April 22, 2025
Beauty Series #3: Boring Beauty
When it comes to beauty, some people approach it with excitement and a flurry of activity, while others take a calm, methodical approach. When it comes to plastic surgery, boring is actually better.
Dr. Bass explains his concept of “boring beauty”—why slow, thoughtful decision-making leads to the best results. Rushing into procedures may feel exciting, but taking your time ensures you make the right choices.
Of course, achieving your beauty goals should be fun and fulfilling, but on the execution side, a steady, careful approach by your plastic surgeon is key to success.
About Dr. Lawrence Bass
Innovator. Industry veteran. In-demand Park Avenue board certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Lawrence Bass is a true master of his craft, not only in the OR but as an industry pioneer in the development and evaluation of new aesthetic technologies. With locations in both Manhattan (on Park Avenue between 62nd and 63rd Streets) and in Great Neck, Long Island, Dr. Bass has earned his reputation as the plastic surgeon for the most discerning patients in NYC and beyond.
To learn more, visit the Bass Plastic Surgery website or follow the team on Instagram @drbassnyc
Subscribe to the Park Avenue Plastic Surgery Class newsletter to be notified of new episodes & receive exclusive invitations, offers, and information from Dr. Bass.
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Welcome to Park Avenue
Plastic Surgery Class,
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the podcast where we explore controversies
and breaking issues in plastic
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surgery. I'm your cohost, Summer Hardy,
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a clinical assistant at Bass
Plastic Surgery in New York City.
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I'm excited to be here with Dr. Lawrence
Bass, Park Avenue plastic surgeon,
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educator and technology innovator.
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The title of today's
episode is Boring Beauty.
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00:00:24,780 --> 00:00:27,360
This is another episode
in our beauty series,
9
00:00:27,420 --> 00:00:31,650
the series where we present and discuss
Dr. Bass's advice and philosophy about
10
00:00:31,650 --> 00:00:35,880
your beauty and how to put together
your beauty program. Okay, Dr. Bass,
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00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:39,210
you've piqued my curiosity again,
what is this episode about?
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00:00:39,300 --> 00:00:40,560
What is boring beauty?
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00:00:41,820 --> 00:00:45,240
Well, when we think about
working on our beauty,
14
00:00:45,990 --> 00:00:49,350
we can have a lot of mania. We
can have a lot of excitement.
15
00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:54,720
We can have a flurry of intense
activity or we can be very
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00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:55,500
calm,
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00:00:55,500 --> 00:01:00,150
very organized and
methodical in planning and
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executing the beauty plan.
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And so this episode is about
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taking that approach and
working in that fashion
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to achieve our beauty goals.
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Okay, so why is boring better?
23
00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:24,240
So boring beauty means
you're deliberating,
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00:01:24,930 --> 00:01:28,860
you're thinking carefully.
You're not rushing,
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you are taking your time to make
sure you're making the right
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decision. History, changing your
face or your body appearance. I mean,
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people see your face all day, every day.
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So making sure you're
certain that a certain
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00:01:48,030 --> 00:01:52,350
treatment procedure or
change is the right decision
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is a pretty good idea because if you
do something you decide two weeks
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later was a bad idea,
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that's going to show all day every
day until you can correct it if it's
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00:02:05,250 --> 00:02:06,150
correctable.
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Okay. And what does boring allow?
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So what boring allows
is a focus on process.
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We're not rushing. It's
more logic, less emotion.
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So maybe the Mr. Spock of beauty.
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Okay, I get the idea,
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but isn't it supposed to be fun
planning and getting plastic surgery?
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Absolutely.
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It's very fun and it's
very emotionally satisfying
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to achieve your beauty goals. And
the process should be fun as well.
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So there's nothing wrong with fun.
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The emotion is okay on the
experience side and also
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on the perception of beauty side,
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but it's not as useful
in decision making and
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definitely not on the execution
side by the plastic surgeon.
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That's where boring
and methodical severely
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works to your advantage over being very
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flip,
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very casual for very rushed
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and hepped up about things.
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Being calm and boring
really helps you succeed at
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00:03:24,220 --> 00:03:29,140
achieving your goals, particularly on
the execution side with the surgeon.
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00:03:29,920 --> 00:03:33,030
That makes sense. How did you
come upon this concept, Dr. Bass?
56
00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:39,520
I put this idea into
words many years ago when
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00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:43,990
some of the big reality TV
plastic surgery shows were
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00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:48,730
on the networks, the
Swan, Extreme Makeover,
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00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:52,930
Plastic Surgery 90210, Miami Slice.
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These were reality TV shows that
showed patients getting plastic
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00:03:57,700 --> 00:04:02,440
surgery. And one of my patients
who is a major network producer,
62
00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:05,350
asked me at the time, she said, "Dr. Bass,
63
00:04:05,350 --> 00:04:08,920
there are so many great plastic
surgeons in New York City.
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You are a great plastic surgeon.
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Why isn't there a reality plastic
surgery show in New York City?"
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And I said to her, "we're boring, right?
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If you need surgery on
your body, on your face,
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00:04:24,970 --> 00:04:29,680
we're a really good choice
because we're boring,
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we're careful, we're grounded, stable,
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00:04:34,810 --> 00:04:36,460
but we're not very entertaining.
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And TV shows are about
entertainment and boring doesn't
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00:04:42,460 --> 00:04:44,440
work there." And she said, "you know,
73
00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:48,520
you're right." So that's when
I first thought about this,
74
00:04:48,580 --> 00:04:52,210
and I was reminded of this more recently,
75
00:04:52,300 --> 00:04:55,060
and that led me to plan
this specific episode.
76
00:04:55,330 --> 00:04:58,660
So I saw a bank commercial where
they talked about boring banking,
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00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:01,750
and they said, boring
banking launches rockets.
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00:05:01,750 --> 00:05:05,620
It launches your retirement
and your financial security,
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00:05:05,620 --> 00:05:08,110
and it lets you pursue
all your hopes and dreams.
80
00:05:08,590 --> 00:05:13,120
So getting your beauty
with boring beauty does
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00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:17,500
exactly the same thing. Lets you
full fulfill your hopes and dreams,
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00:05:17,890 --> 00:05:22,570
get the confidence of looking the way
you envision yourself image where you'd
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00:05:22,570 --> 00:05:24,370
like to style yourself.
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00:05:25,030 --> 00:05:29,110
And so boring beauty is extremely
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powerful.
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Thank you, Dr. Bass, for laying
out this fascinating concept to us.
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Thank you for listening to the Park
Avenue Plastic Surgery Class podcast.
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Follow us on Apple Podcasts,
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write a review and share
the show with your friends.
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Be sure to join us next time to avoid
missing all the great content that is
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coming your way. If you want to
contact us with comments or questions,
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00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:53,230
we'd love to hear from you.
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00:05:53,230 --> 00:05:57,430
Send us an email at
podcast@drbass.net or DM us
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on Instagram @drbassnyc.
00:00:01,380 --> 00:00:03,900
Welcome to Park Avenue
Plastic Surgery Class,
2
00:00:03,930 --> 00:00:07,650
the podcast where we explore controversies
and breaking issues in plastic
3
00:00:07,650 --> 00:00:10,440
surgery. I'm your cohost, Summer Hardy,
4
00:00:10,470 --> 00:00:13,680
a clinical assistant at Bass
Plastic Surgery in New York City.
5
00:00:13,980 --> 00:00:18,450
I'm excited to be here with Dr. Lawrence
Bass, Park Avenue plastic surgeon,
6
00:00:18,450 --> 00:00:19,950
educator and technology innovator.
7
00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:23,820
The title of today's
episode is Boring Beauty.
8
00:00:24,780 --> 00:00:27,360
This is another episode
in our beauty series,
9
00:00:27,420 --> 00:00:31,650
the series where we present and discuss
Dr. Bass's advice and philosophy about
10
00:00:31,650 --> 00:00:35,880
your beauty and how to put together
your beauty program. Okay, Dr. Bass,
11
00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:39,210
you've piqued my curiosity again,
what is this episode about?
12
00:00:39,300 --> 00:00:40,560
What is boring beauty?
13
00:00:41,820 --> 00:00:45,240
Well, when we think about
working on our beauty,
14
00:00:45,990 --> 00:00:49,350
we can have a lot of mania. We
can have a lot of excitement.
15
00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:54,720
We can have a flurry of intense
activity or we can be very
16
00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:55,500
calm,
17
00:00:55,500 --> 00:01:00,150
very organized and
methodical in planning and
18
00:01:00,150 --> 00:01:02,580
executing the beauty plan.
19
00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:08,460
And so this episode is about
20
00:01:08,790 --> 00:01:13,680
taking that approach and
working in that fashion
21
00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:15,450
to achieve our beauty goals.
22
00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:19,200
Okay, so why is boring better?
23
00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:24,240
So boring beauty means
you're deliberating,
24
00:01:24,930 --> 00:01:28,860
you're thinking carefully.
You're not rushing,
25
00:01:30,090 --> 00:01:34,560
you are taking your time to make
sure you're making the right
26
00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:39,390
decision. History, changing your
face or your body appearance. I mean,
27
00:01:39,390 --> 00:01:42,600
people see your face all day, every day.
28
00:01:43,170 --> 00:01:47,670
So making sure you're
certain that a certain
29
00:01:48,030 --> 00:01:52,350
treatment procedure or
change is the right decision
30
00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:57,420
is a pretty good idea because if you
do something you decide two weeks
31
00:01:57,420 --> 00:01:59,220
later was a bad idea,
32
00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:04,890
that's going to show all day every
day until you can correct it if it's
33
00:02:05,250 --> 00:02:06,150
correctable.
34
00:02:07,190 --> 00:02:09,390
Okay. And what does boring allow?
35
00:02:10,350 --> 00:02:14,010
So what boring allows
is a focus on process.
36
00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:19,680
We're not rushing. It's
more logic, less emotion.
37
00:02:19,920 --> 00:02:22,290
So maybe the Mr. Spock of beauty.
38
00:02:23,070 --> 00:02:24,570
Okay, I get the idea,
39
00:02:24,570 --> 00:02:28,590
but isn't it supposed to be fun
planning and getting plastic surgery?
40
00:02:29,370 --> 00:02:30,300
Absolutely.
41
00:02:30,330 --> 00:02:35,190
It's very fun and it's
very emotionally satisfying
42
00:02:36,330 --> 00:02:41,070
to achieve your beauty goals. And
the process should be fun as well.
43
00:02:41,430 --> 00:02:43,350
So there's nothing wrong with fun.
44
00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:48,300
The emotion is okay on the
experience side and also
45
00:02:48,300 --> 00:02:50,340
on the perception of beauty side,
46
00:02:51,180 --> 00:02:55,890
but it's not as useful
in decision making and
47
00:02:55,890 --> 00:03:00,400
definitely not on the execution
side by the plastic surgeon.
48
00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:05,620
That's where boring
and methodical severely
49
00:03:05,620 --> 00:03:10,360
works to your advantage over being very
50
00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:11,140
flip,
51
00:03:11,140 --> 00:03:15,790
very casual for very rushed
52
00:03:16,390 --> 00:03:18,520
and hepped up about things.
53
00:03:19,270 --> 00:03:24,220
Being calm and boring
really helps you succeed at
54
00:03:24,220 --> 00:03:29,140
achieving your goals, particularly on
the execution side with the surgeon.
55
00:03:29,920 --> 00:03:33,030
That makes sense. How did you
come upon this concept, Dr. Bass?
56
00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:39,520
I put this idea into
words many years ago when
57
00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:43,990
some of the big reality TV
plastic surgery shows were
58
00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:48,730
on the networks, the
Swan, Extreme Makeover,
59
00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:52,930
Plastic Surgery 90210, Miami Slice.
60
00:03:52,930 --> 00:03:57,700
These were reality TV shows that
showed patients getting plastic
61
00:03:57,700 --> 00:04:02,440
surgery. And one of my patients
who is a major network producer,
62
00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:05,350
asked me at the time, she said, "Dr. Bass,
63
00:04:05,350 --> 00:04:08,920
there are so many great plastic
surgeons in New York City.
64
00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:10,390
You are a great plastic surgeon.
65
00:04:11,350 --> 00:04:15,580
Why isn't there a reality plastic
surgery show in New York City?"
66
00:04:16,630 --> 00:04:21,070
And I said to her, "we're boring, right?
67
00:04:21,100 --> 00:04:24,970
If you need surgery on
your body, on your face,
68
00:04:24,970 --> 00:04:29,680
we're a really good choice
because we're boring,
69
00:04:29,770 --> 00:04:34,180
we're careful, we're grounded, stable,
70
00:04:34,810 --> 00:04:36,460
but we're not very entertaining.
71
00:04:37,750 --> 00:04:42,460
And TV shows are about
entertainment and boring doesn't
72
00:04:42,460 --> 00:04:44,440
work there." And she said, "you know,
73
00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:48,520
you're right." So that's when
I first thought about this,
74
00:04:48,580 --> 00:04:52,210
and I was reminded of this more recently,
75
00:04:52,300 --> 00:04:55,060
and that led me to plan
this specific episode.
76
00:04:55,330 --> 00:04:58,660
So I saw a bank commercial where
they talked about boring banking,
77
00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:01,750
and they said, boring
banking launches rockets.
78
00:05:01,750 --> 00:05:05,620
It launches your retirement
and your financial security,
79
00:05:05,620 --> 00:05:08,110
and it lets you pursue
all your hopes and dreams.
80
00:05:08,590 --> 00:05:13,120
So getting your beauty
with boring beauty does
81
00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:17,500
exactly the same thing. Lets you
full fulfill your hopes and dreams,
82
00:05:17,890 --> 00:05:22,570
get the confidence of looking the way
you envision yourself image where you'd
83
00:05:22,570 --> 00:05:24,370
like to style yourself.
84
00:05:25,030 --> 00:05:29,110
And so boring beauty is extremely
85
00:05:29,410 --> 00:05:30,280
powerful.
86
00:05:31,390 --> 00:05:35,260
Thank you, Dr. Bass, for laying
out this fascinating concept to us.
87
00:05:36,070 --> 00:05:40,180
Thank you for listening to the Park
Avenue Plastic Surgery Class podcast.
88
00:05:40,270 --> 00:05:42,100
Follow us on Apple Podcasts,
89
00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:44,410
write a review and share
the show with your friends.
90
00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:48,070
Be sure to join us next time to avoid
missing all the great content that is
91
00:05:48,070 --> 00:05:51,640
coming your way. If you want to
contact us with comments or questions,
92
00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:53,230
we'd love to hear from you.
93
00:05:53,230 --> 00:05:57,430
Send us an email at
podcast@drbass.net or DM us
94
00:05:57,430 --> 00:05:58,150
on Instagram @drbassnyc.