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| Telling Friends and Family About Your Decision to Have a Cosmetic Procedure |
| by Pat Burke |
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If you are undergoing a cosmetic procedure that will change your looks, most likely you have given it careful thought for some time before coming to your decision. You’re excited, you’re confident and you’re ready for the change.
But you may have some trepidation about telling friends and family. Will they understand? Will they be supportive? Will they approve?
First and foremost, remember that you are doing this for yourself and that you don’t need the "go ahead" from others, says Kristina Lund, Ph.D., a licensed psychologist. "Announce your decision as a done deal. Tell them what you are doing and when it will take place. You have to be confident of the decision you have made and not be thrown off course by the comments of others," she advises.
"Don’t go into it with the idea that others will necessarily bolster your decision or understand," she counsels. "They may, but they may not."
You may be concerned that others will view your decision to have cosmetic surgery as frivolous or vain. Logically, you know that it is unlikely that anyone would undergo a serious surgical procedure on a whim. Often, the individual has suffered for years: a man has been painfully self-conscious over the conspicuous size of his nose; a woman has been embarrassed because of her pancake-flat breasts; a young person has endured teasing because of protruding ears. The art and science of plastic surgery can bring a never-before-experienced sense of confidence, self-esteem and joy to the daily lives of these individuals.
And there is nothing vain about wanting to look and feel good for yourself and for others.
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