“Fact”: Only excessively vain people get plastic surgery, and I’m shallow to care about looking younger than I really am.

Dr. Youn tells his patients that each one of us sits somewhere along a scale indicating how much we are willing to do to look younger than we do right now. For some people, all they are willing to do to improve their appearance is to eat better and use creams on their skin. Others may be willing to undergo treatments at home like at-home microdermabrasion and handheld laser treatments, some are willing to have in-office lasers and other noninvasive procedures, and others may consider injections of Botox and fillers. Only a small percentage of people are willing to go under the knife to enhance their appearance.