Board Certified Plastic Surgeon & Reconstructive Surgeon
This article is based on an expert interview with JoAnna Nguyen, MD, conducted by wikiHow Staff Editors. Dr. Joanna Nguyen is a Board-Certified Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon based in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Nguyen holds dual degrees in Psychology and Biology with a Specialization in Neuroscience from Boston University and completed her medical training at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She then went on to complete comprehensive training in plastic surgery at the University of Southern California. Dr. Nguyen is a practicing plastic surgeon in Los Angeles, California and specializes in eyelid surgery, labiaplasty and breast augmentation. She is a diplomat of the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
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Plastic surgery can improve your confidence and help you feel more comfortable in your own body. Undergoing surgery is a big decision though, and you always want to make sure you’ve really thought everything through. There are actually times when plastic surgery might not be the right choice, so how are you supposed to decide? In this video, plastic surgeon JoAnna Nguyen shares her advice on how to know if plastic surgery is right for you so you can feel confident in whatever decision you make.
Key Takeaways
- Take the time to reevaluate how you view yourself and why you want plastic surgery before you make a decision.
- Get plastic surgery to make yourself more confident, not to get external validation from others.
Video Transcript
If someone is considering plastic surgery for the very first time, it's very important that they reevaluate themselves and how they view themselves. Plastic surgery should be for the individual themselves to address something that's always been bothering them, not for external validation, whether it be looking for a new job, a new partner, or feeling improved self-worth. Plastic Surgery is very personal. It's internal. And if there's one part of the body that someone happens to think about every time they look in the mirror that just bothers them a little bit, and if that little area was addressed and that eliminated the time thinking about that area and helped the person realize their full potential and inner confidence, that is the time to get plastic surgery.
