Who Else Loves Cosmetic Surgery Reality TV Shows?

Thanks to the “reality” shows about cosmetic surgery, it has been launched into public awareness like never before. Each week millions of people tune in to see who is going to be next.

Even better, we get to see this amazing transformation unravel before our eyes in just 1 hour!

These shows definitely keep your interest, especially if you have ever thought about having cosmetic surgery yourself and if you are like most people you can’t wait to see what they had done or how they look in the end. What seems to be overlooked is the fact that this is Hollywood’s spin on cosmetic surgery.

Yes, they use real people who have surgery but what isn’t shown on these makeover shows is what really happens behind the scenes.

From all appearances it looks like some of these people are having several procedures done at once, and sometimes they are doing more than one surgery, but most of the time these surgeries are staged, meaning that they only do 1 or 2 surgeries at a time, wait at least a couple of weeks and then do another surgery.

This is what they don’t show you!

From what you watch on your television, you see them while they are under anesthesia and then a few surgery moments which gives the impression that it’s all being done at once. Another issue that seems to be overlooked by the mainstream media is the fact that with any surgery there are potential risks and complications. Even the healthiest of people are free from that possibility and that is why it takes an average of 3-4 months for the people who are going through their extreme makeovers to get to their final outcome of what is seen at the end of the show.

On the surface it would seem that by just getting everything done at once it’s more convenient. You have one surgery, one time going under anesthesia and you can heal from everything at once…sounds reasonable doesn’t it?

Well, now think about your body. Our bodies are well designed machines equipped to deal with stress and trauma, to a point. If you overload it then it can’t do what it needs to do, heal itself properly or at the rate that it should. For a lot of people, if you are in good general health, having one bigger cosmetic procedure combined with something smaller is usually tolerated well.

For example: a tummy tuck procedure combined with a breast augmentation is very popular.

This surgery lasts around 4-5 hours, which is considered to be a safe length of time by most surgeons to be under anesthesia for an elective cosmetic surgery. The benefit to staging multiple procedures is so that progress can be assessed and directed to provide better results.

Your safety should be the #1 concern of your plastic surgeon and yours too.

Just something can be done doesn’t mean it should!

Those reality shows that we are watching on television are not reality at all and what you are seeing is a lot of work that is done over an extended period of time then as it’s put together it is done in a way that gives the impression that it was accomplished in one surgery and without a lot of down time for recovery and without complications.

Don’t be misled by the media. What they are promoting is unrealistic ideas of what is possible for most people. Not only are thousands of people coming under the assumption that anything can be done with cosmetic surgery, but they also assume that it can all be done at once.

Shows such as these do educate on a certain level (reality television is meant to be a form of entertainment) but, they also give people expectations of something that just isn’t realistically possible for them.

It is a natural desire to want to improve your appearance. Being reasonable and educated about what cosmetic surgery can do for you can lead to a more successful outcome physically and emotionally with your surgery.