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>>> GOOD MORNING. WELCOME TO "GREAT DAY HOUSTON."
WITH THE HELP OF CELEBRITIES,
SNAPCHAT FILTERS AND SOCIAL
MEDIA WORLD WIDE, BEAUTY
SECRETS ARE FLOCKING TO GET THE
LOOK THEY FEEL BEST REPRESENTS
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. THE
THEM. THE CHOICE IS YOURS.
IS CONSTANT DAYDREAMING A
WARNING SIGN OF A MENTAL HEALTH
PROBLEM OR WISHFUL THINKING?
JOINING US ON THE PANEL IS
PLASTIC SURGEON EDWARD LEE
ALONG WITH PSYCHIATRIST DR.
COREY WALKER.
COREY WALKER. GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> THERE IS AN ISSUE NOW WITH
EXCESSIVE DAYDREAMING.
EXCESSIVE DAYDREAMING. THEY ARE LOOKING AT THIS AND
SAYING, COULD THIS BE A MENTAL
HEALTH DISORDER?
HEALTH DISORDER? IT HAS ITS PLACE DOESN'T IT?
>> IT DOES.
IT HELP USE BE CREATIVE.
IT HELPS YOU TAKE A MENTAL
BREAK WHEN STRESS IS HIGH.
IT HELPS YOU THINK OF YOUR
GOALS.
GOALS.
GOALS. IT
GOALS. IT HELPS YOU HAVE FANTASY AND
IMAGINATION.
IMAGINATION. >> I HAVE A FRIEND WHO REALLY
FELT LIKE SHE HAD AN IMAGINARY
BOYFRIEND BECAUSE SHE
DAYDREAMED ABOUT THE PERFECT
MAN SO MUCH.
>> THAT'S WHEN IT CAN GET TO BE
A PROBLEM.
A PROBLEM. YOU MISS THE REAL GUY BECAUSE
YOU ARE BUSY DAYDREAMING ABOUT
THE IMAGINARY GUY.
>> AS A SURGEON YOU CAN NEVER
DAYDREAM DURING SURGERY?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> THEY SAY IT IS NOT FORMALLY
RECOGNIZED AS A PSYCHIATRIC
DISORDER BUT A DISRUPTION.
>> THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO PUT
IT.
IT.
IT. >>
IT. >> WE
IT. >> WE MENTIONED HOW SO MANY
PEOPLE ARE CHANGING THEIR
LOOKS.
LOOKS.
LOOKS. IT
LOOKS. IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKE WE ALL
WANT TOMORPH INTO THE SAME
PERSON AT SO POINT.
YOU DO A LOT OF ASIAN EYELID
SURGERY.
SURGERY.
SURGERY. OTHERS WANT ALMOND SHAPED EYES.
BLACK GIRLS HAVE HAD BIG
BOOTIES FOREVER.
BOOTIES FOREVER. ALL OF A SUDDEN KIM KARDASHIAN
MADE IT COOL.
IT IS LIKE WE ARE ALL HEADING
IN THE SAME DIRECTION.
>> WITH SOCIAL MEDIA AND
GLOBALIZATION I FEEL LIKE THE
EASTERN, WESTERN AND ASIAN LOOK
IS CONVERGING INTO A SINGLE
LOOK.
LOOK.
LOOK. PEOPLE WANT THEIR OWN
INDIVIDUAL LOOK.
INDIVIDUAL LOOK. IT IS ALMOST LIKE A DESIGNER
PLASTIC SURGERY.
PLASTIC SURGERY. DIFFERENT SHAPED EYES.
DIFFERENT COVERAGE TO THE FACE.
CHANGING THEIR NOSE.
IT HAS BECOME DIFFERENT THAN
WHAT IT USED TO BE.
>> ANCESTRY DNA WILL TELL YOU
WHO YOU ARE EVERY TIME.
YOU KNOW THIS AS A PLASTIC
SURGEON, PEOPLE LIKE TO COME IN
AND YOU LIKE TO ENHANCE THEIR
LOOK SO THEY DON'T LOOK
SURGERY.
SURGERY.
SURGERY. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT
WHO IS TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM
WHERE THEY ARE AND WHEN THAT
BECOMES UNHEALTHY.
BECOMES UNHEALTHY. HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH PATIENT
WHO IS COME IN AND SAY I WANT
TO LOOK LIKE THAT?
>> THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF
BEING A PLASTIC SURGEON IS SET
EXPECTATIONS OF WHAT I CAN
ACHIEVE FOR THE PATIENT AND
WHAT I FEEL LIKE IS A STRETCH.
JUST GETTING A GOOD MENTAL
IMPRESSION OF THEM.
IT IS A BIG PART OF WHAT WE DO
IN PLASTIC SURGERY.
>> EVERY NOW AND THEN WE DO A
MICHAEL JACKSON STORY.
THAT IS ANOTHER ISSUE.
A CALIFORNIA MOM OF THREE TURNS
TO PLASTIC SURGERY TO REMOVER
-- REMOVE HER BREAST IMPLANT.
WE GO THROUGH DIFFERENT PHASES
IN LIFE.
IN LIFE.
IN LIFE. IT IS A MARKER OF WHERE WE ARE
IN LIFE.
IN LIFE.
IN LIFE. THERE ARE TIMES WHERE YOU GO
I'M NOT OUT THERE TO CATCH
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE. NO SHAME IN THAT.
IN THE BEGINNING, A LOT OF
TIMES WE HIDE WHAT WE DO TO
ENHANCE OURSELF.
ENHANCE OURSELF. SHOULD WE BE?
IT DOESN'T REALLY SERVE US TO
DO THAT DOES IT?
>> I DON'T THINK IT SERVES YOU
TO DO THAT.
HOWEVER, AT THE SAME TIME
PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO LOOK AS
NATURAL AS THEY CAN.
>> BREASTS ARE THE MOST COMMON
COSMETIC PROCEDURES IN THE U.S.
I HAVE SEEN MORE PATIENTS
COMING IN WANTING A SMALLER
SIZE OR REMOVING THE PLASTIC
COMPLETELY.
COMPLETELY. >> A CALIFORNIA MOM I WAS
TALKING ABOUT HAD A 32F AT ONE
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. THAT IS HUGE.
I WOULD IMAGINE, EVEN FOR
HEALTH REASONS, WANTED IT TO GO
DOWN.
DOWN.
DOWN. ON
DOWN. ON THE RUNWAY WE SEE A LONG,
LEAN MODEL.
LEAN MODEL. THEN YOU GO TO THE OTHER PUMPED
UP LOOK.
UP LOOK.
UP LOOK. >> IT IS LIKE WHEN I GOT MY
EYELASHES DONE, SHE SAID I'M
GOING TO GIVE YOU A NATURAL
LOOK.
LOOK.
LOOK. I
LOOK. I SAID NO, I HAVE NATURAL
ALREADY.
ALREADY.
ALREADY. I'M PAYING YOU TO MAKE THEM
LOOK UNNATURAL.
LOOK UNNATURAL. I KNOW A FEW YEARS AGO THERE
WAS A COUNSELING CENTER ON
CAMPUS.
CAMPUS.
CAMPUS. TODAY WE ARE SEEING WHERE YOU
CAN PET A PUPPY FOR A FEW
MINUTES.
MINUTES.
MINUTES. OR YOU CAN GO TO A SCREAM ROOM
AND JUST SCREAM.
THE PRESSURE TODAY IS SO MUCH
MORE THAN IT EVER HAS BEEN WHEN
IT COMES TO SCHOOL.
>> THERE ARE HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATES WITH RESUMES THAT
RIVAL MINE.
RIVAL MINE. WHAT ARE THESE KIDS DO?
THEY ARE ON A CAREER TRACK TO
GET INTO COLLEGE.
THEY HAVE PRESSURE.
WHEN THEY COME TO COLLEGE THEY
ARE NOT SURROUNDED BY THEIR
FAMILY.
FAMILY.
FAMILY. THEY MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. THEY HAVE ISOLATION.
THEY HAVE PRESSURE TO ACHIEVE.
THEY ARE AFRAID THEY WON'T MAKE
FRIENDS -- -- SOMETIMES THEY
START DRINKING AND DOING DRUGS.
SOMETIMES THEY HANG OUT IN
THEIR ROOM IN ISOLATION ALL THE
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. >>
TIME. >> IT IS IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT
WHAT SCHOOL YOU SEND YOUR CHILD
OFF TO.
OFF TO.
OFF TO. YOU NEED TO RECOGNIZE WHAT KIND
OF CHILD YOU HAVE.
SOME SCHOOLS ARE BIG AND CAN BE
SCARY.
SCARY.
SCARY. SOME SCHOOLS INSULATE YOU MORE.
KNOW THE CHILD YOU HAVE.
OR MAYBE THE FIRST YEAR