Every woman who decides to undergo plastic surgery dreams of being in the hands of Sergei Blokhin. His name is a guarantee of professionalism and a guarantee that the operation, be it blepharoplasty or breast augmentation, will be carried out at the highest level. Every Saturday, Channel One viewers see the results of Blokhin's work in the program "10 Years Younger". We learned from the famous surgeon why plastic turns into psychological addiction and whether everyone can be reshaped to fit Melania Trump.
- Let's imagine: a patient of size XS comes for a consultation, small and slender, and asks for a breast of size 6, because she likes it so much. Or a girl comes to change her nose, but it seems cool to you, and you do not see the need to change it. A doctor in such a situation should dissuade him from a dubious decision or is the patient's desire the law? (And money). Is the surgeon guided by his own vision of beauty or the vision of the customer? - Consultation with a plastic surgeon and his vision is different from the vision of other people, including doctors of other specialties who are engaged in therapy. Unlike emergency medicine, in which the doctor says what needs to be done to cure a certain somatic ailment, plastic surgery is an industry where the patient decides for himself what he needs to change in himself in order to get rid of the complex or achieve perfection.
If a patient comes, a small woman of size 42, and wants a “six” breast, then she thinks that it will be so comfortable. The surgeon must explain: this is too much, the operation is complicated, there may be many problems in later life. If a woman insists and claims that she agrees with the possible difficulties, but still wants a breast of the 6th size, the surgeon makes it.
Another situation: a patient comes and complains about the shape of the nose. The surgeon understands: the nose is perfect, and here, most likely, psychological problems take place. Why the patient is fixated on her nose and believes that it is worth changing is difficult to say. It is necessary to discuss the topic together, look for the deep reasons, and then the plastic surgeon becomes a psychotherapist. He needs to figure out where it all came from and why the girl is unhappy with the perfect profile. It is desirable, of course, to dissuade her from this operation.
The surgeon in no way can indicate any flaws in the patient's appearance! This is professional ethics. For example, a girl comes and asks to enlarge her breasts, and the doctor replies: “Yes, your belly is bad! Everything hangs! It is strictly forbidden to do so. This is called the patient's divorce.
“Recently, we have seen more and more how many celebrities become" plastic addicts. " The transformation of the chest is followed by the nose, forehead, butt - a person completely reshapes himself. It is enough to see the before and after photos to understand how far people move away from natural data. Is this addiction and how does a professional surgeon work with it? - There are people who do a fairly wide range of plastic surgeries. How does this happen? A person comes with a certain problem. For example, small breasts. Her breasts are enlarged. Everything goes smoothly. The patient sees how easy and simple it is: there is no rehabilitation period, the operation was quick, light anesthesia, everything is fine, everything is fine. Then the girl finds herself with a new problem and instead of going to the gym, where she has to work out for a long time and hard, she goes to liposuction. Liposuction was also successful. Then the patient again finds the problem in himself and again undergoes plastic surgery. And so on … The second option is dysmorphophobia, when a person is chronically dissatisfied with something in his appearance. He can terrorize plastic surgeons, cosmetologists, anyone, just to fix something in himself. It is necessary to clearly distinguish between these categories of people. With people who just get hooked on plastic surgery and solve many of their problems with the use of operations, and mentally ill people. A plastic surgeon cannot deal with patients, since it is impossible to satisfy their requests. This is the road to nowhere.
- American plastic surgeons talk about the craze for operations under the star: "Make me Melania Trump." Do we have this tendency and is it realistic to make stellar dreams come true? - Quite often, not very balanced patients come to us with a desire to be like some outstanding people or Hollywood stars. Basically, these are actresses, singers, i.e. public people with good looks. However, the material that patients bring - that is, their faces - goes against their wishes in the end result.
For example, a milkmaid Masha came with a typical Ryazan snub nose, a wide face, a thick neck and wants to become Melania Trump. This is not possible in today's plastic surgery environment. They begin to explain to her why it is impossible. If she insists, then she is simply denied the operation. She will never become a copy of Trump.
There are other stories as well. For example, a patient comes, very similar to Angelina Jolie, but there are some small nuances that are not enough for a complete resemblance. In this case, it is possible to correct the details and bring her features closer to the cherished image of Jolie. But if the face is completely unsuitable for alteration under the ideal, of course, one must refuse. - Plastic surgery and injection cosmetology - allies or opponents? Quite often, cosmetologists pull the blanket over themselves: threads, injections, fillers, adjusting the shape of the nose and cheekbones - we will prolong youth without a scalpel. How true is this promise? - There shouldn't be such a confrontation. Of course, there are doctors who are beginning to convince patients that all issues can be solved with the help of cosmetology. This is done solely out of the desire to obtain the maximum financial benefit. And plastic surgeons who convince patients that everything can be corrected only with plastic are also wrong. Cosmetology and plastic surgery are separate links of the same process. If a competent plastic surgeon works hand in hand with a competent beautician, then they get perfect results. - When you, a renowned plastic surgeon, walk down the street and see a variety of women, do you automatically assess where and what would be good for them to cut or tighten? - Thank God no. Looking at the passing women, I personally think: "This one I would hit, but this one - no way!" But, unfortunately or fortunately, I'm a married person, so I don't plan to hit anyone (smiles).
