Would you, or did you have some plastic surgery done?

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Years ago, I happened to meet Debbie Reynolds. She was rather "mature" when I met her. From a distance, she looked young and sprite. Up close, her eyebrows were tattoos, and her face had little squares, where she had work done. I believe it was common, in the 30,40s for starlets to have their eyebrows shaved and had large tattooed ones way up on the forehead. Not being a Hollywood insider, I was taken aback by that. Robert59's thread about plastic surgery reminded me about meeting Miss Reynolds. What are your feelings about plastic surgery? Would you, or did you have some plastic surgery done?
 

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My sister is 85, I'm 84. I don't remember how many years ago it was she had facial plastic surgery.. She looked fine, --I think she may have had it done to look nicer for her husband. Anyway, in spite of the surgery, her tendency towards having many vertical wrinkles in her face have gradually shown up. I think she inherited this from our father, while I inherited more fat in my face from our mother and therefore a less tendency for wrinkles to show. I always gave up on having facial plastic surgery because it's effect could not last as time went by & I'd have to 'face' the aging of my face, like it or not. :)
 
No thanks.

IMO the only good that comes from most cosmetic surgery is that it allows surgeons and scientists to practice and perfect new techniques that might be useful in helping people with birth defects, or burn and accident victims that may benefit from some form of reconstructive surgery that helps them to live a normal life.
 
I was born with a congenital malformation called a thyroglossal cyst which needed surgery when I was 4
The large cyst had grown across the middle of my neck and I was having trouble breathing
I have a scar from this initial operation but unfortunately as cysts often do it regrew a year later when I was 5
I had a second more extensive surgery which removed more of the growth and more surrounding tissue
So I have a second scar and both scars are in the crease of my neck so they are hard to see
Gravity is taking over and the skin around the scars is wrinkly while the scar tissue is thicker and is 'fixed'
 
Decades ago, when I was in my mid-teens, I was in a head-on vehicle collision. Subsequent to that, I had multiple surgeries including some work on my face because I had hit the windshield face-first. To this day I can still remember how much pain I was in afterwards and swore I'd never have anything done to my face again. Now, as an older woman, I do admit that I've given thought to having work done (eye lift, neck lift) but there are a few things stopping me. The first is the cost. I'd have to finance this somehow and that seems ridiculous to me. The next is the temporary nature of all of it. Aging is natural and gravity always wins so it would only be a matter of time until everything goes back to how it was before the surgery. And last is that I want to see myself, who I am, as I age.
 
OneEyedDiva said:
Not at all...that is unless God forbid, I have a terrible accident that disfigures me and surgery would help.
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That's the way I feel, if I felt I wanted surgery for more of a medical reason, I would have it if I could afford it. For purely cosmetic reasons, no. But I respect those who have surgery for whatever reason, very personal decision to be sure.
 
I guess you could say I did. I had reconstructive Nasal surgery a few years ago. The septum was taken out and replaced with a plastic replacement and plastic surgery was used to install it. From the outside or appearance side, you could never tell I had 6.5 hours of surgery and plastic surgery was used. Most that I know that have had plastic surgery, resulted in face changing/appearance changing characteristics.
 
I've had surgeries for hip replacement, knee replacement and breast cancer, I can't imagine willingly submitting to a surgery that wasn't absolutely medically necessary. Enough! I'd rather keep my sags and wrinkles...

Oh, and I had Botox shots to treat migraines. The shots were sooo painful, I definitely wouldn't do it for cosmetic reasons...
 
Aunt Bea said:
No thanks.

IMO the only good that comes from most cosmetic surgery is that it allows surgeons and scientists to practice and perfect new techniques that might be useful in helping people with birth defects, or burn and accident victims that may benefit from some form of reconstructive surgery that helps them to live a normal life.
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You hit the nail on the head. I believe in reconstructive surgery but plastic surgery should not include the usual commercial sales gimmick pitch but the proper consulting that fits the needs, wants and more so the expectations of the client. There is no question about beauty is in the eye of the beholder because other then health that's why people go on diets, seek arm candy, wear wigs, hairpieces, colored contact lenses, buy sports cars, yachts, Lear Jets and other glitz, but true love should far overcome a physical situation regardless of what it is.
 
fuzzybuddy said:
What are your feelings about plastic surgery? Would you, or did you have some plastic surgery done?
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I have some facial scars from a few scraps in my youth

I just grew a beard

youngish.jpg

Still hard to look at, but nobody asks 'what happened' anymore

As for age related cares

Heh

It's a bit late

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oldman said:
I had blepharoplasty done back in 1998. My surgeon did an excellent job.
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My immediate boss (company CEO) had that done
Looked surprised for several weeks

Called him bright eyes
I don't think he ever became very fond of that moniker
 

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