Cosmetic Surgery

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Permalink Reply by Madamoiselle De Sade on July 8, 2009 at 3:23pm

It's sad how society is geared toward assimilation of looks

BUT

I'm pro-cosmetic surgery. If you don't like it, you should be able to change it. Every case is different. Appearance is 8/10ths of confidence and if changing something makes you feel better- go ahead. It's a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation- someone's going to call you "fake" if you get work done. ..so fuck 'em. ..basically.

There's a healthy and unhealthy way to go about everything. I think healthy is always better for issues of self image.

I'm not one of those people who look down on plastic surgery (and in the same vain-- those types also view any adornment like make up as teh EVIL! Prudes.)nor am I one of those people who says "God gave it to you so you HAVE to keep it" because I find that to be ridiculous. It's about what the individual wants, not some invisible law makers.

No one walks in your shoes except YOU. Girl A is not going to have a problem with the same thing Girl B wants to get fixed so Girl B should do what she wants for herself.

But when it comes to the feelings of "it's not right unless it's (insert cultural norm here)" instilled in people by their societies I feel sadness for them getting the work done. Every day on the weight lifting forum I visit I see no less than 20 different women freaking out over loosing their boobies when dropping body fat- it's sad how many of them worry about it and then they have to have full cups in order to be a woman- their identity is crushed. So most of them either get implants and a few stop living healthy.

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Permalink Reply by LesYpersound on July 8, 2009 at 4:28pm

Does having cosmetic surgery make you less natural or no?
Would you look down on a person who has had work done?

These are questions for you to answer, but if you're asking other folks what they think you prolly shouldn't get anything done till you resolve these q's on your own. :)

I'm pro-spending your money the way that'll help you in the long run. If you're going into a profession that pays women with bigger bobs or a 'better nose' more money, then getting those things done is an investment. I think before getting anything done it'd be a cool thing, if it's available to you, to get some real objective counseling on why you want to get whatever it is done--to make sure that you don't have "body dysmorphia".

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Permalink Reply by Gullah*Gotham*Glitter on July 8, 2009 at 9:59pm

My co-workers and I were getting into a discussion about cosmetic surgery the other day and it just got my mind to thinking. I guess I have a "each case is different" complex. I don't think people should use cosmetic surgery to erase their ethnic heritage, that I think would fall under body dsymorphia. But I do think people should do things that make them happy.

A lot of these questions are just questions because I am way to broke right now to seriously consider getting any type of unnecessary surgery, hell I don't even have health insurance! But its a thought. Thanks for the responses

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Permalink Reply by Death is Drunk on July 10, 2009 at 12:57am

People can do whatever they want to do. If it gets to the point where it's extreme like numerous nose jobs, lips injections, face lifts and etc plastic surgeons abuse their positions sometimes. It's easy to get away with doing numerous and unnecessary work because if a surgeon won't do it another will.

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