Plastic Surgery - Would You Have It?

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I know several people who have had discreet cosmetic surgery procedures (not Jordan style!), and they look great. They are not particularly vain people either. Each had their own reasons - breast/tummy work after childbirth/nursing, and one woman who had liposuction and an eyelift after her divorce. These women viewed it as personal maintenance and something that was done to make them feel better about their physical appearance. They now look "fresher", and all are happy with the results. No regrets.

Would you have it done, and if so, what would you do?

I would love a tiny bit of botox in my upper lip.I have always said never but have recently had it on my mind looking at my face most mornings.Apparently there are creams which mimic botox has anyone seen/tried them?

Aloha, yes please - to recommendations. I'm happy with my weight and the botox thing is somethinng I have considered for a couple of years. Shall I contact you via another talker or something?

noddy5, yes one cream used to be called fauxtox or something - I originally got it in the US, you can get it here now but under another name. I don't know how it could mimic the treatment but I must say I thought it pretty good and would buy it again - have used it two/three times. However, I'm a sucker for anything like this.

Yes, do contact me if you'd like names of doctors. Happy to help, really.

Noddy5 - you don't want Botox on your upper lip - you need it to move! If you are worried about 'purse-string' lines, then you want a very thin filler like Restylane Touch, which costs around £200 and lasts for about 6months. You can call 0800 0155 548 for someone who does it if you are interested. It's an injectable. Never tried it but seen it done. (Honestly, this isn't an ad!!)

Definitely. I have already warned DH that I will need some work done. I haven't gone into details with him yet, but definitely boobs, tummy, maybe something like dermabrasion for the face, maybe botox but only between the eyes I think. I'll have to wait to see if I am going to have another baby first though I guess. I have promised myself that I will have my teeth whitened - properly by a dentist, after I finish breastfeeding DS (as a little reward) - my dentist said that I didn't have to wait till I stop breastfeeding - but I don't believe him.

Never. I'd hate to think I looked what I'm not supposed to be looking like, IYSWIM. Have no problem with other people going for it though, it's just I'd find the concept of me looking younger than I am really odd.

Had nose done, Twice!!!

1st time was medical, 2nd time cosmetic - still looks like shit though!!

I'd quite like a boob job, but in reality I would never have it done. I'd like them smaller and perkier! I read though that in breast reduction they actually remove your nipples and sew them back on. What if they muddled them up and put them the wrong way up, or on the opposite boob? I'm too much of a coward and also wouldn't like to lose any sensation/sensitivity - important to me, iykwim

I don't think I would ever have a face lift or anything like that - I think they mostly look dreadful.

marthamoo - that's only because all the dreadful ones are so obvious! Lulu and Sophia Loren look fantastic. Still would be very cowardly custard about a facelift myself, but would seriously consider if face drooped about my knees.

well if this discussion board is representative of the female public then it is truly sad and even pathetic that so many women feel the need to have plastic surgery in order to feel ok about themselves. What on earth does this pass on to the next generation? Sorry but I am really surprised that so many people have just come to accept this as a part of life. What happens when your 12 year old daughter wants a nose job or your 12 year old son wants a penis enlargement? or an 8 year old's parents feel they have failed because they ain't rich enough to cough up for their child's latest plastic surgery requirement? am I really the odd one out here? yes I am fatter and older than I used to be but I am not ashamed of it. Why should I be? why are so many of you?

Aloha, that would be fantastic , thanks .

Maybe some of us have less confidence than you Donnie. I can't speak for the others on here, but I try and keep my own body issues away from my children.

i think if i was in a serios accident (god i hope not) then yes i would have reconstuction surgery do you class that under plastic surgery because some people do and some dont

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I find it stunning how many regular people have had cosmetic surgery. Without thinking hard, I can list friends who have had lipo, breast enhancement, eyes/eyelids done, nose jobs, tummy tucks and facelifts. None of them looks strange or "overdone", just well rested. (I think most of the people who look scary after surgery are those who have had multiple surgeries - like Joan Rivers). Did any of you read the list of things Demi Moore was reputed to have done when she was ready to start making movies again? It was a long list, and she looks amazing - and has a gorgeous much younger man at her side!

We see/read about so many celebrities and people in the public eye who have things done to keep looking fresh......rumor has it that even John Kerry (USA Democratic presidential nominee) has had botox (his wife has publicly declared she is a fan having had treatments herself).........so it's not necessarily just actors/actresses.

Again, not sure that I would have anything done, but as a 45 year old mum who delivered by cs, I look different than I did previously - and yes, I know it's called aging!! Don't give it alot of thought mind you, but as my cousin married a successful plastic surgeon last week (dd was flower girl), it's been on my mind a bit more. I know that I'd get top treatment and probably a big discount for anything I chose! However being realistic, I think that as a single mum I probably couldn't risk an elective surgery. I am dd's sole parent, and thus would have to think long and hard before I chose serious surgery and sedation (which is always risky).

My 45th birthday present to myself will be a mini lower facelift by the best surgeon I can find.
Jowells run in my family - think Rober Morley, Dondald Sinden, Thora Herd.
I know it's vain but that's what I'm going to do.

With both kids ill with a gastro- bug this week, I reckon it may be my 40th birthday, I just looked in the mirror - yikes!

Breast reduction ops are often more than mere cosmetic interventions - they help prevent back problems etc.
Also, plastic surgery is understandable if the individual suffers real psychological damage due to his/her appearance.
Breast enhancement ops and facelifts, on the other hand.... I couldn't bear to think of having 2 bags of silicone inserted into my body. no-one really knows the longterm effects of leakage etc.
I think that a lot of plastic surgery is a reflection of the pressure women are under to conform to a male/media-driven image.
Everone is different, and thank God for that - have you noticed how everyone on our screens is beginning to look unnaturally nipped and tucked?
Plastic surgery is becoming the 21st century craze, but we needn't all conform to this - why submit yourself to a sclpel and general anaesthetic if your health is not at actual risk? It seems barmy to me.
Give me the character of a real human face and body any day. Long live wrinkles and flab!

I would definatly have a breast reduction. Im a size 12 but ive got these 34F boobs and i hate them. I cant get pretty underwear, i cant go bra-less, i cant get swimsuits or bikinis that look decent and my boobs are so saggy i feel sick when i look at them! if i wear high neck tops they look even bigger and if i wear a lower top i look like a tart. Ive come out of so many shops crying because i cant get clothes to fit, and my neck and back ache all the time...oh sigh...id LOVE to have them done.

lucky everyone who wants breast reduction, am i the only poor mother who now has fried eggs for boobs. After ds1 (now 10) boob returned to normal 34c. Now years later after DS2 (now 9 months stoppped breast feeding end Jan) boobs were great in pregnancy 34E at best (but that was too big) now they have SHRUNK to a very small 32a eeeek. I am very small, 5 foot 2 inches and 7 stone, so before ds2 i was very happy with figure now though I would love to have boobs back, dh keeps suggesting i just remain pregnant all the time (guess what, he is a boobs man) typical man though.

i would gladly swap with you summermum!! just think of all the beautiful elegant clothes and pretty underwear you can wear....ohhhhh i can only dream

typical us never happy with our lot are we, if we have curly hair we want straight & vice versa, if we have dark we want blonde etc. Big question though do we do it for us or for others? and if it is for us is it to make us feel good about ourselves for ourselves or because it automatically affects others treatment of us and how they see us? OMG do I sound like Carrie from SITC Is this good or bad?? Nightowl -34F must be hard when you are only small though so I do sympathise with that, I found 34e too big when I was pregnant. I am lucky that I can get nice underwear though, but I do always take a 34B & C into the changeing rooms as well so if I have to wait in a queue no-one can see i have fried egg size how sad/vain is that??

Well next time i go bra shopping summermum, you can come and queue with me, and hold my bras and i'll hold your bras!

can understand why people have it, but to not feel comfortable in my own skin....grow old gracefully...it's not what's outside so much as what's inside....sorry but think it's very shallow...it was an open question

nightowl, ???