Inner Beauty Expressed Outwardly

"As a plastic surgeon, I find most patients identify with their body and want to be more beautiful. Is there a way to adapt this understanding to my work? Should I advise patients who don’t really need surgery? Rupert says: ‘I have no opinion or judgement about plastic surgery, nor about making yourself beautiful. The ideal is that you feel beautiful on the inside – you feel beautiful and lovable – and you want to express that on the outside. There’s nothing wrong with dressing nicely, brushing your hair, choosing a nice shirt. It can come from a sense of inner beauty, not from a sense of lack. If the patient feels lack, I don’t think it’s the doctor’s job to give advice if it’s not asked. But the doctor has a duty of care to make very clear what they’re embarking on, to make sure they’ve considered it carefully, that it’s what they really want. Any surgeon has a duty of care to ensure the person knows what they’re doing.’"

From event 21 - 28 November, 2025 Seven-Day Retreat at The Vedanta, 21–28 November 2025

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