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Dr. Jacono discusses getting group surgery with family, friends, and significant others

More People Are Getting Surgery with a Partner

Dr. Jacono was featured in an ABC News segment on pairing up with loved ones for plastic surgery. This group surgery phenomenon has seen a rise in recent popularity and has made it easier for certain patients to have the work they’ve always wanted. 

“There is an inaccurate perception that plastic surgery is something you have to go through alone,” says Dr. Jacono. “That is simply not the case, especially today. More and more people bring their relatives, friends, and significant others to the doctor’s office. They even undergo the same procedures at the same time.”

According to 2005 statistics released by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 34 percent of facial plastic surgeons reported an increase in patients undergoing plastic surgery with a partner. This number has only swelled in recent years. Patients note that having a companion during the process makes the experience emotionally easier, not to mention less physically exhausting. In short, getting surgery with a loved one makes it more palatable.

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Elvia and her daughter Lauren-Beth before surgery | NYC

Elvia Rabinor said that she hadn’t seriously considered plastic surgery until her daughter, Lauren-Beth Kassinger, asked her about it.

“She called me one day and said, ‘What are you doing this next week? How about getting your nose done?’” said Rabinor. “It was a pretty surprising call to get!”

Kassinger was 28 when she had surgery in February 2003. She was a professional dancer and model working for Capezio. She had always been self-conscious of the small bump on the bridge of her nose, as well as her droopy nasal tip. Her mother had a similar nasal profile.

“I was always a little insecure my whole life,” said Kassinger. “And it just happened to be the right time in my life to do it. I didn’t want to do it alone.”

Rabinor, a dance instructor, was 49 at the time of her surgery. The tip of her nose was especially droopy, a symptom that often occurs with age. Although the mother-daughter pair wanted similar things from their surgeries, they ultimately wanted slightly different noses. Their plastic surgeon was happy to oblige to their requests.

Elvia and her daughter Lauren-Beth after surgery | NY

Kassinger and Rabinor are thrilled with their results and say that the experience brought them closer together. They found a reliable companion in each other and were able to heal together. According to them, there was no better way to go through the experience. They can’t imagine having gone through it without mutual support.

“I actually was really excited about taking this step,” Kassinger said. “I definitely am closer to my mom because of it. It is traumatic. It is a big change. It was so great to have her there with me.” 

According to Dr. Jacono, such pairings are, while less common than individual experiences, not exactly rare. Getting moral support and bonding with a friend or relative through surgery seems like a logical solution to what could otherwise be a very lonely treatment.

“I routinely have mother-daughter and father-son pairs come in for surgery,” he says. “There is nothing quite as comforting as going through treatment with someone you deeply trust and love.”

Demystification, Slowly

Even better news about plastic surgery is that it is becoming gradually less taboo. In 2005, for example, surgeons performed 10.2 million cosmetic procedures, up 11 percent from 2004. The reasons for this are manifold, but to Dr. Jacono, the biggest contributing factor is that there are so many TV shows about plastic surgery. Social media has also done a great deal to demystify the process.

“The sheer volume of television shows and social media posts about plastic surgery speaks to its popularity,” he says. “Plastic surgery is extremely safe and is not something that people have to be afraid of. If you’re still doubtful, you can always bring someone along to share the experience with you. There are so many ways around the fear of something going wrong.”

That said, Jacono warns that people still need to take precautions before a nip-and-tuck. Any surgery can be dangerous, and healing can be long and difficult for some. To circumvent any potential problems, he recommends vetting your surgeon as thoroughly as possible. Make sure that they are board-certified and specialize in the procedure you seek.

“You should ask how many procedures they’ve done, and how many they do on an average weekly or monthly basis,” says Dr. Jacono. “You should also speak to previous patients and be able to see hundreds of pictures of the type of work you’re looking for. The doctor shouldn’t be hiding anything from you—their website is a good indicator of their training and expertise. Do your research, and never settle for anything less than the best!”

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Doctor Jacono’s desire to become a facial plastic surgeon was solidified in grade school. There was a girl on his school bus route who was born with a cleft lip and palate deformity. Unfortunately, whenever she spoke, air and words escaped through her nose. Kids teased her and were cruel, and nobody would sit next to her on the bus, so he decided to sit with her. One day, the girl had plastic surgery and returned to school with her face repaired. Suddenly, classmates saw her face instead of her deformity and immediately treated her normally. It was at that moment that Doctor Jacono knew he wanted to fix people’s faces and change their lives. This is why he has gone on over twenty plastic surgery missions to poor countries around the world and provided free cleft lip and surgery for birth defects to over 500 children.

Because of this experience in his childhood, Doctor Jacono understands that one of our basic needs as human beings is to feel confident about our appearance. It’s is Doctor Jacono’s passion to help his patients achieve their facial aesthetic goals, creating natural appearing results to either enhance their beauty and proportion or rejuvenate their aging appearance. He is a world-renowned leader in the field of facial plastic surgery and only performs surgery on the face, not the body. He has innovated many facelift, eyelid lift, and rhinoplasty surgical techniques, publishing in leading peer reviewed literature and lecturing at plastic surgery conferences all over the world. He is committed to sharing what he has learned teaching surgeons from around the world.

His approach is to maintain your uniqueness and facial identity; it is still you just better. To do this he uses a customized, bespoke approach to each patient employing the most minimally invasive, innovative, and cutting-edge technology. Doctor Jacono has never performed the same procedure on any two of the thousands of patients he has treated. He is committed to providing his surgical expertise in a caring, supportive environment with a professional staff that has you as their focus and concern.