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- University of Sydney study found
that appearance often counts more than experience
when it comes to finding employment.
So what do you do if you feel a little underwhelmed
in the looks department but are desperate for the job?
How far are you willing to go?
- Cosmetic Physician, Doctor Gavin Chan,
says more people are turning to Botox and fillers
to improve their chances of getting a job.
While many brides are cheating a little
to look their best on their wedding day.
And Doctor Chan joins us now.
Good morning Gavin. - Morning Gavin.
- Good morning. - Thanks for coming in.
- So, wait, if say someone comes to you.
- Yes.
- Saying I want to apply for a job,
how can you help me look better?
What can you do?
What are they after?
- Yeah, no problem.
Well, it's a really competitive job market out there.
And presentation now is equal
to make sure you maximize your chance
of getting the job you want.
So just as you do your hair, or put your best suit on,
for your job interview.
Nowadays people want to put their best face forward.
You can do that now without cosmetic surgery.
So there's a lot of procedures, nonsurgical procedures,
which can be done in a doctor's office
to make you look and feel your best.
- [David] So what do they ask you for?
Getting rid of wrinkles?
- Yeah, so for example I had a lady who came in to me,
she was in her 40's, she wanted to apply for a job
in real estate and most of the other candidates
were a little bit younger than her.
She didn't want to look tired.
She just wanted to look a bit rejuvenated, refreshed.
So we did some Botox to sort out some lines around the eyes,
some frown lines, and we did some fillers
to smooth out some wrinkles, and a few laser treatments
just to make the skin appear a bit brighter,
a bit more even toned, and smooth out a few wrinkles.
And she just felt a bit more confident
and it gave her a bit of an edge.
- Can you get the same thing these days non surgically
and get pretty much the same results?
- Yes.
- [Kim] Or is it really different stages
and different things?
- They are very different, surgery
and non surgical procedures, are very different.
Generally, the non surgical procedures,
more for expression lines like, for example,
Botox for frown lines or to fill out ...
- [Kim] And certainly cheaper by the look of these.
- [Dr. Gavin Chan] And cheaper, definitely,
and less invasive.
So they're for different people.
Cosmetic surgery is usually reserved
for people who need more lifting.
For example, a face lift or brow lift,
or to remove excess eyelids.
But there's certainly a place for each of them.
- Presumably, if you're going for a job,
you're thinking I'll be having my appointment
in a week's time.
Is that too soon to have Botox or these treatments?
I mean, is there a ...
- Botox works in about a week.
But preferably you try these things
well before the interview.
There's a lot of other things you can do, you know.
Certainly you don't have to have Botox or fillers.
You can look at some good skincare, for example,
just to brighten the skin up.
So there's a lot of things you can do before an interview.
- You were telling us just in the air break,
you've got lasers that do everything.
What do they do and why do we occasionally see stories
about the dangers of it and when laser goes wrong?
How does that happen?
- Yes, we specialize in laser treatments
so we have about 12 lasers at our clinic, you know.
Each one is for a specific job.
So there's a laser for brown spots,
a laser broken capillaries, laser for tattoos, for hair,
for scarring, for wrinkles.
- [Kim] Holy Hell, what was that laser all about?
- There's a lot laser.
So you've gotta make sure,
when you see a Doctor about laser treatments,
you see someone specialized in the field.
And there's a lot of people out there
with maybe a substandard laser.
Or just one laser system which can't do it all.
- What are the risks of laser?
- There are risks.
But as to any cosmetic procedure,
there's always gonna be risk and benefit.
Done properly, the risks are generally quite small.
There's usually some redness,
or a little bit of swelling afterwards,
and that's quite normal, it can happen for a few days.
But generally, done properly,
these risks are really minimized.
- Gavin, as a Doctor, we were showing some pictures before
of Jocelyn Wildenstein, the New York socialite
who's clearly gone way too far and needs a new best friend.
- $4 million worth of surgery.
- Amazing, isn't it?
I mean that you would spend that much money looking
so strange.
But is there a point,
at which there's the point of no return,
when it comes to cosmetic surgery?
- [David] There it is, right there.
- [Kim] Well I would say the point of no return
was probably some procedures earlier.
- [David] Some time before.
- [Dr. Gavin Chan] A few years ago.
I mean this is a very extreme example
of what can be done with cosmetic surgery and,
generally, the doctor has got to take some responsibility
when the patient comes to you and says,
"Look, can I have this done?"
We really wanna make people look better.
- [Kim] I'm glad you said that, yeah.
- I mean, why would we do something like that?
It's not good for us, and it's not good for the patient.
- No, you don't want her walking into your reception area,
do you?
- Yeah, don't look good, you'll scare everyone off.
- Is there a point at which a patient is too young
for cosmetic enhancement?
- Sure.
I always set limits as to what age I'll accept people
for certain cosmetic procedures.
And, you know, there are procedures which young people
can have.
And there are procedures older people would have.
For the younger age group, in their 20's,
you might advise them good skincare and good sunscreen.
And that might be all they need.
Someone in their 30's and 40's might look at some fillers,
you know, maybe some cheek enhancements,
some anti-wrinkle injections, some Botox.
And as you get a bit older, maybe some laser resurfacing.
So each certain age group has a specific group
of treatments which are suited to them.
- Is there such a thing as
preventative cosmetic enhancement?
Can you Botox up in order to never have a wrinkle?
Before they occur?
- There is that theory where you say your face
is like a piece of paper,
your skin is like a piece of paper in a way.
If you continue to crease it, everyday,
you get a crease line.
So Botox helps prevent those creases
by stopping that movement.
So, in a way, you can have Botox as a preventative thing.
But, generally, I start this at around age 30 or greater.
- [Kim] Yeah because you see some
of these young models coming in
who really have beautiful skin,
and completely nothing wrong with them,
yet they feel this pressure.
But there are also some more unusual stories.
Like I understand one that one client,
or should I say customer,
one client that you had who wanted to look her best
for her funeral.
- [Dr. Gavin Chan] Yes, I had this lady who came in
to see me and she had this funeral coming up.
She hadn't seen all the relatives,
for probably five or six years, and the extended family,
and she was dreading looking old and tired.
So she'd come in for some Botox
and when she went to the wedding, sorry the funeral,
a few weeks later everyone was saying,
"Gee, you look amazing."
And everyone was crying but, "You look great.
I cannot put my finger on it but what is it?
You look fantastic."
- Well I thought she came in, perhaps,
to do the ugly cry face and just
to sort of have a bad trickle of the tears
that she could easily dab without ruining her makeup.
- You can do it naturally
so it doesn't end up looking too unusual.
- There is that point, though, isn't there?
Where you see people that have had work done
and you are drawn to the fact that something is done.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
- How do these people achieve that fine line?
- Yeah, a lot of it's the doctor's responsibility.
If you overdo cosmetic surgery, you pull your face too tight
or if you even over Botox yourself,
you can get that very unusual looking appearance,
you know, the lips being too big.
There's an example.
- So is there endangerment?
Cause we hear about these Botox parties going on
around the country where people sort of go
to a Tupperware party,
except they have injections in their face.
Because that sort of sets off alarm bells in my head.
That worries me a bit.
- I tend to not favor doing things like that.
I think it's wrong because, really, Botox
and other cosmetic procedures are medical procedures.
It's not just putting on some makeup
or getting your haircut.
Really, you're looking at having something put in your face,
and I take it as a serious matter.
I want my patients not to be intoxicated,
and I want them to be fully informed,
and not at a Tupperware party or having some drinks
at the same time.
- Good to talk to you.
Thank you so much. - Thank you.
- [David] Thank you, Gavin.
- Alright, Home Shopping now, here's MaryAnn.