A new website offers people the opportunity to change their face, body, age and shape, without going under the knife.
“The biggest factor with plastic surgery is a patient’s expectations,” says Adrian Richards, consultant plastic surgeon at AR and Associates. “Many come in with pictures or ideas of how they’d like to look and what they’d like to alter, sometimes without an understanding of how such a change would suit them.”
Enter Changemyface, a way of allowing people to view how procedures for a flatter stomach, chiselled face or different nose would make them look before committing to plastic surgery.
“It offers a great point of reference and can help make an informed decision about whether or not to undergo surgery,” says Richards.
ChangeMyFace offers specialised software created by an FBI-trained artist, which allows you to see your face and body with different or enhanced features before committing to any surgical or non surgical procedures. A digitally manipulated image is provided so that you can clearly visualise yourself with the aesthetic changes. The images can then be used as a point of reference when reviewing your options.
The imaging software used for the service is used by Auriole Prince, who trained at the FBI Academy, has worked with plastic surgeons and is an Age Progression Artist, able to predict how children and adults may look in years to come. Her experience includes years at the ‘Missing People’s Charity’ manipulating images of missing people. She’s also done work for television programmes like Channel Four’s 10 Years Younger, Extreme Cosmetic Surgery and Spendaholics.
“I set up changemyface because I have come to realise that so many more people of all ages are undergoing surgical and non surgical procedures without having a guide as to how they want to look,” she says. “When visiting a clinic or surgeon, we have to rely on other people’s ‘before and after’ photographs. I would like people to have more control in what can sometimes be a daunting process.”
The ChangeMyFace service is simple to use: the user chooses a procedure, uploads their image and then describes what changes they would like to make. Tips are given for submitting the right photographs to get the best result. Images are created then made available for download and printing.
Visit www.gatehouseclinic.co.uk/ChangeMyFace
