Would you have cosmetic surgery?

DucksNuts · 06-03-2008, 04:05 AM

Well, would you?
Whether it be a *yummy mummy make over*, an eye lift or pec implants.
What would you have done?

Do you have regular cosmetic procedures? What are they?

I often consider turning back the hands of time and getting my boobs lifted, not bigger, but lifted.

I'm vain, I have dermabrasion regularly and have had laser or pulse treatments on broken capillaries (from my snow skiing days).

A friend of mine just had some Lipodissolve, on some stubborn fat around her c.section scar....I found it amusing that they told her to watch what she ate, drink lots of water and get some serious exercise...to help things along. HA! If she did all that she would probably get rid of it anyways.

Sundae · 06-03-2008, 05:20 AM

I would love to have my breasts lifted
In fact my money wish list goes:
- Pay off debts
- Treat friends & family
- Visit friends and family overseas
- Boob job

I'm also very tempted by the idea of a gastric band. Not so much plastic surgery as invasive unnecessary surgery. I wouldn't do it lightly though - I'd literally be putting my life on the line.

Oh and I'd like veneers on all my teeth.
I wouldn't want them the Hollywood Bright that glamour models have - I think it's tacky. Just whiter than they are. And a little more uniform.

The one thing I would love to change above all else, I can't. I want new feet please. I don't want ones that blister and bleed if you even show them a new shoe. I don't want ones which are so toxic they eat the inside of shoes. Bad feet.

Perry Winkle · 06-03-2008, 07:05 AM

I used to weigh 450ish pounds (I'm ~6'7"). I dropped to 220 pounds in about 2 years, with diet and exercise. Let's just say I had a ton of stretched, saggy skin.

I had excess skin removed from my waist and chest. The skin was removed in two operations, and now I have a scars: one that goes all the way around my waist, a scar around each nipple and under each pec.

DanaC · 06-03-2008, 07:20 AM

I have veneers on my front teeth (upper and lower) but they were done on the NHS whilst unemployed and cost me nothing. I think they're probably the only cosmetic surgery I would choose to have and be willing to pay for myself. Having porous enamel makes my teeth unusually vulnerable to decay and also means that one cup of coffee and I look like I've never brushed my teeth. The veneers have resolved that problem. They also evened my teeth up to look at, as i did have slightly uneven teeth, but I doubt I'd have even considered having anything done just to straighten them. Just wouldn't have occurred to me.

I occassionally get little white swellings that don't go away, sometimes for a few years (then they mysteriously go) I had a cluster of them right near my eye and was making enquiries with my doctor about having them removed when they mysteriously vanished (after three years). I'd have that kind of cosmetic surgery. Oh and of course I dye my hair from time to time....not surgery but a cosmetic change.

Other than that, no, I wouldn't have any cosmetic sugery. I was slightly self-conscious about having no cleavage for years. I've reconciled myself with my body and it no longer bothers me. At no point during the time I was bothered by it would I have gone under the knife for it. I also have a bump on my nose that I think is well ugly, but I would never have a nose job.

Basically anything that actually alters your basic form does not appeal to me and the closer to actual surgery (anaesthetics and scalpels) that the procedure gets the more uneasy I am about it. I don't see much of a 'moral' distinction between what I am prepared to do (enamels and spot removal) and the full on cosmetic surgical procedures (reshaping or augmenting body parts). I would be very uneasy about anything that fundamentally altered my form. I think that's why I was ok with veneers.....my teeth are still the same under there. The idea of altering the shape of my face appalls me even though there are parts of my face I dislike. The face in the mirror is me, I don't want to alter who I see.

glatt · 06-03-2008, 07:54 AM

No, but I can imagine certain situations where I would.

If my teeth were crooked, I'd get braces.
If I had a cleft palate, I'd want it corrected.

things like that.

DanaC · 06-03-2008, 08:01 AM

I think cleft palate is more than just cosmetic, it's medically advisable.

glatt · 06-03-2008, 08:13 AM

Sure, but it looks like hell too, and I would want that fixed even if it wasn't medically necessary.

Cloud · 06-03-2008, 09:02 AM

sure, if I could afford it. some kind of face lift, probably--the jaw softens with age.

Perry Winkle--do you regret the scars from the removal of your excess skin?

Perry Winkle · 06-03-2008, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

Perry Winkle--do you regret the scars from the removal of your excess skin?

I used to be deathly afraid of taking off my shirt in front of anyone because of them. Having a girlfriend that accepts it all so thoroughly stopped me from being self-conscious about them. Now I'm back to being self-conscious of other things about my body.

So, no, no regrets, beyond getting so overweight in the first place.

I really think young kids should be shown pictures or video of people who have lost a lot of weight, a sort of a driver's-ed-style scare tactic. I never would have let my weight get out of control if I had known what it would do to my body.

HungLikeJesus · 06-03-2008, 09:37 AM

I think if I had something cut off, I'd keep it in a big jar. Wouldn't that be fun to show to guests?

Hey, look at what I have in this jar! Guess what that is! Sure you can touch it.

kerosene · 06-03-2008, 09:45 AM

I have this little rock embedded in my cheek from a bike accident when I was 14. I have not had it removed but I like to creep people out by making them feel it.

classicman · 06-03-2008, 10:10 AM

I'm thinking of having the bags under my eyes "adjusted." They are pretty bad and make me look almost my age - :P

Anyone know anything about this?

glatt · 06-03-2008, 10:16 AM

I had a funny mole that looked like a nipple right on my cheek. I had it removed because it was a pain to shave around but I think partly because it looked like a nipple. It was even pointy. Dermatologist just scraped it off with a razor thing. I could have done it at home with a straight razor if I had known that's how you do it.

Then he cut a big mole off my back because it was suspicious. That one hurt for a while. I decided I don't like being cut.

barefoot serpent · 07-15-2008, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by classicman

I'm thinking of having the bags under my eyes "adjusted." They are pretty bad and make me look almost my age - :P

Anyone know anything about this?

have you tried Preparation H?

No -- really

bluecuracao · 07-15-2008, 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by classicman

I'm thinking of having the bags under my eyes "adjusted." They are pretty bad and make me look almost my age - :P

Anyone know anything about this?

Bags? What bags? You don't even have carry-ons

Seriously though, having seen you IRL, you do not need any adjustments.

06-03-2008, 04:05 AM	#1
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Would you have cosmetic surgery? Well, would you? Whether it be a yummy mummy make over, an eye lift or pec implants. What would you have done? Do you have regular cosmetic procedures? What are they? I often consider turning back the hands of time and getting my boobs lifted, not bigger, but lifted. I'm vain, I have dermabrasion regularly and have had laser or pulse treatments on broken capillaries (from my snow skiing days). A friend of mine just had some Lipodissolve, on some stubborn fat around her c.section scar....I found it amusing that they told her to watch what she ate, drink lots of water and get some serious exercise...to help things along. HA! If she did all that she would probably get rid of it anyways.

06-03-2008, 05:20 AM	#2
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I would love to have my breasts lifted In fact my money wish list goes: - Pay off debts - Treat friends & family - Visit friends and family overseas - Boob job I'm also very tempted by the idea of a gastric band. Not so much plastic surgery as invasive unnecessary surgery. I wouldn't do it lightly though - I'd literally be putting my life on the line. Oh and I'd like veneers on all my teeth. I wouldn't want them the Hollywood Bright that glamour models have - I think it's tacky. Just whiter than they are. And a little more uniform. The one thing I would love to change above all else, I can't. I want new feet please. I don't want ones that blister and bleed if you even show them a new shoe. I don't want ones which are so toxic they eat the inside of shoes. Bad feet. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-03-2008, 08:13 AM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Sure, but it looks like hell too, and I would want that fixed even if it wasn't medically necessary. Last edited by glatt; 06-03-2008 at 09:39 AM.

06-03-2008, 09:02 AM	#8
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	sure, if I could afford it. some kind of face lift, probably--the jaw softens with age. Perry Winkle--do you regret the scars from the removal of your excess skin? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-03-2008, 09:37 AM	#10
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	I think if I had something cut off, I'd keep it in a big jar. Wouldn't that be fun to show to guests? Hey, look at what I have in this jar! Guess what that is! Sure you can touch it. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

06-03-2008, 07:05 AM	#3
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	I used to weigh 450ish pounds (I'm ~6'7"). I dropped to 220 pounds in about 2 years, with diet and exercise. Let's just say I had a ton of stretched, saggy skin. I had excess skin removed from my waist and chest. The skin was removed in two operations, and now I have a scars: one that goes all the way around my waist, a scar around each nipple and under each pec.

06-03-2008, 07:20 AM	#4
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	I have veneers on my front teeth (upper and lower) but they were done on the NHS whilst unemployed and cost me nothing. I think they're probably the only cosmetic surgery I would choose to have and be willing to pay for myself. Having porous enamel makes my teeth unusually vulnerable to decay and also means that one cup of coffee and I look like I've never brushed my teeth. The veneers have resolved that problem. They also evened my teeth up to look at, as i did have slightly uneven teeth, but I doubt I'd have even considered having anything done just to straighten them. Just wouldn't have occurred to me. I occassionally get little white swellings that don't go away, sometimes for a few years (then they mysteriously go) I had a cluster of them right near my eye and was making enquiries with my doctor about having them removed when they mysteriously vanished (after three years). I'd have that kind of cosmetic surgery. Oh and of course I dye my hair from time to time....not surgery but a cosmetic change. Other than that, no, I wouldn't have any cosmetic sugery. I was slightly self-conscious about having no cleavage for years. I've reconciled myself with my body and it no longer bothers me. At no point during the time I was bothered by it would I have gone under the knife for it. I also have a bump on my nose that I think is well ugly, but I would never have a nose job. Basically anything that actually alters your basic form does not appeal to me and the closer to actual surgery (anaesthetics and scalpels) that the procedure gets the more uneasy I am about it. I don't see much of a 'moral' distinction between what I am prepared to do (enamels and spot removal) and the full on cosmetic surgical procedures (reshaping or augmenting body parts). I would be very uneasy about anything that fundamentally altered my form. I think that's why I was ok with veneers.....my teeth are still the same under there. The idea of altering the shape of my face appalls me even though there are parts of my face I dislike. The face in the mirror is me, I don't want to alter who I see.

06-03-2008, 07:54 AM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	No, but I can imagine certain situations where I would. If my teeth were crooked, I'd get braces. If I had a cleft palate, I'd want it corrected. things like that.

06-03-2008, 08:01 AM	#6
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	I think cleft palate is more than just cosmetic, it's medically advisable.

06-03-2008, 09:45 AM	#11
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	I have this little rock embedded in my cheek from a bike accident when I was 14. I have not had it removed but I like to creep people out by making them feel it.

06-03-2008, 10:10 AM	#12
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I'm thinking of having the bags under my eyes "adjusted." They are pretty bad and make me look almost my age - :P Anyone know anything about this? __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

06-03-2008, 10:16 AM	#13
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I had a funny mole that looked like a nipple right on my cheek. I had it removed because it was a pain to shave around but I think partly because it looked like a nipple. It was even pointy. Dermatologist just scraped it off with a razor thing. I could have done it at home with a straight razor if I had known that's how you do it. Then he cut a big mole off my back because it was suspicious. That one hurt for a while. I decided I don't like being cut.

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