Cosmetic types of procedures are so common today that often it seems as though all of us have had a little nip/tuck. Non-invasive treatments such as laser light remedies sometimes are taken care of over a lunch hour, with no side effects. On the other hand, plastic surgery, no matter how common it is, still involves risky steps and carries risks, costs, and the potential for complications and regret. In the media, people breeze through surgical process, recovery downtime is nearly ignored, and have a new face or body by the end of the episode. Real surgery is nothing like that, and the decision to have cosmetic surgery is a serious one. How can you enlist if medical procedures is right for you? The final decision will have to be made jointly with a cosmetic surgeon. But there are a few questions that you can consider in order to evaluate if you will benefit from surgery, or in case your wishes are unrealistic.