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\"HeidiReality TV star Heidi Montag\u2014infamous for having 10 plastic surgery procedures in one day<\/a>, including a breast augmentation<\/a> that gave her a G cup\u2014is looking to get a breast reduction<\/a>, according to ABC News<\/a>. The story looks at the issue of \u201cbuyer\u2019s remorse\u201d after plastic surgery<\/a> and whether it is increasing.<\/p>\n

Plastic surgeons surveyed have differing opinions.<\/p>\n

Dr. Julius Few, a plastic surgeon in Chicago, thinks plastic surgery remorse is increasing. \u201cI think in part it\u2019s increasing because of the drop in reimbursement by insurance companies, which is driving doctors in other specialties into the plastic surgery market,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, Dr. Timothy Miller, chief of plastic surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, says he\u2019s only seen it a few times in his practice and that it is very rare.<\/p>\n

Those who do have \u201cbuyer\u2019s remorse\u201d after plastic surgery procedures are likely troubled by deeper issues, according to psychologist Ann Kearney-Cooke, who specializes in weight and body image issues. \u201c[The surgery] changes the look, but if you have a problem that you haven\u2019t resolved, you\u2019ll have a temporary positive feeling, but then something else is the problem,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

The plastic surgeons did agree that regret following a cosmetic procedure can potentially be avoided if patients and doctors recognize and address the problem.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a therapist who works in my practice,\u201d says Dr. Few. \u201cWe know in plastic surgery that if somebody has undue stress, the risk of complication is higher.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMost plastic surgeons will tell patients to work out their problems\u2014go talk to a psychiatrist or confide in somebody else,\u201d says Dr. Miller.<\/p>\n

Dr. Malcolm Roth, a plastic surgeon in Brooklyn, N.Y. also stresses how key communication between the patient and doctor is. \u201cIt\u2019s really important that both the patient and the physician understand what the motivation is behind the surgery,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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