# Um...oh...oh honey. \[Considering Plastic Surgery?\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 29, 2008, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-oh-oh-honey-considering-plastic-surgery/435474 "2008-01-29T17:36:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![fatgail](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fatgail/32/7285_2.png) [@fatgail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fatgail)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-oh-oh-honey-considering-plastic-surgery/435474/21 "2008-01-29T21:26:18Z")
[QUOTE=Omegaman] It makes sense now. None for me. I’ve gotten used to being ugly. [/QUOTE] Oh come on. A little tuck here and there? You’d be a regular Jim Nabors! If I had the money, there are many many horrible problems I’d try to rectify. Post childbirth knee shooters, tummy tuck, a little jowl work…but it’s all just a pipe dream. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-oh-oh-honey-considering-plastic-surgery/435474/22 "2008-01-29T21:33:36Z")
Well, as for me, I’m not looking “traveled”, I’m looking like I’ve lost 140lbs. In other words, my body is now a size 16, but my skin is still a size 32. I will be having a tummy tuck done whenever my weight decides to stabilize (every time I think it has, I drop another five pounds out of nowhere). I’ll also petition my insurance company to pay to have my “bat wings” and thighs fixed; they probably won’t, but they might, you never know. Then, whatever plastics they _won’t_ pay for (and I _know_ they’re not gonna spring for a face lift and breast lift and augmentation), I’ll have done out of country where I can _afford_ it! In other words, no, I don’t need “a little work” done, I need a _lot_ of work done! ---
**Author:** ![fatgail](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fatgail/32/7285_2.png) [@fatgail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fatgail)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-oh-oh-honey-considering-plastic-surgery/435474/23 "2008-01-29T21:36:31Z")
[QUOTE=norinew] Well, as for me, I’m not looking “traveled”, I’m looking like I’ve lost 140lbs. In other words, my body is now a size 16, but my skin is still a size 32. I will be having a tummy tuck done whenever my weight decides to stabilize (every time I think it has, I drop another five pounds out of nowhere). I’ll also petition my insurance company to pay to have my “bat wings” and thighs fixed; they probably won’t, but they might, you never know. Then, whatever plastics they _won’t_ pay for (and I _know_ they’re not gonna spring for a face lift and breast lift and augmentation), I’ll have done out of country where I can _afford_ it! [/QUOTE] My husband got a lapband last year and he’s already lost seventy pounds. When did you start noticing the excess skin? Because aside from some around the belly, I really don’t see it on him. Does he get to be the lucky one who just goes from fat to hot with no side effects? Doesn’t seem fair 🙂 No, but seriously congrats on the weight loss. It baffles me that the skin taking off surgery (technical term) isn’t covered by insurance. It’s not healthy or hygenic to carry that around nor is it possible to lose it naturally. Dumb. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-oh-oh-honey-considering-plastic-surgery/435474/24 "2008-01-29T21:41:26Z")
Is “traveled” the same as “rode hard and put away wet”? ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-oh-oh-honey-considering-plastic-surgery/435474/25 "2008-01-29T21:41:36Z")
Who the hell is anyone to tell me what I should look like? ---
**Author:** ![fatgail](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fatgail/32/7285_2.png) [@fatgail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fatgail)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-oh-oh-honey-considering-plastic-surgery/435474/26 "2008-01-29T21:44:11Z")
[QUOTE=eleanorigby] Is “traveled” the same as “rode hard and put away wet”? [/QUOTE] Well, if we’re going to get into it. I used that term because a friend of mine, when visiting my house, saw our very…very..old family cat who’d lost muscle control of his tail, was losing his hair, overweight, had asthma…he was a…trouper. And in trying to find a way to gently say “that cat’s on his way out” he said “OH Amos…you look like…you’re about done travelin’.” It was very sweet I felt, with just a hint of “wow that cat’s fallin’ apart.” ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-oh-oh-honey-considering-plastic-surgery/435474/27 "2008-01-29T21:47:37Z")
[QUOTE=Kythereia] Who the hell is anyone to tell me what I should look like? [/QUOTE] There, there. You can just sic Eros on them and take your revenge that way. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-oh-oh-honey-considering-plastic-surgery/435474/28 "2008-01-29T21:49:07Z")
Huh. Only plastic surgery I intend gettin’ involved with is cutting my expired ATM and credit cards in half. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-oh-oh-honey-considering-plastic-surgery/435474/29 "2008-01-29T22:08:24Z")
I think I’d like a breast. You know…something to sit on my desk…and something to busy my hands or tongue with while I’m at work. This plan may or may not get vetoed by my girlfriend, who I also work with. ---
**Author:** ![fatgail](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fatgail/32/7285_2.png) [@fatgail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fatgail)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-oh-oh-honey-considering-plastic-surgery/435474/30 "2008-01-29T22:12:52Z")
[QUOTE=Least Original User Name Ever] I think I’d like a breast. [/QUOTE] Like on your forearm or something? It beats smoking. ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-oh-oh-honey-considering-plastic-surgery/435474/31 "2008-01-29T22:22:36Z")
[QUOTE=Least Original User Name Ever] I think I’d like a breast. You know…something to sit on my desk..and something to busy my hands or tongue with while I’m at work. This plan may or may not get vetoed by my girlfriend, who I also work with. [/QUOTE] The perfect woman would have three breasts, with one on her back, for dancing. [/Al Bundy] ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-oh-oh-honey-considering-plastic-surgery/435474/32 "2008-01-29T22:23:08Z")
[QUOTE=fatgail] My husband got a lapband last year and he’s already lost seventy pounds. When did you start noticing the excess skin? Because aside from some around the belly, I really don’t see it on him. Does he get to be the lucky one who just goes from fat to hot with no side effects? Doesn’t seem fair 🙂 No, but seriously congrats on the weight loss. It baffles me that the skin taking off surgery (technical term) isn’t covered by insurance. It’s not healthy or hygenic to carry that around nor is it possible to lose it naturally. Dumb. [/QUOTE] Well, how much excess skin, where it’s at, when it’s visible. . .varies wildly from person to person. I know people who’ve lost less weight than me who had to have a lot of excess skin removed from their backs. But I have almost no excess skin on my back. I won’t need surgery there. My insurance will definitely pay for a tummy tuck, because I have a hernia. But then again, my insurance _rocks_ and would probably pay for the TT just based on skin issues I’ve had. Also, chances are good _he_ notices these issues more than you do. We’re always most critical of ourselves. Many people look at me and see the weight loss. I look in the mirror and see the sagging boobs, the bat wings, the “scrotal skin” on the inner thighs, etc. etc. etc. ---
**Author:** ![fatgail](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fatgail/32/7285_2.png) [@fatgail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fatgail)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-oh-oh-honey-considering-plastic-surgery/435474/33 "2008-01-29T22:29:07Z")
[QUOTE=norinew] Also, chances are good _he_ notices these issues more than you do. We’re always most critical of ourselves. Many people look at me and see the weight loss. I look in the mirror and see the sagging boobs, the bat wings, the “scrotal skin” on the inner thighs, etc. etc. etc. [/QUOTE] Oh I’m sure of it. But he’s also very worried/conscious of it, and he hasn’t mentioned it yet…granted he has about fifty pounds to go, but I just wonder if he’s going to luck out, particularly in the face. I’ve seen how huge weightloss can really make someone look OLD and … well, traveled. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-oh-oh-honey-considering-plastic-surgery/435474/34 "2008-01-29T22:53:26Z")
I’ve edited the thread title to help make it less ambiguous. Just an FYI. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-oh-oh-honey-considering-plastic-surgery/435474/35 "2008-01-29T23:01:10Z")
I would like to get giant ram horns on the sides of my head, does that count? ---
**Author:** ![fatgail](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fatgail/32/7285_2.png) [@fatgail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fatgail)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-oh-oh-honey-considering-plastic-surgery/435474/36 "2008-01-29T23:32:15Z")
[QUOTE=Cluricaun] I would like to get giant ram horns on the sides of my head, does that count? [/QUOTE] Do you think it’ll help “sell” your haircut? ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2008, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-oh-oh-honey-considering-plastic-surgery/435474/37 "2008-01-30T00:18:08Z")
I had botox injected in my balls a year or so ago (they were all wrinkled). I posted about it here. I’d linky-link, but I’m posting from my phone and haven’t figured out how to copy and paste. Maybe some enterprising doper would be kind enough to dig up my thread and post a link. Or not. Either way, my balls are smooth and shiny. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2008, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-oh-oh-honey-considering-plastic-surgery/435474/38 "2008-01-30T00:31:18Z")
Just out of curiosity–is there anything a person can do to minimize the excess-skin-after-huge-weight-loss problem before and during the time in which the weight loss is happening? ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2008, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-oh-oh-honey-considering-plastic-surgery/435474/39 "2008-01-30T01:15:05Z")
[QUOTE=Green Bean] Just out of curiosity–is there anything a person can do to minimize the excess-skin-after-huge-weight-loss problem before and during the time in which the weight loss is happening? [/QUOTE] Not as far as I’ve been able to find out. If you are relatively young, if the excess weight is a relatively “recent” development, if you’ve never had babies, these things will all help. Also, the skin _will_ “tighten up” some on its own, over time. But anyone who loses significant amounts of weight will, inevitably (AFAIK) end up with skin issues. ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2008, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-oh-oh-honey-considering-plastic-surgery/435474/40 "2008-01-30T02:12:55Z")
Should this be the year that I manage to lose significant amounts of fat, and should next year continue in the same direction (I think allotting two years to lose a lot of weight shows maturity and a realistic outlook)… Well, should I find myself living in a world where I weigh less than 120 pounds, I would certainly be up for a tummy tuck. I don’t think my tummy could ever bounce back from the weight I’ve lost and gained over my life. I’m hesitant to touch my face–I like my face, and I’ve seen too much on “Awful Plastic Surgery Dot Com”, but I’d consider cosmetic dentistry, too. Tummy tuck and improving my teeth. I’d do that. But until I’ve lost and kept weight off, I don’t see the point, and I’d also like to buy a house some time before I die. I figure to feel sexy with excess tummy skin, I’ll try black corsets. Would that work? Corsets and stockings? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-oh-oh-honey-considering-plastic-surgery/435474.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-oh-oh-honey-considering-plastic-surgery/435474.md?page=3)