enhance her natural beauty and achieve her beauty goals.
Properly performed cosmetic surgery requires complex and precise procedures that will affect the life of the patient for years to come. Successful cosmetic surgery does much more than improve a woman’s appearance. Expertly performed cosmetic surgery enhances the way a woman feels about herself, increases her awareness of her personal beauty and adds to her self confidence. Unfortunately, many of the physicians now offering cosmetic surgery procedures lack the extended formal surgical training that ensures dependably successful results. Their training, often limited to weekend courses, and specialties are in other medical areas. They have been lured to cosmetic surgery by its growing popularity but lack the medical credentials of board certified plastic surgeons like Dr. Poblete.
As a board certified plastic surgeon Dr. Poblete has completed lengthy and rigorous medical training specifically in the field of cosmetic and plastic surgery. In addition to completing a three to five year general surgery residency, board certified plastic surgeons must complete an additional two to three years of specialized training in the specific field of plastic surgery. Dr. Poblete brings to his patients expert surgical technique, long experience in cosmetic and plastic surgery and, most importantly, mature surgical judgment.
Before choosing your cosmetic surgeon, read what our satisfied patients have to say about the exceptional quality of care Dr. Poblete and his staff provide at Accentuate Within.