While art involves media such as the canvas and marble, aesthetic plastic surgery deals with the human body. It is altering the face and body to more aesthetically and artistically desirable standards. Transferring art onto a canvas, or changing the body and face aesthetically both require intense knowledge of aesthetic principles. But what, in addition to aesthetic principles, is required of the aesthetic plastic surgeon? We are not talking about proper training, certification, and experience. Needless to say, any surgeon who devotes him/her self to aesthetically improving the face and body of another individual has to be appropriately trained, certified, and experienced.

But the artist or sculptor does not have to accept a work he/she has created. He/she can redo an art work until he/she is satisfied. The cosmetic plastic surgeon who deals with the face, body, and spirit of an individual does not have this option. He/she has only one shot at aesthetically improving an individual’s appearance, uplifting his/her spirit, and making him/her a happier individual.

Many factors are at play when dealing with the human body because the human body is not just skin, flesh, and bone.

IT IS THE KNOWLEDGE OF THESE FACTORS ALONG WITH  A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF AESTHETIC PRINCIPLES THAT MAKES THE AESTHETIC / COSMETIC PLASTIC SURGEON THE ULTIMATE ARTIST.