MIDDLETOWN, N.Y.—A group of renowned plastic surgeons and medical professionals are looking beyond patients’ surface into their hearts and minds to help them achieve long-lasting beauty.
This holistic approach to beauty, which departs from conventional cosmetic medicine thinking, was discussed at length at a global health symposium hosted by Northern Medical Center in Middletown, New York, on Oct. 7.
Jeffrey Yager, the symposium’s keynote speaker, said his end goal as a plastic surgeon is to make his patients happy. To do that, he looks at the whole person, including physical, nutritional, emotional, and spiritual aspects.
Dr. Jeffrey Yager speaks at the cosmetic medicine symposium at Northern Medical Center in Middletown, N.Y. on Oct. 7, 2022. (Cara Ding/The Epoch Times)
Yager owns a plastic surgery center in Manhattan and specializes in medical procedures such as body contouring, breast surgery, facial rejuvenation, and injectable treatments….