I’ve had fat cells added to my waist. I did it orally.
As a teenager I had a mole removed from my chin. I had another mole on my lower back removed because the Doctor didn’t like how it looked. I don’t know if you can call that cosmetic. The scar he left is 10x as big as the mole was.
Wow.
You know if I had the extra money to throw around, I would consider liposuction, I’m not super-obese or even close to it, but if you’ve seen the results of people who were just a little overweight the transformations are kind of shocking, like a little gut to almost sixpack.
I had jaw surgery to correct my bite, which could be considered cosmetic maybe, but really it was a functional issue as it gave me difficulty chewing food, but while I was in the operating room, the surgeons asked me if I would like them to suck some fat out of my chin for free, and I told them to go for it, it made a difference!
I’d go for the eyebrow tattoo, since I have no eyebrows. And I’d like to have the caverns on either side of my mouth filled in. And after that, I’d like my front teeth to be capped or implanted, along with a bit of whitening. Not chicklet white; just not crazy old crone brown. Some years ago I had laser treatment on my face to get rid of broken capillaries and general redness. I’ll probably end up having to do the teeth. My upcoming cleaning I fear is going to turn up a lot of issues.
Outside of having a couple of skin tags removed, no.
Whilst I’m not attractive by any means, and definitely have signs of ageing, I’m fortunate to not be disfigured in any way, and I don’t have anything that causes me pain or discomfort, apart from chub rub. So no, I have not had anything done, and never plan to.
I must admit, this sentence makes me uncomfortable. Yes, I agree that women are very much judged by their looks in our current society, moreso than men. But I don’t think our world should be that way, so it’s not something I’d want to pander to.
That said, if someone is unhappy about how they look, and feels happier with having surgery, more power to them. I just wish it wasn’t as a result of the above-quoted statement.
Nope, can’t really imagine myself getting anything done.
I’ve had several keratoses, cysts, and skin tags removed. I removed the tags myself. Only a couple on my neck would have been visible while wearing normal clothes. I did have a deep gash on my eyebrow sewn up by a plastic surgeon, he happened to be the surgeon on duty that night at the emergency room. My scars tend to fade anyway but this one was nearly invisible from the git go. He used 17 incredibly fine stitches where two or three normal ones could have done the job. A horde of interns peered over his shoulder as he worked. Later, when it was time for them to come out a doctor needed a magnifying glass to find them all.
As for surgery done specifically for cosmetic purposes to improve my appearance, well, let’s just say medical science hasn’t advanced that far yet.
To be honest I find both perspectives a little odd: that women are judged by looks therefore I must do X, or I must not pander to it therefore I won’t do X.
Our appearance is judged all the time, for everyone, and we all “pander to it” at one level or another.
Even those people who don’t ostensibly care about looking good at least want to look like they fit in to particular groups and a style of living.
Even the scruffiest Doper reading this might balk at wearing these pants because they would attract too much attention or project the wrong image. We all care about this stuff.
And looks can make a huge difference for guys as well as girls. I have a friend who looks like a young Harrison Ford and it’s like a superpower; he gets invited to so many things, everyone wants to talk to him, he has girls creepily watching him work etc. Dressing well can also have a big effect, though of course not as extreme as being handsome.
The fact that it’s not (yet) culturally acceptable for guys to try to become better looking is not the same thing as looks don’t matter for guys.
And it’s all separate to, say, unfair hiring practices which of course I would not condone.
You’ve obviously never been to my curling club.
Nope other than having some extra care and attention to the wound when seriously cut or having some operation; in other words more preventative than corrective. I expect I am the exception here but for religious reasons I am uncomfortable with the concept of altering myself from how I was created. I’m fine with anyone (or for that matter everyone) else doing it but for me I just feel its personally wrong.
Had my ears pinned back when I was in my early 20’s. I’ve seen worse when it comes to Dumbo ears, I didn’t like my ears though. Found the plastic surgeon from a Little Nickel advertisement. Cost me a bit over $1000 and was done in his office. I consider it money well spent. The funny part is no one in my family really noticed that difference unless they look at an older picture of me.
I had a mole removed from the side of my nose. The healing process was way longer and more intense than I was told and it eventually grew back. I’ve had other moles removed that were not for cosmetic reasons and those did not grow back. Guess that’s what I get for being vain. I’ve had cool sculpting on my inner thighs and abdomen. There was some improvement but I’ll always be bigger on the bottom than the top; that’s just the way I was manufactured. I always say if I had money to burn I’d have a whole body makeover but I think if it came down to it I would back out. Lipo freaks me out and while I’d love to have a larger bust I don’t want implants. Now if they could gather some of the fat off my hips and implant that we might be cooking.
I’ve inadvertently had my forehead done due to the stitches I received after splitting it open in a car accident. The muscles were effectively frozen so it’s almost like I had botox. Yay me. Of course, I had a Frankenstein like scar for a few years and a faint scar for most of my life since then. You can’t really see it anymore.
I’m a dude. I had a mole removed on my chin.
People always seem to think I’ve had work done. They often, upon seeing me for the first time, remark “That face - it just isn’t natural!”.
I’ve always thought about plastic surgery, but it’s very unlikely I’ll ever really get around to it. I used to want a boob job; now I’d like something done about my neck; when I look at my mom, I think maybe I should fix up my eyelids. Screw it, I’ll just learn to deal.
I had penis reduction surgery when I was just a baby.
I’ve often wanted to have my teeth fixed and straightened; i’ve never had the money. Cosmetic surgery is not covered by the provincial health insurance here, and as I don’t fancy getting into a surgery-requiring car crash any time soon, I’ll just have to live with my present looks.
