How breast implants are like sushi [Urmen Desai, MD, Beverly Hills]

Eva Sheie (00:04):
Welcome to the podcast Where Before Meets After. Submit your questions for our experts at wherebeforemeetsafter.com. I'm your host, Eva Sheie.

Dr. Desai (00:14):
My name is Urmen Desai. I am a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, California.

Eva Sheie (00:21):
How much do breast implants cost?

Dr. Desai (00:24):
The answer depends on what market your doctor works in. So I think if you're in a major metropolitan city, there's a large range, based on the experience in age of your surgeon. So I think there's a large range. It's really difficult to answer.

Eva Sheie (00:43):
It is a very hard question.

Dr. Desai (00:44):
But I think that if you're searching for your doctor and you feel safe with your doctor, they're board certified. They're a plastic surgeon. It's like sushi, right? You don't want to go cheap on sushi. So as long as you feel comfortable with that doctor, don't go with the cheapest doctor because you wouldn't go with the cheapest sushi or else you're going to get sick.

Eva Sheie (01:04):
Good analogy. Well said. Where can we find you on Instagram?

Dr. Desai (01:09):
My Instagram handle is @DesaiPlasticSurgery, D-E-S-A-I, plastic surgery. That's where you can see most of my work and get in touch with me, slide into the dms. Come visit Beverly Hills, California. We'll go to lunch.

Eva Sheie (01:23):
I love your Instagram. We talked about this yesterday, because it's not just before and after photos. It's actual life and it represents the transformation and the changes that are happening and not just the surgery itself.

Dr. Desai (01:39):
Yeah, we talked about lifestyle pictures, and these are real people. I show their face, I tag them. So you can click their handle and then you can see what kind of life they're living with, their new breast implants versus before and after with their head cut off and their torso cutoff and you just see the chest and the nipples covered so you can't really see the entire breast. So I like the lifestyle pictures type of post because it shows that they're real people, how their breasts looking clothing and how they're living their best life.

Eva Sheie (02:08):
I have a bonus question. Last time I asked you, I got a great story, so I'm going to ask it again. Who is the last celebrity that you saw on the street?

Dr. Desai (02:18):
You have a good memory. Yeah, the last story was a good one.

Eva Sheie (02:20):
Cuz it was so funny.

Dr. Desai (02:23):
Here's a story. There's a very famous rapper that came to see another provider. I'll say he's a dentist that shares an office with me. Huge famous rapper. So I said, oh, hey, I'd love to take a photo with you. And he said, sure. So I'm in my white coat. He's super tall, huge. And we got a photo together and I posted on my Instagram. He was there to just see my friend who's a dentist, shares the office down the hall. And I posted it and a lot of my followers were like, oh my God. I didn't say he was my patient, but I just said, I got a picture with him

Eva Sheie (03:02):
They just made an assumption.

Dr. Desai (03:03):
They made an assumption and they started making comments. And then they tagged a bigger rap hip hop Instagram page and they got wind of it. And then they reposted that picture and say, this famous rapper took a picture with Dr. Desai, plastic surgeon. Do you think? What do you think he got done? They reposted it and posed a question, searching for more comments, and that gives them more traction. That's going to boost their post. So then what did you think? And then so it became a big thing. And then they're like, oh, he got this, he got that done, he got that. And so it became a huge thing.

Eva Sheie (03:39):
Did they call you and ask you to take it down?

Dr. Desai (03:41):
The girlfriend got upset.

Eva Sheie (03:45):
Not the PR not the manager.

Dr. Desai (03:46):
The girlfriend called the dentist's assistant who they've been communicating about appointments and said, oh, can your, can Dr. Desai take that post down. Why is he posting? Everybody thinks that my boyfriend got X, Y, Z done. And so it became a big to-do, which is very, very funny.

Eva Sheie (04:07):
That is funny. You're just doing your thing.

Dr. Desai (04:11):
I was just seeing a celebrity in my hallway, and of course, I want a selfie.

Eva Sheie (04:15):
Yeah, that's the other thing about your Instagram is that you love to get selfies with celebrities, which makes it very entertaining.

Dr. Desai (04:22):
Yeah.

Eva Sheie (04:23):
Yeah. All right. Well, next time I see you, I'm going to ask you again.

Dr. Desai (04:27):
I got to keep my eyes peeled for more celebs, I guess. Right?

Eva Sheie (04:30):
Hopefully not inside the office.

Dr. Desai (04:33):
Yes. Well, I do want to finish by saying I love what you do and I commend you, and also being a leader in this field and a trailblazer and trying new things and being on the forefront of new things, especially as doctors, we're conservative and we just go with what's safe. So I like how you're a real trailblazer.

Eva Sheie (04:52):
Thank you, Dr. Desai. I think that knowing doctors makes it easier to make decisions, and that's just what I'm trying to do, and I happen to love it.

Dr. Desai (05:01):
That's beautiful.

Eva Sheie (05:02):
I'm happy to know you too. Thank you.

Dr. Desai (05:03):
Yes, yes.

Eva Sheie (05:06):
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