Ask any of my friends what they think of plastic surgery and immediately you’ll get an eye roll followed by something like, “That’s ridiculous! Why can’t women just be beautiful they way they are? Besides it all looks so fake and where would I find the money anyhow?” It’s the (feminist) party line. And, really, all good points. It is what I myself always say when I see a celebrity with a newly corrected “deviated septum” or a sudden growth of grapefruits in the chestal area.
Until the other day when Gym Buddy Lisseth said, “What if money wasn’t an issue? There’s nothing you’d get fixed?” I was about to reply when she pointed to her chest. “Because I’d get my boobs done. Nothing crazy, just get them put back to where they were before I had kids, you know?”
I do know. Just that day I’d been admiring my own pregnancy-endowed rack in the gym mirror and wondering if there was any way to get the boobs without the accompanying belly. If there has been one thing severely damaged by my pregnancies other than my stomach, it’s my chest. And the damage is cumulative. With each child, they get smaller and droopier. (As a teen I used to console myself that being small-chested meant that at least I’d never sag. Not true, sisters, not true.) I’d be lying if I said it didn’t bother me. Like Lisseth, I don’t want the Pamela Lee Special. I’d just like to be restored to what I used to have.
Lisseth elbowed me, “Admit it. You would.”
“I might,” I conceded. Except that even with money out of the way there are plenty of other things for a control freak like me to worry over. For instance, I just finished reading a book – If I am Missing or Dead (great read, btw! Thanks Turbo Jennie!) – where a surgeon accidentally detaches a woman’s pectoral muscles during routine implant surgery. The results made her a lifelong freak show.
“My boobs are fine,” another Gym Buddy piped up, “but I’d definitely get some tummy/love handle lipo.” Pause. “You know, if it were free.”
Lisseth added, “And I’d get my stretch marks lasered off.”
From there the conversation devolved into a melee of everything we’d change about ourselves. Arm fat! Thighs that touch! Muffin top! 12 toes! Oh, wait. And while we were ostensibly talking about plastic surgery, what we really meant was a magic wand. What if you could just go to sleep and wake up a few hours later with lifted and filled-out breasts (okay, and some soreness)?
There was a time when women used to age. There were no surgeries to take out cancerous tumors much less something cosmetic like a tummy tuck. They aged because it was inevitable and so I like to think that they didn’t worry about it overly much. Sure everyone laments the loss of youthful beauty and vitality but when there isn’t anything to do about it, the practical get on with the business of living, right?
But these days the choice is not so clear cut. We’ve seen, courtesy of stars, how plastic surgery can go terribly wrong (I will not invoke the late Michael Jackson’s name. Must think of someone else. Can’t. But I don’t want to appear insensitive. And yet. Seriously.) but also how it can help so very much (Helloooo Demi Moore!). There’s also a host of options in between aging gracefully and surgery, including everything from anti-aging drugstore lotions to botox to fillers to in-office procedures.
In addition to all of these Frankenstein-esque procedures, we have a litany of “natural” cures for aging ranging from exercise and a healthy diet to antioxidant supplements, detoxing drinks and other homeopathic options. (Side note: I have heard many, usually male, fitness professionals say that if you do the proper exercise and nutrition, obtaining a low enough percentage of bodyfat, that anyone can lose their tummy. I’m telling you from personal experience that that is a lie. Stretched out skin, in my case from 5 pregnancies, while it can be helped by diet and exercise, is not cured by it.)
I daresay that everyone these days does something – whether it be as simple as taking fish oil supplements because you’ve heard they’ll help your skin stay supple or as complicated as a face lift – to try and look more youthful. Even the youth themselves have jumped on the anti-aging bandwagon with “wrinkle prevention” skin creams targeted as young as the tween demographic. A recent magazine article I read actually said that if you hadn’t started using a retinoid face cream by 20 then you were doomed to premature aging and deep wrinkles. 20!!
One of the quirks about pregnancy is that many chemicals become off-limits to you the second that pregnancy test turns positive. Because any face containing anything harsher than plain soap is verboten, I had to give up my daily application of anti-wrinkle face lotion and wash. It worried me, I admit it. And I’m only 31.
Whether it’s the relentlessly practical Minnesotan in me or my fear of unnecessary surgery, I’m pretty sure I’ll stay away from anything involving a scalpel. (At least as long as Victoria’s Secret keeps making their amazing padded bras, anyhow!) At this point I’d say I’d avoid injections too. But creams, supplements, and makeup all attract me. And definitely count me in for healthy eating and exercise. I’d like to say that this mindset won’t shift over the years but if there’s one thing I learned from my conversation with the Gym Buddies it’s that the issue is not so simple.
Take my handy-dandy poll below or leave me a comment: Where do you fall on the spectrum? Would you ever get plastic surgery? Anyone else worry about the effect on the little girl of filming the above video clip? (I know it’s a joke and all but still…)
What about those of us who have already had things done? Already. 🙂 I had liposuction at 23 and lipodisolve on my butt/thighs at 30. I've also had hair lasering on my bikini area. I had good results and would do it again. I'd probably get my breasts done if they sag too much. It sucks that the standard of female beauty is so unreasonable, but I'm not a strong enough person to be treated with disdain because of my looks (think about it, what's one of the first things people say when they criticize Hillary Clinton? Looks or weight, right?)
I used to be very anti-plastic surgery until my mom got breast cancer. While she didn't have a mastectomy, she did have a lumpectomy – which left each breast a different cup size, and a significant difference. She considered plastic surgery, just to even them out again, though in the end she opted out of it. My mom has two grown kids, but if it were me at my age (mid 20s), I'd fix them in that situation – at least make them even again.
It's all shades of grey instead of black and white. If there's nothing wrong with fixing what cancer changed, then is there anything wrong with fixing what pregnancy changed? And there you are in your gym conversation. I don't honestly know what I'd do if I could afford it. We judge plastic surgery in this country, a lot, but I think it's mostly a combination of our own fears of our looks changing and jealousy of the people who can afford it, when for many it's not an option. As long as you like how you look and you're healthy, that's all that matters, right?
I'll admit, I've been the same bra size since I was 12 years old, and the idea of a boob job is slightly tempting….but then I worry that they would look fake, they'd feel hard, I'd lose feeling in my nipples, the implant would burst, etc. When I think about all the risks, an A cup suddenly sounds sexy…
I bet the little girl in the video will be fine, lol. I don't have a lot experience around kids, but I wouldn't think that a 3 year old would think too much about body image and plastic surgery (at least I hope not!!), and I think she'll understand the irony of the video when she gets older.
Very interesting discussion. I had to comment, because 2 years ago my nose was broken during a team sports class in high school. I have a high pain tolerance, and didn't know it was broken at the time. Because I never got proper care for it, the bones healed to the left. It didn't look much different, but it felt weird to blow my nose and it could be a problem if my nose ever got hit again.
I just had corrective rhinoplasty 4 weeks ago. They had to break the bones and reset them properly. I can say from personal experience that this is a VERY painful procedure. It was complete hell, and I do have a hih pain tolerance–for goodness sakes, when it was broken in the first place I went home to clean up, then I went back to school! But the rhinoplasty recovery was terrible for days. I would not go through that just for vanity purposes.
I am an athlete, and am allowed to work out for 4 weeks, and I'm not supposed to lift anything more than 5 pounds for 6 weeks. I'm also supposed to avoid bending over for that amount of time, too. This affects large aspects of your life–you can't carry heavy grocery bags, do laundry, you have to be careful emptying the dishwasher… there are so many restrictions! I can see the appeal of an in-and-out quick procedure, or even simple breast implants. But something like a rhinoplasty is a major deal. Unless someone has a nose disfigurement that's affecting the quality of their life, I cannot and would not recommend a rhinoplasty because someone "just doesn't really like their nose."
It is also ridiculously expensive–thank goodness my insurance covered it because it wasn't cosmetic. The surgery would have cost about $11,000.
I can see getting small procedures with quick recovery times–tummy tucks and such. But major cosmetic surgery like a rhinoplasty is not something to go into unless you've been in an accident, or have some kind of disfigured or abnormal nose that's really affecting how you live (socially or physically).
Sorry for this long comment, but since I had this surgery done so recently, I really wanted to say something. I think that small plastic surgery procedures can be helpful if you can easily afford it, and if it helps you feel better. But if it's an attempt at being "perfect," that's unhealthy–our flaws are what make us who we are! I can't recommend cosmetic surgeries with a long recovery time (like rhinoplasty) without a solid and serious reason behind it. Nothing like "I just wish my nose was a teeny bit smaller." This surgery and recovery is WAY too painful for little concerns!
I did document the recovery process on my blog starting here if anyone is interested.
I have always been rather chesty, but 15 years of morbid obesity have sent Blanche and Dorothy to Miami. As I'm losing weight, they are becoming these long sad pouches, so I would love to have them back where they belong, and maybe even reduced a tad (to a C-cup) when I reach goal. But first I'm still hoping to have a baby and breastfeed, so that will have to wait.
Depending on how much loose skin I end up with, I may want to have that removed as well, but I'll think about that very carefully!
I think that if money wasn't an issue, and it was safe, then why not? I don't think its about being "perfect" on others' eyes…. but being happy with yourself. If there is no real reason NOT to do it (it's safe AND free) then why not?
I never would but that is just ME>
Ive thought a great deal about it even in the cancer realm (breast) and FOR ME Id not get reconstruction (been through this all w/friends).
would I for other kinds of cancer removal? I think NO now but I cant for sure say.
other things? never.
the risk is too great for me to take of something going wrong (do you recall OLIVIA GOLDSMITH the author & how she died from 'routine' plastic surgery?).
judge others?
not if they are adults.
I cant touch the kids thing…
This is the moment where I have to be extremely careful with my remarks. Since I'm not of the female gender, some of the "issues" (for lack of a better term) do not apply. However, I recall a conversation I had in college with a few other guys about hair loss. It was interesting only because there was one guy who was 24 at the time and shared Wallace Shawn's hairline. His opinion was "get me hair" where mine was, "if I start to lose it, shave it down." Not quite as intense a change as implants and so forth, but it does beg the question if there is a double standard for men. I mean, do you ever really hear men talking about "endowment surgery?" I've never been privy to the discussion before, and maybe it's something men just don't talk about to other men…or in public.
All that aside, would I get any sort of cosmetic surgery? Even if money was no object, I think the closest I would get would be mole removal. I'm not a hater. If someone wants to do it, that's their business. I prefer the hard way, so it's cardio and crunches and routine trips to the chiropractor for me.
Aside: is it odd that the first three things that popped into my head for "the hard way" all began with the letter C? I guess I'm just in an alliterative mood today.
As far as the video goes, my phone won't let me view it, so I'll have to watch later. However, from the previous comments, it seems to involve a young child and something to do with looks. As the parent of a two-year-old girl, and from everything that I've read and witnessed the destructive power on someone else close to me, the image issues start early. It's one of those things where you don't want to instill negative body images into a child that is still forming her view of the world. If you're constantly stepping on the scale, or making comments about people you see on tv or the street, or even going so far to say something about the child's size, even at that young age you can screw them up for life. If everything they know growing up is "she's too fat" or "her nose is too big" or on and on and on, that child will most likely be taught to view herself in the same negative manner, and suddenly the comments are while she's looking in the mirror, "My nose is too big," "My boobs are too small," "My hair is too fine," "My butt is too wide." It makes me want to cry and to go home and give my girl a hug and tell her that no matter what happens in life, no matter what she looks like, or does or does not do, she's a beautiful person, and if someone else has a problem with it, that's their problem and has nothing to do with her. The only things I can teach her is how to eat healthy, to be healthy, the importance of exercise, and to walk around with a smile on her face. Let the small things roll off her back and be happy. That's all I got.
I understand the publics general impression of "plastic" surgery, but being a facial surgeon, I'm biased by my view that there is so much more to the field than just cosmetic procedures.
Seriously, I hope the cosmetic work is all any of you will ever need to have.
I look at my mom's skin, and resolve to slather on sunscreen every day for the rest of my life to avoid all those wrinkles and brown spots… I try to take care of myself naturally. I don't think I would ever have surgery to "perfect" myself, having experienced such a horrid recovery from a simple tonsilectomy in my early 20s. I don't think I'd like to subject myself to any elective surgery. The only one I have considered is Lasik, just because it could make my life easier (no contacts or glasses – would probably save me money in the long run too)… as long as it worked right the first time. But I'm scared about doing anything to my eyes!
I do get comments from people because I'm an adult with braces. They seem to think that I got them to make my perfectly straight teeth even more perfectly straight, when I actually got them to avoid being in dentures before I'm 40. Otherwise I would not subject myself to this torture! But I guess many would consider it a cosmetic procedure.
I plan to have elective surgery and I only wish it wasn't going to be years before I could afford it!
Being obese my whole life has left my body as a bit of a train wreck, and I really want to clean things up. People who have good skin that bounces back or who have never had to lose a lot of weight often don't understand how dismaying it is to see the aftereffects of significant weight loss. Yes, most of us would still chose it over being morbidly obese, but in many ways it is a lot more unattractive than the fat was, when you have loose drooping skin hanging everywhere on your body. In ways I am more self conscious about my body now than I was before, because people are accustomed to fat, but less so with this kind of aftermath, I think. Or at least men are, I think..lol. Makes dating a stressful thing. But it's not just a vanity thing either, it gets in the way…literally! Plus there's trouble with rashes and skin care and all sorts of things. No, not very pleasant, and even knowing how painful the recovery is, and the trouble and cost of it all, if I could afford it now I would do it without hesitation.
At the same time, I've always wished for bigger boobs, I've had a very disproportional body and have only been an A cup, but since losing weight I don't even fill that! I would love to be a little bigger and perkier but I doubt I would ever get my boobs done, because you can't get implants and look natural. There are other things I don't like about my body, but I accept them the way they are and wouldn't change them even if I had the money, because I don't need to be perfect, I just want to be happy. I'm happy with my less than perfect nose and ears and boobs, but miserable with this loose skin!
I wouldn't hesitate if i had the chance to get my stretch marks lasered off.
I've thought about the boobs, but its not as simple as it seems. Most women have some sort of difficulty with their implants, and its almost guaranteed that they will have to be replaced later in life. What a pain. I have heard of stem cell augmentation, however. its a newer procedure that uses the patient's own fat mixed with stem cells to achieve breast growth. Europe and Japan have started testing this method, I don't think its available in the US yet.
The potential side effects of plastic surgery freak me out. I can only see myself getting it if I had a medical issue or something, but even then I'm not so sure… then again, I'm only 20, so who knows?
But it's also really only been the last couple years that I've started being quite independent, and I have a feeling that it would bother me that I'd gotten help to look a certain way rather than done it naturally. But I do moisturize to protect my skin!
I'm not really twelve, but I look young for my age. I think only because I'm really, REALLY, short. When I was looking at bridesmaid dresses for my wedding, people were asking me if I was going to prom. At the last triathlon they made me show them the age written on my calf before they'd give me beer, and I'm turning 28 in a few months. Sigh…
I don't wear makeup or anything to enhance my features either, but that's more due to sheer laziness.
Maybe when I start looking my age I'll change my tune. We'll see 🙂
I'm lurking to say: last week I was watching Discovery Health. There was this woman that had both her breasts removed (due to cancer) and her body kept rejecting the implants (3 times!). So she did a bunch of research and they actually preform a surgery now where the take the fat above your butt and put it into your breasts. She said that they felt more real than the implants did.
I will never have surgery. I'm just too much of a coward for all the pain. I can take pain but to subject myself to it….nah!
My attitude toward plastic surgery changed a lot after having braces as an adult. Like FitMama said, I didn't get them because I wanted to make straight teeth straighter, I got them because, at 25, my bite was causing my teeth to start wearing away. Before the braces I had crooked teeth, and I thought I didn't care. It was just part of who I was. But when I got those braces off… man… it was awesome. I just loved my smile. I never feel self conscious when I smile for pictures anymore. I can just smile naturally. I had no idea how much impact my personal appearance could make on my self confidence.
If I had loose skin and loose boobs after pregnancies I'd get them fixed, too. I have no problems with it at all.
I used to be anti-plastic surgery- until I had my first child. I could not believe how my body changed. Now after three kids, akk. I now refer to my wish for "reconstructive surgery", I just want back what I had. The funny thing is that my hubby is the one who constantly tells me I don't need it. But
1. I have a (perhaps unreasonable) suspicion that he is just telling me that because he loves me.
2. It is hard to see other Mom's who by some miracle didn't get any stretch marks, stretched skin or stretched boobs. (Also it doesn't help that I have a few friends who haven't had any kids yet). And as a woman it is soooooo hard not to judge yourself against others!
3. I also know two women who got boob jobs post-kids and they look great (not fake) and every time I see them I get jealous.
I hate the double standard applied to women. Men get older, get wrinkles and can grow beer bellies larger than a 9 month prego woman and it's ok. But if women get a post-baby belly or saggy boobs or a few too many wrinkles it's not ok.
Lipo here too at 25, and I'm totally ok with it. Had abnormally large fat deposit on muffin-top area. I kept dieting to lose it, and even got to 124 lbs at 5'8" and still had it. I then realized I would be happier in upper 130's being healthy but getting rid of this extra fat deposit. Results were very conservative but I am happy to say I am much more proportional. It's not right for everyone but I wouldn't judge anyone's decision to get plastic surgery.
OK, I am 51 going on 52 & I can say that my opinion on this has changed SOOOOOOOO much since I was young. I work out very hard, eat well, drink my water, eat my fiber…yada yada yada BUT, there are just some things all this can't change or fix. I would definitely go find Dr. J if he were near me!!!! I know people say if you do all the right things your face will follow but genes are genes & I have adult acne scars, drooping eyes & more that you can't see in my pic on my blog.
I might consider boobs just because my body fat is low & the boobs "are missing in action" but the little that is there still droop from age.
I just think there is a lot more to consider. A I said, I do all I am supposed too but if I had the money, it would be nice to do a few things, especially the face.
As for the video, not sure a good thing for a kid to be part of this even if it was a joke.
Was the doctor in that video in on the parody? Or was she just faking him out and he was for real?
He reminds me of a doctor in the office I work for – like, if someone were to completely BS him like that with a straight face, he would totally fall for it. And be serious like that.
Which I guess is why people get into trouble at all, like the pageant moms who will do anything to make their daughters more 'perfect' – there will always be someone willing to stoop that low for them…sad, really.
I JUST posted about this the other day. I saw some pics from a race I did and immediately started thinking about a tummy tuck. A few days later and I'm feeling much better, a bit more like myself. While everything might not be perfect, I'm healthy and well. I'm still working on feeling beautiful all the time, but some days I feel pretty dang good……and not JUST for 40 either! 🙂
Only my husband and children (and Doctor) knows that I had breast implants just 2 months ago. I went from AAA to B. I was never big but nursing 2 babies made them progressively smaller and droopy and it is something I had always considered and decided to just go for it. I love the outcome and am much more confident in my body and more proportional. In my 20s I would have said no way but 20 years later I decided to do something for me.
I want implants. There. I said it. I feel disproportional because I have a medium/large bone structure and a flat chest. Even when I was at my lowest weight I still looked awkward because my shoulders are so broad without any real features in the middle. My BF jokingly said that if it was so important to me he'd buy me implants for our 2yr anniversary. I made him put it in writing because I plan to hold him to it.
The only true anti-aging formula is death.
Living on the Upper East side of Manhattan followed by a number of years in Los Angeles made me violently anti-surgery. But then I started thinking, what right do I have to judge others?
So, I don't think I will be getting cosmetic surgery (fear of sharp objects, and Things That Could Go Wrong), and I wish we could all be perfectly happy with he way we look, but I won't judge others for it. 'Cause that would make me kinda mean.
But I can, and will, COMPELETELY despise the environment that forces women to hate their looks.
In real life: probably wouldn't do it.
Just a PSA…People – don't gain 100 lbs. Seriously. Just stop yourself early and you too can avoid all this crap below (unless you decide to have kids, then you're on your own). 🙂
In dreamland where I could wave a magic wand: I'd get rid of the little bit of loose skin/little bit of muffin top left on my belly, get my stretch marks lasered away, and I'd love it I could "perk up" the girls a little.
I think the risks outweigh the rewards right now, and money's tight anyway. I think I'll deal with my strong/capable/imperfect body and be ok.
Well… I did get implants about 12 years ago. After two kidlets my As (which had gone from A to C and back again twice with pregnancy and breastfeeding) looked like two C cups that somebody had stepped on and flattened out. Plus the nipples pointed down. Like to the ground. I wasn't willing to go the rest of my life never taking my top off in front of anybody which is what would have happened. I did a lot of research, found a great doctor, and got implants proportional to my body and went under the muscle. The results are such that yes, I can feel that they are different than real ones, but you can't tell by looking. I've never been unhappy with the decision and have never had issues, though I'm fairly sure I'll have to have them redone at some point in the future although that's kind of up to fate and luck.
That said, I haven't had anything else done and at this point (I'm 41) don't plan on it. I do know that perspectives on this can and do change due to life circumstances and/or aging. I've long ago stopped saying "never" to most things as I've realized 1) that it can change and then you feel stupid and slightly hypocrytical for having been so vehement against it in your youth, and 2) that I tended to judge others based on what I would "never" do and wasn't as respectful of people's personal choices. This also makes you feel EXTRA badly when you change your mind later and do the previously forsworn thing.
I'm waaaaaay to chicken to go under the knife. Plus, I can't imagine coming out looking less like me. I don't have much trust that a surgeon could get it 'right.'
I think the only way I'd do it was if I had a medical reason… something reconstructive. Of course maybe in my 'old age' my mind will change…only time will tell. 😉
I had a breast lift/augmentation last year. I lost a considerable amount of weight and HATED the way my breasts looked. I was a fat teenager and was never comfortable in my body then. I didn't want to spend my adult years looking at the sagging skin left from that time. I'm generally happy with the way I look, but I wanted my breasts to look the way they had if I hadn't been 80 pounds overweight.
Show me a woman who has NEVER considered plastic surgery and I'll show you a woman who has never birthed a child.
That said, I won't do it.
haha…at least not while there are so many risks.
It's dismaying (but unsurprising) to see how attached people are to their looks. Plastic surgery is *bad* for the body–cutting you open, increasing the risk of health problems (including mental health–as seen in some studies on recipients of breast implants). Breast sensitivity often decreases while breast health decreases. Being non-judgmental doesn't mean we ignore the risks!
What is "proportional"? *Whose* proportion? It just shows how warped people's views of women's bodies are. Too many unquestioned assumptions here.
Bodies age. Bodies change. It's a part of life. Denying the fact that looks always fall away in the end, makes the process harder.
To *everyone*, not just moms here–great blog that should be encouraging:
http://theshapeofamother.com/
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I want to add, I understand why women feel this way, but I feel it is damaging to perpetuate the idea that "this body is not good enough" because it tells our daughters that their bodies are not good enough and our sons that these bodies are not good enough for them (of course the whole system is gendered). It is understandable, no doubt! But it's hurtful to ourselves more than anyone.
That's why I added the link, because it focuses on creating a new kind of thinking and a new kind of beauty. It also links to many other great websites. The more we see these images, the more we change our own ideas of beauty, bit by bit.
Wow, these comments are really depressing. There's a reason why celebs who get a done of plastic surgery eventually disappear from the public eye: they look atrocious. My office manager got a face lift and until she retired, everyone whispered behind her back that it looked horrible and that it didn't improve her appearance or make her look younger. Before a Spin class one time, another student confessed that she'd had multiple plastic surgeries and had more in the works. The room sat in stunned silence. Isn't it better to keep working out and get safe, more reliable results? Everyone forgets that people die getting plastic surgery, there are complications, and things go wrong. I consider getting my breasts fixed, then I go do some chest flies with heavy weights. Come on, ladies, fitness is a better answer! Now if you want to get angels wings affixed to your body or a couple extra arms, that I support. If you're going to modify your body, get a tat, piercing, or go nuts by making yourself into a real fantasy creature.
I am so torn about this issue!
It bothers me that it bothers me that I look older than my years. It's so superficial! And yet, I don't like looking in the mirror and seeing someone who's "not me."
If there were an inexpensive nonsurgical fix, I might go for it. But I wish I didn't give a crap.
Umm..I'm 22 and use anti-wrinkle products. My parents mock me, but I figure if I start now, then I won't need them later??! (obvious lie perpetuated by marketing, but I'm such a sucker)
Oh, and I will totally have my well-endowed chest reduced and lifted as time goes on. My lower-back cannot handle these for the rest of my life.
If there's nothing wrong with fixing what cancer changed, then is there anything wrong with fixing what pregnancy changed?
Or for that matter, is there anything wrong with fixing what massive weight-loss changed?
Since losing 90 pounds, I've had my breasts, belly and butt surgically re-arranged and it was $$$ well spent! If funds were unlimited, I'd get my thighs done too.
It wasn't all vanity either – I also had a muscle repair because being so overweight had separated my abs. No more lower back and hip pain!
Plastic surgery is *bad* for the body–cutting you open, increasing the risk of health problems (including mental health–as seen in some studies on recipients of breast implants).
Anonymous – I don't think you'd say that to my face, or delle's face either. Spending considerable time and effort to lose weight, only to be left with sagging body parts isn't exactly good for anyone's mental health.
Before I had my abdominoplasty I endured seven months of painful and expensive physiotherapy for my lower back and hip pain. It did help, but the surgery actually fixed the problem. No amount of "creating a new kind of thinking and a new kind of beauty" can help when you need what amounts to reconstructive surgery.
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