GTKY Poll: Cosmetic Surgery

[mrsdee1982]

I already have very large breasts and they are already pretty saggy. I cannot imagine what they will look like after a couple of kids have sucked the life out of them. I have already told DH that once we're done having babies, and I'm done being a 24 hour all you can eat buffet, I will be getting them lifted and re-filled so they have a shape other than wind sock.

[wormgerm]

In high school I thought the tummy tuck immediately following c-section was genius. I also dreamed of breast lifts and reductions. You're already going to be healing, why not kill 2 birds with 1 stone? But as I've aged the fear of dying over vanity and leaving my husband and child(ren) because I couldn't deal with a jiggly belly or saggy boobs is silly. My body has stretch marks from puberty and old fashioned weight gain. The new marks from growing this life just add to my history.

[mrsmonogrammed]

There isn't anything I can think of wanting done right this moment, but I'm open to it in the future.....I used to want boobs when I was in HS and now that I actually have them (34E, thank your pregnancy) I see that God knew what he was doing when he gave me B/C's;)

[lalamomma]

I told my mom when I was about 12 I would get implants some day. When I am thin I have about zero boobs. Once LO is here I'm planning to start working out with a trainer to lose weight and get in shape. Once I hit my goals DH fully supports me doing implants because he knows its something about myself that has always bothered me. I don't want to look like a porn star or something but I don't want to go to a deflated A cup either. If I need a tummy tuck I would consider it but it would need to be after a lot of weight loss and keeping the weight off for awhile. Not something I would jump into.
What I don't want is facial plastic surgery. I don't want to change that part of my identity. I mean if I had a weird or deformed nose maybe, but I don't.

I realize a lot of people think plastic surgery is vain. I am just not one of those people LOL.

[lalamomma]

May 7, 2015 10:17:36 GMT -5 mrsdee1982 said:

I already have very large breasts and they are already pretty saggy. I cannot imagine what they will look like after a couple of kids have sucked the life out of them. I have already told DH that once we're done having babies, and I'm done being a 24 hour all you can eat buffet, I will be getting them lifted and re-filled so they have a shape other than wind sock.

I'm laughing out loud over the wind sock comparison

[alayne926]

DH and I have already discussed that when we are done with kids, we will look more seriously into getting my boobs lifted and reduced if necessary. I don't think I would ever do the tummy tuck, but for sure want to do something with these boobs!

[mrskblack11]

I would be open to getting a breast lift after I am done having babies. My mom did a lift after she had three girls and her boobs look fantastic.

I don't know if I would ever get a tummy tuck. I have always had a belly pooch and I doubt it would ever go away no matter how fit I was. I am however getting tons of stretch marks on my belly. I do hope they fade well. I have stretch marks on my legs and they don't bother me. We will see how I feel about my belly after I am done having children.

I am against face lifts. My MIL got a partial one and I think it was a complete waste of 10K. She doesn't look any different to me. She also stated afterward that she regrets getting it done because it was so painful. My grandmother also got a full face lift and apparently looked completely different afterward (this was before I was born so I only new her post-face lift). Get some Botox if you want to reduce your wrinkles. Bad face lifts are easy to notice. I don't know anyone that has had a good one (but maybe that is because I do not KNOW they have had one).

[erbear]

I have zero interest in plastic surgery. Some consider LASIK cosmetic surgery and I'd do that, though!

[littlemissgrump]

I don't think I'd ever get anything done. I don't think there will ever be anything necessary to change.

I do love watching plastic surgery shows. Did anyone see Bridalplasty? The wedding reality show where women competed to win the surgeries on their list and their dream wedding? Amazing.

[wifedeangel]

May 7, 2015 11:33:01 GMT -5 erbear said:

I have zero interest in plastic surgery. Some consider LASIK cosmetic surgery and I'd do that, though!

I've had LASIK, and can tell you it's totally not "cosmetic". At least for me, it's been pretty life changing. I got it about a year ago, and zomg, it's amazing not having to worry about glasses and contacts. Since I got it in my late 30's however, my Dr warned me that I would still likely need reading glasses in my 40's, like most people do, and not to be disappointed that I need more "correction" so soon.

I'm not opposed to doing what makes you feel good, within reason. A good friend got a nose job because she "had her fathers nose on her mothers face" (that's how she described it.). It was very subtle but made a tremendous difference for her.

I would consider some very subtle contouring to my body if, after regular excersize and lifestyle changes left me with some extra skin or funny spots. But definitely nothing dramatic.

[Widget123]

I've seen enough plastic surgery horror tv shows (ex. Botched on E!) that if I ever got plastic surgery that I would want to make sure I had the best doctor and that could potentially cost me a lot of money. So unless someone else is paying for it, I doubt I'd ever do it. In general as I've gotten older, I've cared less and less about what I physically look like. I'm not one of those people that go to the gym 2X a day and are on some super strict diet, for example; I'm the polar opposite.

[lalamomma]

May 7, 2015 11:41:21 GMT -5 @kej0004 said:

May 7, 2015 11:31:23 GMT -5 mrskblack11 said:

I would be open to getting a breast lift after I am done having babies. My mom did a lift after she had three girls and her boobs look fantastic.

I don't know if I would ever get a tummy tuck. I have always had a belly pooch and I doubt it would ever go away no matter how fit I was. I am however getting tons of stretch marks on my belly. I do hope they fade well. I have stretch marks on my legs and they don't bother me. We will see how I feel about my belly after I am done having children.

I am against face lifts. My MIL got a partial one and I think it was a complete waste of 10K. She doesn't look any different to me. She also stated afterward that she regrets getting it done because it was so painful. My grandmother also got a full face lift and apparently looked completely different afterward (this was before I was born so I only new her post-face lift). Get some Botox if you want to reduce your wrinkles. Bad face lifts are easy to notice. I don't know anyone that has had a good one (but maybe that is because I do not KNOW they have had one).

After I posted, I started thinking about facial cosmetic surgeries. I'm not sure how I feel about them... Like, if you really, really hate your nose, enough that it makes you self conscious all the time, I can see getting a nose job.

I feel like I'm less accepting of face lifts and stuff, because I'm sort of pro-"embracing your age", but I don't know why I feel like that is different than, say, a breast lift, since having less-than-perky breasts is a natural part of aging as well.

As for bad face lifts: my mom had a medically necessary eye lift that made her look way younger. If you didn't know her before though, you'd have no idea. Granted, since it was covered completely by insurance, she had an awesome doctor. I wonder if the cost is why so many people get bad ones...?

I know a few who have had eye lifts, some medically necessary some not. None of them look like they have had surgery but if you do comparison photos it did make them look younger.

I have a friend who has used botox for a few years but the last time I saw her she looked really good. I mentioned how nice her skin look at she told me she started using a new skin care line and stopped the botox. I was pretty amazed! 

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SS: I have had "cosmetic surgery" but it was because I was kicked in the face by a horse when I was 17.

[lalamomma]

Lasik sounds wonderful in theory but the idea of a mistake on my eyes makes me way to scared. Maybe someday.

[wormgerm]

Face work makes me sad. I fully support people getting repairative surgery for oddities, injuries, and birth defects. But the totally elective self esteem/striving for perfection stuff bums me out. The example that comes to mind is Farrah from teen mom. She's SO young and her face (and body) is completely different. Her poor daughter has to grow up with normal human features. He daddy died before birth so the only living example of where she came from is her mom who she looks nothing like. Farrah had all her ethnic features modified. She still has her, ahem, sparkling personality but her appearance is so drastically different.

I worry about the message we send our kids when we obsess over our bodies to that degree. I started hating my body when I was 8. 18.5 years later I still have a lot of issues. I want my kids to be comfortable in their own skin.

[honeybunches101]

I am terrified of basically all medical procedures. I do not handle needles well at all and cannot imagine voluntarily getting surgery. But I will have to have surgery after we are done having kids to fix a hernia and awful diastasis recti, so maybe I would get a tummy tuck mixed in there.

[carolyngrace]

I've thought about a nose job my whole life, off and on. Mostly as a teenager when I was way more insecure.

At this point I ask myself "how would that improve my life?" I mean really, what would being traditionally "hotter" do for me? I would feel super vain spending money on plastic surgery.

[sully326]

In my fantasy world, yes. I'd lose the rest of the weight I need to lose then I'd get lipo in my arms and thighs, a tummy tuck, a boob lift & I seriously want a booty lol

In reality, none of that will probably ever happen.

[sapphyre0702]

May 7, 2015 11:33:01 GMT -5 erbear said:

I have zero interest in plastic surgery. Some consider LASIK cosmetic surgery and I'd do that, though!

I had LASIK a year ago and it was phenomenal. I went from having terrible vision to better than 20/20. Totally awesome!

[silv3rlining]

Pretty much no-unless it was more reconstructive-think terrible burn accident or something else that left me disfigured.

[bendherova]

If I ever have plastic surgery it will be bc I have had to have cancerous moles/freckles removed from my face. (likely given skin color and family history) Other than that, I'm anti unless It's reconstructive in some way.

I would get braces again, though.

[belle0720]

I like my face so I wouldn't do anything there. I'd consider a breast lift after I'm done having children if we have the money for it. But that's probably it and probably will not happen. I'm no Barbie doll or model and never will be and I'm okay with that. Going under the knife scares the drop out of me too!

[megeliz1]

No way. My mom had a friend who died in the recovery room post breast augmentation surgery and that is enough for me to never want anything cosmetic or elective done.

[tiffbot]

I wouldn't do it if it wasn't medically necessary.

[missk0411]

I had a scar revision 15 years ago. I had a ruptured appendix when I was 5, which left a 5 inch scar on my stomach. As I got older, and went through chubbier and leaner times, fat deposited around the scar and you could see it through clothing that was even slightly form fitting. So when I was 25, I had the scar removed and re-stitched, so it is a smoother line now.

I'd do skin treatments as I got older (facial peels, etc.) but probably not any actual surgery.

[khaze]

I got a breast augmentation when I was 22 which took me from an A to C cup. I had pretty much been self conscious of my small chest ever since I started getting boobs. Definitely don't regret it, although even without breastfeeding, my cup size permanently went up to a D after my last pregnancy. I am really nervous they are going to go up again after this baby, in which case, I will probably be looking at getting smaller implants put in.

[baytosa2013]

I voted "I've already done it". I was born with a congenital condition called tuberous breast which affects the size, shape and amount of breast tissue. I was always very self conscious and at 21 went in for a consult. I weighed all the risks and asked lots of questions regarding my future and children. My Dr. told me that because of the severity of my condition, I would likely never breast feed or if I managed to produce it would not be enough to sustain. I'm hopeful but I also know in my mind that might be out of the question for me and I'm prepared with formula.

All that to say that it was one of the best decisions, I have been a lot happier with my appearance over the years and I fully intend to get them redone once we have decided we are done because it's already been 15 years.

[leenziepops]

I'm a No - unless I got deformed or something became a health issue.

[dogmama22]

When I opened this my first thought was definitely not, but then I remembered that I've definitely considered getting a breast reduction. I'm not sure I'll ever actually go for it, but they are a huge pain every day. I can't wear any normal bra - I have to buy from a specialty store and then have it altered (so ugly too). Plus, they are so heavy and hurt my back!

[pghtruelove]

I get Botox injections for psoriasis. I guess that's not surgery but that's kind of close. I would consider getting a boob lift and/or tummy tuck after kids but then I think about what's the point after that..