Inside Aesthetics Ep 232 Normal: A Plastic Surgeon's Letter to His Daughters about Body Image | Dr Pouria Moradi
Episode 232 hosts Dr Pouria Moradi (Plastic Surgeon & Reconstructive Surgeon based in Sydney, Australia)
Pouria recently published his first book entitled 'Normal - A Plastic Surgeon's letter to his daughter about body image'. He first got the idea for the book as he watched his seven year old daughter participating in a swimming carnival. She seemed so proud of herself and completely unaware of how she looked in her cute swimming costume.
But it dawned on him juggling his role as a father and Plastic Surgeon - how long would this innocence would last? Might she soon start asking questions about her body? And if so, what should a father who offers cosmetic surgery every day to other women say?
This is a deep conversation about body image, parenting, ethics and ultimately, we try to understand what is 'normal'?
00:00 Introduction 01:03 Sunday Catch Up 01:26 Meet Dr Pouria Moradi 02:46 Why He Wrote Normal 06:25 Kids and Body Image 09:25 Defining Normal in Surgery 10:39 Parenting and Social Media 12:08 Talking Cosmetic Work at Home 14:35 Reading the Letter 19:11 Ethics and Saying No 25:00 Otoplasty and Medicare Rules 28:56 Book Structure and Resources 31:45 Screening Patients and Red Flags 34:18 Dopamine and Going Bigger 36:37 Reconstructive Roots vs Cosmetic 39:23 Where Surgeons Draw the Line 40:17 Setting Realistic Results 42:08 Aligning Expectations 44:24 3D Imaging Pitfalls 46:06 Depression and BDD 47:57 Social Media Dysphoria 52:59 Surgeon Bias and Referrals 55:43 Patients Versus Clients 61:28 How to Say No 63:24 Transgender Care Basics 67:50 Defending Cosmetic Surgery 71:48 New Cosmetic Guidelines 79:09 Book and Wrap Up