I personally would not have anything done. I don't really care if others do but it seems crazy expensive and I'm too thrifty/poor to spend money on that. I'm also relatively happy with my appearance and MH has always thought I was beautiful.
Some of the procedures just seem too painful for the little gain that they get out of it. But again I have no problem with other people doing it. I just don't know anyone that has had anything.
They did say something yesterday that got me thinking. They said that pretty soon the people that don't get it will be standing out since it's getting easier and cheaper. I hope that's not the case.
Now, I realize I'm only 34 so I reserve the right to change my mind in the future. ? Disclaimer: I am talking about strictly non-necessary procedures
If money was endless, I would get boobs. Nothing crazy but my barely b-cups on a good day, post breastfeeding boobs are just sad. By the time I can afford them (ie kids are done with college) I'm sure I won't care anymore though, so it's probably never going to happen.
Depending on how my tummy looks if we have another baby, I might consider a tummy tuck. Again, since money doesn't grow on trees, I probably won't actually do it.
It's not really something I would do for myself. I'm just not that into my looks. I have no problems with other people doing it. Although, there are obvious cases of people who seem to have addictions to it and wind up looking really bad. I think it turns out best when the changes are subtle.
I don't think I could go through with it. Mostly because the whole process terrifies me. If I were to have anything done, it would be my boobs because they are non-existent at this point. But the thought of having surgery, plus the fact that you have to go through it every 10 years since that is the life span, just really makes it seem not worth while. Honestly, if it was a one-time thing and I didn't have to worry about having more surgeries, I would suck it up and get it done. I don't care it other people have work done, although I do side eye people when the work they get done makes them look way overdone and fake.
I completely see why people do it but it is totally not for me. I hear once you start you are hooked and I have a borderline obsessive personality so I wouldn't trust myself to stop when I should. I really do find beauty in people who age gracefully so I think that is the road for me.
With that being said, I would totally have lipo and a tummy tuck. My thighs have always been a problem and when I was younger I was very heavy; I lost over 60 lbs after college and haven never been able to get rid of my stomach.
I have breast implants. Got them done in Venezuela, very painful recovery. I prob won't do anything else but I've considered a lift after these two kids there's a slight drop in them prob only i can tell. I have a slight bump on my nose I could live without but facial stuff is so scary to me I just couldn't.
There are definitely things I would want to change about my body (bigger boobs, flatter tummy) but surgery and recovery scares me too much. I hear tummy tucks are worse than c-sections and I had a hard enough time with the c-section recovery. Not to mention the hip to hip scar. I think I may reconsider it in the future if my diastasis recti becomes an issue but for now it is not in my plans.
Post by summergirl1211 on Aug 4, 2015 10:32:35 GMT -5
I've always hated my nose, so that would be first if I actually got the balls to do it. It scares me and looks so painful, plus I'd be worried that I wouldn't look right. My thighs have always been fatter than I'd like so a little lipo would be nice, but I'm sure the fat would just find it's way back anyway, and I don't want to do it as a maintenance type of thing.
I'm honestly torn between whether I'd want to be more unnaturally beautiful or stay my natural imperfect me.
I'll never do it unless we won the lottery But if I had the money j would do Liposuction & a breast lift possibly. Nothing major or facial. Honestly though if I had a ton of money I'd probably just invest in a personal trainer. No judgement of people who do it though, within reason.
Post by origamimommy on Aug 4, 2015 10:39:55 GMT -5
I have had a nose job. It wasn't terrible. My nose still isn't "perfect" but one is enough.
I would also get boobs if I had the money. I think it's totally up to the person and what each individual is comfortable with. I will say, after my nose job, I had a full list of other things I wanted done--lips, boobs, another nose job, etc etc. so plastic surgery doesn't take away your insecurities at all. You really do have to love yourself regardless, because it just makes you find other things that are "wrong" that need to be "fixed".
I definitely get why people do it and am OK with it as long as it's limited. Once people start doing like 8 surgeries or something extreme is seems crazy to me.
I'm not sure that I would, but if money were no issue I would consider a boob job. I used to have cute perky large B/small C boobs. I now have saggy D/DDs that are covered in stretch marks (I got up to a G when first nursing). Jack is still nursing and when he is done I am worried my boobs will be B/C size but instead of their former cuteness they will be stretched and saggy.
Post by somethingcleverer on Aug 4, 2015 11:33:15 GMT -5
I would be ok with the minor improvements like restalyn or botox but I couldn't see myself voluntarily getting major surgery. If I had surgery I would go for a tummy tuck. Or maybe lipo out my double chin.
I also think that people who keep getting stuff done look horrible. I can't believe that will ever be the norm. IT just looks so bad when a person has had multiple procedures. I think you almost have to keep having surgery because the parts of your face that aren't done don't match the parts that are, and they keep aging while the plastic parts don't. Maybe it's some sort of viscous circle that people get sucked into.
I broke my nose in HS and I was excited because I thought they would have to do surgery and I could get the nose I wanted. Unfortunately my nose just had a big crack in it and I didn't get my nose job! And that broken nose caused me to have a bone spur and deviated septum and my post nasal drip is out of control. My nose is awful! So if money was no object Id probably get a nose job. It's just so big and the kids in school called me big nose. : ( Otherwise I'm too lazy - you don't like what I look that's your problem.
I broke my nose in HS and I was excited because I thought they would have to do surgery and I could get the nose I wanted. Unfortunately my nose just had a big crack in it and I didn't get my nose job! And that broken nose caused me to have a bone spur and deviated septum and my post nasal drip is out of control. My nose is awful! So if money was no object Id probably get a nose job. It's just so big and the kids in school called me big nose. : ( Otherwise I'm too lazy - you don't like what I look that's your problem.
I had my ears pinned back when I was in middle school. So technically I have already.
I seriously considered getting a boob lift/fill after I nursed Ingrid and my once full DDs became sad saggy Ds. After the ordeal my co-worker went through having to have hers removed I just don't think I can bring myself to do it. She went to a bad doc to remove them and he butchered her. She was in constant pain with open wounds not healing for months and a bad infection. She finally got a second opinion from another plastic surgeon who assured her that, unlike what the doc who operated on her kept telling her, that having gaping painful infected wounds was NOT normal after implant removal. I know she just had a bad experience, but it has scared the crap out of me and I just don't think I could do it now. Sad saggy boobs for me!
Like starfishy I also broke my nose in high school (boot to the face on the soccer field, ouch) so I would have that done.
If people want to do it, its their business. Whatever makes you happy. I wouldn't spend the $$ unless we had a lot of it laying around and could spare it; for us it would be an extreme luxury. Other than the nose, I might fix my jawline but thats about it.
Post by aimeefarrahfowler on Aug 4, 2015 12:51:43 GMT -5
I would get my double chin lipo'ed in a heartbeat if cost was no object. It's a family trait and even at my smallest, I still had a double chin and I just really hate it.
I don't dislike any other part of my body enough to want surgery right now. Spanx and a good bra (and losing 50 pounds probably) will get me far enough. Wouldn't rule out getting my boobs done one day, but I can think of like a million things I would spend the money on first.
Like starfishy I also broke my nose in high school (boot to the face on the soccer field, ouch) so I would have that done.
If people want to do it, its their business. Whatever makes you happy. I wouldn't spend the $$ unless we had a lot of it laying around and could spare it; for us it would be an extreme luxury. Other than the nose, I might fix my jawline but thats about it.
MissMusic I was at soccer camp. We were playing some crazy game with a bunch of goals and balls. I was looking at one ball and didn't see the ball that hit my face.
Like starfishy I also broke my nose in high school (boot to the face on the soccer field, ouch) so I would have that done.
If people want to do it, its their business. Whatever makes you happy. I wouldn't spend the $$ unless we had a lot of it laying around and could spare it; for us it would be an extreme luxury. Other than the nose, I might fix my jawline but thats about it.
MissMusic I was at soccer camp. We were playing some crazy game with a bunch of goals and balls. I was looking at one ball and didn't see the ball that hit my face.
OUCH! You didn't even see it coming!
I was in a foot race with a defensive player, I was a striker. I was just a smidge ahead of her, and it if I won the ball it would have been an easy pass to my teammate and a goal. The defender clipped my heel and as I was going down, she tried to clear the ball to the side. Nope, got my face mid-fall instead.
I thought about having a tummy tuck - that's the only part of my body that could really use some improvement - otherwise I am pretty happy with my body and face. Few things scare me off, so I probably will never do it: -$$$ -painful recovery -surgery itself and risk of complications - I have read horrible stories.
I also considered to do botox at some point and just never got time/money to actually do it, but this is not plastic surgery.
I have no problem with other people doing it, although I can always tell if somebody had a bunch - they just look so not natural - I would hate to be the person that people mark as plastic surgery junkie...
MissMusic I was at soccer camp. We were playing some crazy game with a bunch of goals and balls. I was looking at one ball and didn't see the ball that hit my face.
OUCH! You didn't even see it coming!
I was in a foot race with a defensive player, I was a striker. I was just a smidge ahead of her, and it if I won the ball it would have been an easy pass to my teammate and a goal. The defender clipped my heel and as I was going down, she tried to clear the ball to the side. Nope, got my face mid-fall instead.
OUCH!!!
All I remember is blood and one of the coaches yelling "she's bleeding profusely!!!" And I didn't get my nose job. Damn.
I am seriously considering getting my boobs done after I am done breast feeding for the last time. WE haven't decided if we are done after this kid yet though, so it could be a while.
Other things I would consider would be lipo if I can't lose all the baby weight.
Post by aylafsu1881 on Aug 4, 2015 14:49:28 GMT -5
I have no problems with plastic surgery, to a point. If someone does not like something about themselves, I think they have the right to change it. I do not necessarily agree with people who completely redo their bodies (boobs, nose, tummy, butt, lips, calves etc) and tend to have a surgery every year or one after another. I think that extreme is more obsessive and indicates some type of self esteem issue.
I had liposuction when I was about 21. I had one area done (my thighs). For some reason the women in my family are genetically predisposed to having weight in the thighs. We tend to have saddlebags on the outer thigh. They were pretty big but my waist/hips were normal. I ended up having liposuction to reduce the bags. It was the best money I ever spent and the fat has not come back. It was painful though and I was miserable for weeks.
I have no issues with plastic surgery and if someone wants to have it done it's their prerogative. Even if what they choose to have done could be considered "overboard". Their body, their choice.
Personally, I probably won't have anything done. After Henry I said that I might like to have my boobs "fixed" because I went from an A, to a full C, and then back down to a less then A after BFing; and TBH I was really unhappy with how they looked. Now that I am Bfing again they look better, but I know that they will most likely look even worse when all is said and done. Therefore,I'm not ruling a lift or something else out at this point.
I would never do it because I have a bad reaction to anesthesia and pain meds, so the med-less recovery would be horrible for me, but I'd love some boobs.
Post by mommymadness on Aug 4, 2015 15:31:12 GMT -5
I would be happy with just a boob lift and a smidgen of lipo on my tummy/love handles! But I highly doubt I would ever get anything done! Even if I won the lottery, I would probably be too chicken and the cons would outweigh the pros, for me!
I would love to get a boob job but I would never do it because of $. I've always had small boobs....barely an A and it was much worse when I dried up from nursing with Henry. But now my full As are back and theu will soon be basically nipples on my chest after this time again.... ugh. But the plan is to have one or two more kids so I will again have small boobs.
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