Plastic surgery

Lc jones

Lc jones

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Who in the forum would consider plastic surgery? I’m getting a bit older and I am toying with the idea. But I don’t think I have the guts to go under the knife for anything that isn’t medically necessary. We will see if my vanity will override my nervousness about going under the knife.
 

I recently had plastic surgery on the side of my face to remove a persistent skin cancer
it was quite a large SC ( about the size of 50cent australian coin ) that came back again and again despite being treated by various methods .
I’m not sure if you were only referring to the likes of face lifts ect or plastic surgery in general
 

Patio Life said:
You might pick one area and see how it goes, how you feel about a smaller surgery. A friend of mine had her eye lids lifted, she looked much younger.
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I am considering a neck lift as the skin is getting loose. I have lost a bunch of weight and that area is not as attractive as I would like. But it makes me nervous to have surgery around my neck area. I have heard the results are fantastic but I have to get the courage up first.
 
I have had doctors try to talk me into gastric bypass & liposuction when I was severely overweight (405 lbs). But I just didn't think modifying the stomach was the solution. I was right - changing what I ate was the solution, but (of course) not profitable.
There is a big difference between medically-necessary plastic surgery to correct a problem & just wanting to look younger.
I had an unsightly lump on my ear removed several years ago - it was a common "Fat Tumor." The dermatologist said it was probably harmless but it should be removed anyway & I didn't like the way it looked. I would never have face lifts or anything just to look younger.
 
Don't do it! So many who do end up looking like freaks, like Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Wayne Newton, etc.

Also, putting foreign objects under your skin, as with implants, sets you up for cancer, later down the line. An old gf got breast implants and, with zero risks, except the implants, came up with 4th Stage bc. She had a double mastectomy, and reconstructive surgery. Her boss, a heart surgeon, and others in the medical profession, saw to it that she got the best treatments in the world, no exaggeration. She's fine today, as far as I know. We haven't spoken for a few years.

Let Nature do what it will. Flow with the aging process, and do so gracefully. You'll have greater peace of mind, I believe, than trying to shape yourself into something unnatural, some ideal that's anything but.
 
treeguy64 said:
Don't do it! So many who do end up looking like freaks, like Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Wayne Newton, etc.

Also, putting foreign objects under your skin, as with implants, sets you up for cancer, later down the line. An old gf got breast implants and, with zero risks, except the implants, came up with 4th Stage bc. She had a double mastectomy, and reconstructive surgery. Her boss, a heart surgeon, and others in the medical profession, saw to it that she got the best treatments in the world, no exaggeration. She's fine today, as far as I know. We haven't spoken for a few years.

Let Nature do what it will. Flow with the aging process, and do so gracefully. You'll have greater peace of mind, I believe, than trying to shape yourself into something unnatural, some ideal that's anything but.
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Or Sylvester Stallone or Joan Rivers. And I don't know what Alec Baldwin had done but he looks like a bunch of bees stung his face & caused swelling.
 
hollydolly said:
I'd really like to get that done too. I even got the name of a good plastic surgeon from a Doctor friend of mine, but I keep putting it off, because I'm scared it'll hurt a lot..
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I had blepharoplastry done about 20 years ago. It came out really nice. I didn’t have a brow lift, I had those unsightly fat bags under the eyes removed. No one has ever been able to see the tiny scalpel scar in the fold under the eyes. Today, it looks very natural and no more bags.

I had them removed because bags make a person look older and tired and I did.
 
terry123 said:
Sharon Osborne showed off her latest face lift last week on The Talk. Her face looks like its plastic. She openly says she has had every thing done with her face being done more than once. Will stay old looking here!
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She's had her face done more than Joan Rivers, however compared to many celebs and their face-lifts I think she had a good surgeon... . Trouble is with full face plastic surgery it has to be done every few years..something else has to be lifted here or there, and I wouldn't want to do that, nor could I afford it even if I did, but something like the under eye bags or a brow life, can make a huge difference
 
Kadee46 said:
I recently had plastic surgery on the side of my face to remove a persistent skin cancer
it was quite a large SC ( about the size of 50cent australian coin ) that came back again and again despite being treated by various methods .
I’m not sure if you were only referring to the likes of face lifts ect or plastic surgery in general
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My nose did battle with basal cell cancer a couple of time. It's still functional but does show the scars. I would have considered plastic surgery if I was still in the job or dating market or maybe for my own self-esteem but the cancer had a habit of recurring in the same spot even tho I had the Mohs surgery. I didn't want another returning and being lost in the 'new' nose.
 
Lc jones said:
I am considering a neck lift as the skin is getting loose. I have lost a bunch of weight and that area is not as attractive as I would like. But it makes me nervous to have surgery around my neck area. I have heard the results are fantastic but I have to get the courage up first.
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Don't think there's much risk with that one, and tons of benefit. I've looked at a lot of before and after pics of procedures in the neck/jawline area. I have a short neck, so anything going south is noticeable. Will probably have something done at some point.
 
A friend of my wife's had her neck tightened. It came out really nice. Great job, I thought. She told us that all the surgeon did was to pull the sides of the neck back and up under the ears and then sewed it in place. She stayed awake for the procedure. A little bruising, but not too bad. She had to stay in the hotel across the street for one night and go back in the morning for the surgeon to check everything. She also told us that it was well worth the $5500.00 it cost her.

This lady is kind of vane. My wife doesn't think so, but she talks a lot about having procedures done. A few years back, she had her teeth replaced with one of those "new teeth in 1 day" companies we all see advertised on TV. I think she said that was around $25,000.00. Truthfully, I didn't like them on her. They don't look like they belong in her mouth, if you can understand that.

This lady got a divorce about 10 years ago to a former state legislator. That ruined his career. He was livid.
 
This lady got a divorce about 10 years ago to a former state legislator. That ruined his career. He was livid.
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I can think of a few national legislators who could benefit from the process. One that is particularly prominent in the news. Hope that didn't violate no politics rule.
 

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