Greek Metropolis Occasions is worked up to welcome high plastic surgeon Dr. Tim Papadopoulos to the staff as a daily contributor and in-house well being, magnificence and wellness guru.
Few plastic surgeons match the repute earned by Dr. Tim Papadopoulos for his surgical talent and sense of aesthetic concord, particularly within the discipline of physique contouring and breast surgical procedure. President of the Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgical procedure (ASAPS) in 2014-2016, Dr.Papadopoulos is the Head of Plastic Surgical procedure at Westmead Personal Hospital and the Founder and Medical Director of CosmeticCulture Clinics.
He speaks completely to Greek Metropolis Occasions about rising up Greek in Australia, life, love, secrets and techniques to success and his definition of magnificence.
Though I used to be born in Australia, there’s a robust connection to my Greek heritage which runs in my blood.
I grew up jokingly saying that I used to be a part of a brand new breed of Greeks referred to as “Vlacho-Pontios”- and albeit, I’m shocked my father-in-law (who comes from Lesvos) ever allowed me to marry his daughter.
Anyway, my dad is fiercely Pontian having originated from a village referred to as Kerasounta (Cherry Tree) within the Pontos area located in northern Turkey. Their pressured migration within the 1920s noticed them fleeing in a ship from Smyrni (weeks earlier than the large fires which destroyed a part of town), disembarking in Athens and finally settling in a small village referred to as Areti, near Langada in Macedonia.
Then again, my mum’s household originated in Vlasti, outdoors of Ptolemaida in Kozani.
She was considered one of 10 children and endured a whole lot of hardship, particularly when the household’s dwelling was torched to the bottom in the course of the unrest of the civil battle in Greece which passed off on the finish of WWII.
For 2 years, her household of 12 had been confined to dwelling within the kitchen premises.
Quick ahead to the 1950s, my dad arrived in Melbourne, Australia and took up residence together with his uncle and aunty in Spotswood who sponsored him.
Mum got here to Australia in 1961, they bought married and the remainder is historical past as they are saying.
The trail from my childhood to the place I’m in the present day was removed from simple.
My era endured a tough time at college, one which was challenged each bodily and mentally too.
We had to deal with the “wog” period, till we had the numbers at college to struggle again and procure some type of dignity, respect and justice in the way in which we had been handled.
These fights and “argy bargy” with the “skippy kangaroothes” as they are saying was truly not the tough half. What I and lots of others grappled with was the emotional and psychological torture that we went by means of to be accepted as equals in each means.
There have been occasions I needed my title was “Smith or Johnson” in order that I blended-in extra simply into the Australian lifestyle, that I didn’t must work two or 3 times more durable to get the identical recognition and that I wasn’t torn between two mom countries- Australia and Greece.
Nevertheless, as they are saying, “diamonds are made below stress,” I, too, grew to become hardened, extra resilient and demonstrated a larger grit that noticed me by means of very tough occasions in my profession.
Perhaps it was a part of my Pontian aspect that got here through- the stubbornness, the one mindedness and immense pleasure that noticed me by means of these darkish occasions.
Or possibly it was my different Vlahiko aspect, that by means of kindness, forgiveness and being useful to others, that each one challenges might be overcome and inevitably result in a greater model of ourselves.
Three elements influenced my choice to pursue cosmetic surgery.
After I was round 7 years outdated, I used to frequent vintage ebook shops and be in awe of the thoughts boggling pathological circumstances in textbooks like Bailey & Love’s Quick Observe of Surgical procedure. I nonetheless keep in mind paying $2.50 for an early version and thought it was an absolute discount!
On the identical time, I used to be an altar boy, and was impressed by Nobel Prize winner Albert Schweitzer, who was a health care provider and theologian performing missionary work in Lambaréné, a part of French Equatorial Africa which is now Gabon. It actually sparked my altruistic nature for medication.
I used to be pretty creative rising up in class and had a superb aesthetic eye. Profitable a number of state artwork and design competitions gave me monumental self-confidence on this space and contemplated learning artwork at college earlier than my father intervened.
Anybody who has ever learn My Title is Asher Lev,by Chaim Potok, will perceive how painful and tortuous that call was for me to not pursue my love for artwork. Now a lot older, I can see my father’s knowledge extra clearly and so I’ve no regrets.
Watching The Benny Hill Present (and lots of repeats!) for laughs additionally gave me the appreciation for the feminine type.
Thus, the mix of medication, artwork and appreciation of the feminine type was the best marriage for me to pursue a profession in cosmetic surgery.
Obsessed with artwork and aesthetics, I’m an avid artwork collector and have even harboured ideas of proudly owning an artwork gallery.
I began gallery hopping and doing the rounds greater than 30 years ago- I purchased my first two main work while back-packing in Salvador, Bahia in Brazil and fell in love with the Afro-Brazilian tradition. Curiously, the artist turned out to be Menelaw Sete who’s now internationally famend as “The Picasso of Brazil.”
There are different works from many elements of the world collected after travelling to those websites to spark again the reminiscences and maybe aptly replicate the character of the collector.
Over time we’ve got amassed a big assortment of work and photographic artwork, from indigenous to modern artwork which (in concept not less than) was to be circulated amongst our three clinics to be loved by each employees and sufferers.
I’ve now run out of wall area at dwelling, so regardless of being nearly “empty nesters,” I want an even bigger area to show our paintings!
Lives well-lived share constant themes of household, contribution to neighborhood, kindness by means of small, easy acts and love.
Which brings me to crucial affect in my life – my mum, who personified every thing lovely in life, together with all of the themes I simply talked about.
Too many nice folks to say have influenced my life professionally, as I’m additionally an avid reader.
Studying in regards to the lives of others offers us clues as to what’s most essential in life.
I do imagine that “leaders are readers” and my children would attest to that as they spent many weekends visiting bookstores with me. I at all times taught them that studying will increase your vocabulary and your readability of expression – simply do it.
I’ve grow to be extra philosophical nowadays (immersing myself in Stoic philosophy).
I’m much less keen to waste my time, listening to damaging folks or to overlook a chance to be loving, to champion one other human being or have some enjoyable.
To achieve your “Mt. Everest” I imagine that you just want the next three issues at least.
- Lower your excuses in half and double the motion you take- success is far much less about IQ and rather more about onerous work.
- Be a contrarian- depart the herd mentality. This took me a very long time to know after which took some time to implement till I used to be rather more self-confident as a result of my pondering was at all times “out of the field” or “disruptive”. Bear in mind, that each one geniuses had been first laughed at earlier than they had been revered.
- You want grit- by no means hand over, be persistent. And please fall in love together with your craft and imaginative and prescient. You don’t get lucky- you create your personal luck and that each one masters undergo.
For me the phrase “magnificence” is probably the most overused, misunderstood, poorly outlined phrase within the English language.
As a beauty plastic surgeon I’m usually requested how I’d outline magnificence.
When requested this query, I’m at all times reminded of a quote from Confucius, “All the things has magnificence, however not everybody sees it.”
What makes a girl or man lovely? The Holy Grail of magnificence has by no means been fully understood.
The cliché, “magnificence is within the eye of the beholder,” is inaccurate in my view. It’s “notion of magnificence” that’s within the eye of the beholder. Every of us has a special notion of magnificence as all of us have completely different tastes, likes and dislikes, and this impacts our definition and notion of magnificence with respect to the best girl or man.
As a plastic surgeon, it’s my job to counsel folks about this notion of magnificence as a result of so many misconceptions exist.
Sadly, we depend on “magnificence authorities,” resembling Hollywood motion pictures, style designers and magnificence consultants to outline magnificence for us.
The requirements and standards of magnificence set by our society have been manipulated and bastardized and are fallacious, absurd and unrealistic.
Our position fashions have grow to be 20-something starlets and style fashions whose pictures have been rigorously orchestrated, airbrushed, photoshopped and drastically altered.
In individual, these folks don’t appear like their images!
To cite Oscar Wilde; “You don’t love a girl as a result of she is gorgeous, however she is gorgeous since you love her.”
For me what meaning is that we should acknowledge a girl’s inside and outer magnificence by altering their angle and having the ability to take an sincere, constructive take a look at themselves. After they look within the mirror, they should see the glass half full and never simply half empty.
Girls ought to determine and embrace these particular person attributes they’ve that make them lovely, after which study to intensify them. Be taught to rejoice your greatest options and set life like, achievable targets concerning your personal magnificence.
We, as a society, ought to permit a girl’s magnificence to evolve together with her as she ages to go well with her present stage of life.
Age with dignity, whereas nonetheless trying your greatest and, extra importantly, nonetheless trying such as you.
It’s my opinion {that a} mixture of bodily and psychological traits really makes a girl lovely. A lot of a girl’s magnificence is below her direct management and we as plastic surgeons have to encourage her to study to take management.
I imagine that attaining wellness and true happiness requires a holistic method.
I’m a proponent of best-selling creator and management professional, Robin Sharma, who talks in regards to the 4 inside empires – mindset, heartset, healthset and soulset – for private progress of a person.
Mindset is your psychology and you’ll have an awesome psychology and robust beliefs. However when you’ve got a poisonous coronary heart you’re going to sabotage your self.
Heartset is your emotionality and so when you’ve got a stone psychology, whenever you’re stuffed with unhappiness, ache, anger, you haven’t forgiven folks, you’re not going to be artistic for not getting world-class.
Healthset is knowing that vitality is much more invaluable than intelligence. Your healthset is about your vitality, vitality safety and dwelling a protracted life so you possibly can serve and do nice issues.
After which soulset is connecting to your increased nature and noble virtues each morning whereas the remainder of the world is asleep.
Bear in mind, “In the present day is all we’ve got, tomorrow is simply an phantasm.”
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DR. TIM PAPADOPOULOS
Plastic Surgeon BSc, MBBS, FRACS (Common), FRACS (Plastics)
Considered one of many high plastic surgeons in Australia, Dr. Tim Papadopoulos’ nationwide standing is underscored by his election as president of the Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgical procedure (ASAPS) in 2014-2016 and being appointed Board Director and Visiting Professor of the Worldwide Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgical procedure (ISAPS) in 2018.
He has been, on behalf of ASAPS, the Scientific Convener for the Non-Surgical Symposium and Anatomy Dissection Workshop and in addition a dissector/tutor for numerous anatomy workshops together with the world-renowned Melbourne Superior Facial Anatomy Course (MAFAC).
Dr. Papadopoulos is a specialist Plastic Surgeon identified for offering sufferers with distinctive care from the preliminary session, within the working room and thru to post-operative follow-up. He’s the Head of Plastic Surgical procedure at Westmead Personal Hospital, in addition to, the Founder and Medical Director of CosmeticCulture Clinics in Sydney.
He earned his Science and Medical levels from Monash College, Melbourne. He accomplished postgraduate coaching in each Common Surgical procedure in Melbourne and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical procedure in Sydney. Dr. Papadopoulos underwent additional subspecialty coaching and attained Fellowships in each Beauty Surgical procedure and Hand, Wrist & Microsurgery. Dr. Papadopoulos has contributed a number of chapters to cosmetic surgery textbooks and has authored and co-authored quite a few articles in nationwide and worldwide peer-reviewed publications. He’s actively concerned in numerous analysis initiatives within the areas of purposeful abdominoplasty, facial rejuvenation, platysmal bands, BIA-ALCL and intestine microbiome, fillers and toxins, pores and skin cancers and lasers. He serves on the board of reviewers for the Aesthetic Surgical procedure Journal (ASJ), Aesthetic Plastic Surgical procedure Journal (APS) and the Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgical procedure (AJOPS).
Dr. Papadopoulos is a present member of the next associations: ASAPS, ISAPS, the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), The Aesthetic Society (USA), the Australian Medical Affiliation (AMA), Fellow of the Royal Australasian Faculty of Surgeons (RACS) and Australian Institute of Firm Administrators (AICD). He’s a frequent lecturer and speaker each nationally and internationally, and has appeared on TV and radio reveals, and is recurrently consulted and quoted within the print media.