tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15744106.post113908868068464980..comments2008-10-28T08:44:11.644-04:00David C. Pearson, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04882158689814530000noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15744106.post-26944246620533313622008-10-28T08:44:00.000-04:002008-10-28T08:44:00.000-04:00Jessica,<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you've found this helpful and I hope your rhinoplasty recovery continues to go smoothly. I developed this idea out of a need to better determine patients' expectations and goals, but it also helps them focus better on what is realistic.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for visiting our site. All the best,<BR/><BR/>--David C. Pearson, M.D.David C. Pearson, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04882158689814530000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15744106.post-24737800671919306512008-10-28T02:50:00.000-04:002008-10-28T02:50:00.000-04:00Dr. Pearson,<BR/><BR/>Your entry about the Beauty Vector and managing a patient's expectations for plastic surgery was very insightful for me. As a slow-to-heal rhinoplasty patient 9 months into recovery, I know how much of an emotional rollercoaster the entire process can be. Before my surgery, it was stressed time and time again that to expect perfection is unreasonable, and that the goal should be improvement. Of course I understood this, but did I really grasp the idea? I never wanted 'perfection' so to speak, I just wanted the nose I had been picturing in my mind. It didn't really occur to me that for all intents and purposes, this was, in fact, expecting perfection--MY idea of perfection. Reading about your Beauty Vector concept has made me aware of that. Actually building a concept of that in my mind has helped me to adjust my thinking. I think wanting the surgery so much for so long made me more inclined to develop my own set of preconceived expections, and although I thought my expectations were reasonable, I never thought to renegotiate them. I wish I would have been able to think about it in this way from the beginning, but it has helped me at this point in my recovery nonetheless. <BR/><BR/>Even though I'm not a patient of yours, I wanted to let you know how your insight has affected me and impacted my attitude during the healing process. Thank you!<BR/><BR/>Jessica<BR/>Minneapolis, MNJessicanoreply@blogger.com