Ethnic Cosmetic Enhancements
Dr. W. Earle Matory Jr. director of cosmetic surgery at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester was quoted in a recent New York Times write-up on ethnic cosmetic surgery saying, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and when the beholder or the beholdee is an individual of color, what is considered attractive may be different than in a Caucasian." He provided valid food for thought when he questioned the logic in Whitney Houston opting for Madonna’s nose. Would she still be as striking he asks.

According to data collated by the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, over 20 percent of cosmetic surgery patients were black, Asian or Hispanic in 1990. The number jumped by 65 percent from 2004 to 2005 the American Society of Plastic Surgeons pointed out.

This number is held to have risen significantly with icons like Michael Jackson and his sister Janet Jackson breaking the apprehensiveness with which ethnic groups held plastic surgery procedures. The ethnic nouveau riche is more ready to embrace the ‘western’ ways.

The rise in the number of minority specialists in the field of plastic surgery too is held to be a factor contributing to the rising demand for plastic surgery for these groups. Doctors have also noticed a positive shift from ethnic patients seeking to ‘correct’ what used to be considered as flaws to working on the same to enhance their ethnic appeal.

There are certain procedures that individuals seeking ethnic cosmetic surgery patronize. Rhinoplasty, tummy tucks, breast augmentations and liposuction are the more popular of these procedures with African American and Latino tending to gravitate towards liposuction.

Doctors, whose trainings were based on the Caucasian ideals of aesthetics, are admittedly facing a problem with ethnic cosmetic surgery. There are very few doctors who can be considered to be adept at understanding the anatomies and facial features of ethnic patients. It is recommended to research a doctor proficient in ethnic cosmetic surgery.

At the Plastic Surgery Institute of California however, our professionals understand the inherent beauty present in individuals of ethnic groups. Each doctor is exceptionally adept in cosmetic surgery and cater to surgery procedures for every ethnic group.

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