Like many plastic surgeons, and as my aesthetic practice has grown, I prefer to perform most surgeries in my accredited, office-based operating room. By operating in my office, I have access to my own highly qualified team members who are accustomed to working together. In this way, we can create an experience for the patient that is more private, safe, efficient, cost-effective, and highly likely to produce optimal results.
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A growing body of scientific support for the notion that an individual’s attitudes toward aging and personal appearance could have profound effects upon physical and mental well-being. As a result, I began to wonder whether it’s possible that such attitudes may, in measurable ways, impact the development of specific diseases.
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Plastic surgery, aesthetic surgery, cosmetic surgery: the field has many different names. Yet despite its high profile today, many people even within the medical field have a limited understanding of it and the drastic changes it's undergoing. From noninvasive procedures to patient education, aesthetic surgeons face a variety of new challenges. We sat down with Foad Nahai, editor of Aesthetic Surgery Journal, to learn more about developments in the field.
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Oh Heidi, Heidi, Heidi. :( Why oh why did you butcher yourself??? You were so beautiful and real. And the real you is better than a different you.
There is nothing for me to say except - this ones for you (and your larger than life "girls").
But somehow, in seeing Heidi's recent plastic surgery results inspired this post.
She made me think about how plastic surgery might be able to help my writing.
So here it is....my public service announcement to writers.
Top 10 ways we might be able to use plastic surgery to improve our writing. (A stretch I know, but bare with me. :)
10. It helps to slim down - I just had to cut 15,000 words on my book and it was a very rewarding process. Its amazing how lean your book can get if you nip and tuck.
9. Bigger is not always better. Sometimes saying what you need to say in 70,000 words is more powerful than 120,000. Sometimes the small meaningful word makes more of an impact than a thesaurus's alternative.
8. Sometimes you gotta suck it up. This business is tough. The key to succeeding (besides writing well) is pushing forward. No matter how hard it is. That may take nights, tears, and all the energy I have but when push comes to shove I suck it up and keep moving on.
7. Change your shape. Don't be scared to start over. To take some off here and add some there. You never know where you will end up or what shape your book can take.
6. Plump it up - add volume to your characters as much as you add to the story. Characters must be allowed to grow in ways you may not have expected.
5. Get rid of the wrinkles. Revising is key to getting rid of the wrinkles in your book. You have to be willing to go over and over the same lines to be sure they are essential to the beauty of the story.
4. Know what's fake and what isn't. Its important that your voice and story is authentic. Don't try to make it like someone else. You need to do your story your own way. No one way works for everyone. We are all different.
3. Know when to stop. Sometimes you can tweek to death. Its important to know how to recognize when our book feels done or when to get feedback. You can work your work to death.
2. Open your eyes - Immerse yourself in the business. Read and learn about your craft. Always work on your craft. You can always get better if you stay open to learning.
1. It lifts you higher. There is no feeling like sitting down, getting an idea, and have it pour out of you onto the pages. There is no feeling better than printing out your manuscript and know how much you have created. And there is no felling better than someone loving your work.
So appreciate who you are as a writer.
Being yourself is better than looking like someone else.
In anticipation of a "Post-Apocalyptic Teen Fiction" panel I'm attending on Thursday (look for a post early next week,) I've been catching up on Scott Westerfeld's "Uglies" series. I'm in the middle of the first book right now and loving it. It's a... Read the rest of this post
BARBIE CELEBRATES HER 50TH BIRTHDAY:
BARBIE AND KEN VISIT THE PLASTIC SURGEON
BY ELEANOR TYLBOR
SCENE: WAITING ROOM OF PLASTIC SURGEON'S OFFICE.
BARBIE, "THE" PLASTIC FASHIONISTA, THUMBS THROUGH THE PAGES OF ELLE MAGAZINE. SHE IS WEARING LARGE SUNGLASSES THAT COVER A LARGE PORTION OF HER FACE AND A LARGE HAT COVERS HER HEAD. SITTING NEXT TO HER IS KEN, HER ON-AGAIN, OFF-AGAIN BOYFRIEND, WHO IS DRESSED AS PER USUAL IN SURFING TRUNKS. A SURFBOARD LEANS AGAINST THE WALL BEHIND HIM.
DR. MAK. M.E. YOUNG'S NURSE
Barbie and Ken. The doctor will see you now. By the way – um - Barbie, do you have a last name for my records?
BARBIE
Like…don't you know who I am, nurse? I'm Barbie! I mean, I'm everywhere in better toy retail outlets – and of course Walmart. Everyone knows me! I don't need a last name!
DR. MAK. M.E. YOUNG'S NURSE
Everybody has a last name. You can't see the doctor until my file is complete
KEN
Tell her, Barbie! You're half a century old for crying out loud
BARBIE
Oh? Since when do you have an opinion, surfer boy? If I'm a half-century – so are you!
KEN
Am not!
BARBIEAre too!
KENFibber!
BARBIE
Surfer stupid-o!
DR. MAK. M.E. YOUNG'S NURSE
'Scuse me but I still don't have a last name. No last name- no see doctor
KEN
I've kept this secret because I love you, babe but I gotta tell someone. Her real name is Barbara Millicent Robert
BARBIE
(sobbing)Ken – how could you?
KENThere's nothing wrong with your name
BARBIE
It's so…plain and normal. I'm Barbie, fashionista! If the Bratz ever find out…
KEN
I hadda share… Wait a minute…I hear something… I smell water…
DR. MAK. M.E. YOUNG'S NURSE
Oh shoot! Don't tell me the toilet's running over again. I swear, plumbers these days…
KEN
(grabbing surf board and running out of waiting room)
Surf's up!
BARBIE
(composing herself)
…he promised he would keep our secret forever…
DR.
MAK M.E. YOUNG'S NURSE
There…there…Ms Robert…
BARBIEIt's Barbie! Got that?
DR. MAK M.E. YOUNG'S NURSE
Whatever… Dr. Mak M.E. Young will see you now
(another patient walks in. Looks around the office and stares at Barbie)PATIENT
Hey! Aren't you… You know… I forget her name…
BARBIE
Yes…go on… You see me everywhere…? I'm into high-fashion…?
PATIENT
Paris Hilton! Like...ohmygawd! I can't believe it's you!
(BARBIE jumps up and hops quickly on tip-toes into the doctor's office)
BARBIE
I need help!
DR. MAK M.E. YOUNG
So what can I do for you today…Miss Martin? Please sit down
BARBIE
Must I? I mean, I'd rather stand up
DR. MAK ME YOUNG
All my patients have to sit across from me because…because… Just because
BARBIE
Easier said than done… Wait a minute… Maybe if I just…
(BARBIE attempts to manoeuvre into a sitting position without success. She ends up laying on her back, across the chair)
BARBIE
I'm 50 years old, doctor! Half a century! My skin is saggy and soggy and I need to re-invent myself. Those Bratz girls are just too popular
DR. MAK M.E. YOUNG
You know the Bratz too? You should see what I did for them! They look gor-geous!
BARBIE
Whad'ya gonna do for me?
DR. MAK M.E. YOUNG
(examining her with a magnifying glass)
Well… too much sun-tanning…and too many late nights clubbing… It's wear-and-tear on your face, y'know! I keep telling you celebs to wear sun protection but do you listen?
BARBIE
I'm a fashionista… Like...I hav'ta do those things! Please! You have to help me! I mean, you are a plastic surgeon!
DR. MAK M.E. YOUNG
Let me consult with my golfing buddies… I mean, let me talk about your case with other plastic surgeons. Go home and I'll get back to you
BARBIE
Please doctor – I'm desperate. Don't wait too long
(BARBIE attempts to get up without success. Finally after several ties, she manages to get in a standing position)
I hate it when this happens… If you could just move my arms down… Now push me up on my bum…
(DR. MAK M.E. YOUNG helps her, then opens the door. He extends his hand to say goodbye)
BARBIE
Just lift my arm up a little… Remember – I'm desperate – and I pay cash!
(TO BE CONTINUED… Will BARBIE receive the plastic surgery she believes she needs? Will DR. MAK M.E. YOUNG get a hole in one? These questions will be answered in the next instalment of "BARBIE CELEBRATES HER 50TH BIRTHDAY: BARBIE AND KEN VISIT THE PLASTIC SURGEON")
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Nicely done! It's nice to see Heidi's nips and tucks being put to good use.
Great post. Just out of curiosity, how long was your book before the cuts? And had you tried eliminating anything before this round of edits?
Great analogy. And I totally agree, Heidi should have left things alone.
Great post.
Indeed, especially when it's that someone else. Of course, I'm a guy, but just sayin'.
Word ver. My comment box agrees with me.
Great post--good analogies and they made me laugh!
The before and after pics make me feel sad for this poor messed up little girl. I hope she's not the next cat lady before long!
Love your twist on it!
Awesome post!!!
Great post!! And sigh, I just watched Heidi on Access Hollywood. She looks like she's wearing a rubber mask with her sad eyes poking out.
I'm definitely more of a plumper than a cutter. My manus go from 45-65k in my revision process. That's a lot of silicone...
Boo to Heidi, yeah to Shelli for such creative analogies!
A true writer can take any bit of info and turn it into something wonderful to read!
Great analogy! I'm in the middle of all that.
I love this unique take on writing and plastic surgery. Think I'll stick to the book form of plastic surgery as opposed to the more traditional sort.
How creative. This is genius. I'm inspired to revise now, thank you.
That girl has some issues (just like your character should have issues!). See another analogy! :) Great analogy and man, Heidi needs to go away and quit crowding the pages of my Us Weekly.
Yeah . . . bigger is not always better. How in the world is she going to do a proper crunch to keep those abs in shape???
Great post!
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Love these. Thanks.
Best post EVER!
Love the irony between numbers 10 and 9.
And #1-- PERFECT!
Ha Shelli! This was hilarious. Yes, sometimes plastic surgery is a good thing.
Great analogy and I'm hoping for only one more operation before it's presentable.
I heart she wants size H. I think she's lost it.
I love this! Your list is so true, and somehow related to plastic surgery. How do you do it??
Genius.
And oh my heck! My verification word is "panti." I wish I were kidding. Ha ha!
Are you serious? Is that really Heidi now? Man, that girl has some serious issues.
Great post...lots of helpful advice!!!!
And I agree too...I think she looks awful now!
great post Shellibean!
I love "know what's fake and what isn't." HA!
Great post, Shelli! :)
(on a side note, I think Heidi made her face look older... I'm sad.)
Great lesson, Shelli. And Heidi definitely looked better in her "before" shot. :-)
great post!
Great post. I so agree that cutting wordy words can help your manuscript. Now I have to work at the hard sucking it up and pushing forward. Hard to do with all the "no's" I know come with this business.
Great post!
I love this analogy. Everything you said is so true! And I agree with someone who said that Heidi looks older now. So sad:(
That is so funny!
And so true. All of it. Especially Open you eyes. Love that. There is no better way to learn to write than to read. Books, magazines, what others write about reading, all of it.
But who is Heidi?
Great post. Full of inspiration and decision.
But I like my saggy boobs where they are, thank you very much! (JK)
Way to have fun with it, but I have to say ... I cry a little inside every time I see the alien (I mean new) Heidi.
Do tell: What is wrong with having a nicely shaped chin? Why do you have to get it flattened into your face? Gahhh ... Hollywood.
Very fun post.
And poor Heidi...ick on so many levels. :(
Okay, your post is probably the only good thing to come out of her plastic surgery. She was so much prettier BEFORE!!
But I do like your analogies :)
I love this post, Shelli. And, poor, sad little Heidi...*shakes head*...I just feel...bad for her and her double G's.
I'm definitely up for some of this plastic surgery stuff. I've been in revision for two months and heading into the home stretch. A little nip here--a little tuck there, and viola! A new and improved manuscript emerges.
Loved the post.
Love, love, love this post! Lol! However I think I'll take it to the manuscript. I'd rather write with wrinkles and saggage.