**4. Surgeon's mindset**

Finally, our mentality as plastic surgeons has also experienced an important change, focusing our practice in patient safety first, and with the support of the new technologies and advances previously described, the type of results we are looking for. In the past, previous procedures were even considered dangerous,

#### **Figure 1.**

*A): Preoperative markings (in black we outline midlinemidline and lateral borders of rectus abdominis muscle in blue we outline the negative spaces to totally get rid of the fat in those compartments, and in red we outline the areas of fat transfer to enhance the pectoralis). B): Preoperative frontal picture. C): Postoperative picture after 6 months.*

#### *Introductory Chapter: New Horizons in Body Contouring DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.110760*

where patient safety was not a priority, resulting in dangerous side effects and very poor results. The second part of our mentality change is influenced also by cultural changes and the current definition of beauty, combined with a much better understanding of the male and female anatomy which in combination with the current technologies have helped us in achieving not only more natural results, but in selected patients high-definition results where we can enhance abdominal and back muscles, and even get athletic arms and legs, pectoral definition in men, treatment of gynecomastia, and in general a better body contour fit with the types of bodies we want (**Figure 1**)*.*

In conclusion, there is a three-way responsibility in achieving better results, patients, new technologies, and surgeons. We need to have a better understanding of our patients' desires but also educate them on what can be done and what cannot, keep preparing ourselves in learning how to apply these technologies having in mind our patient's safety and how we can help them achieve the results they are looking for, helping them as we can with a better recovery period, less painful procedures, and quick return to their normal activities.
