No, I would not think less of someone who has had a boob job.
Fixed that for you
I dated a nice lady a few years back, Michelle, and she and her sister (Michelle was adopted) got boob jobs at the same time with the same doctor. Her sister looked like she had two half cantaloupes staples to her chest, while the Michelle looked very natural. Something about the chest musculature. She had enough muscle tissue that the implants went underneath, I think. She was at the beach with a bunch of girls, and they were up at the bar trying to get the barkeeper’s attention. Michelle jiggled her boobs and they got served quickly. Some of the other girls were lamenting that they couldn’t do that since they had implants, they hadn’t noticed her rack was store bought, and she was in a skimpy bikini. The only time it was noticeable was when all her muscles tightened up during that magic moment.
Before surgery she was like an A and an A- cup, she finally trusted me enough to she the before photos. I’ve had bigger zits.
I feel the need to clarify: I would think less of them in the aforementioned cases, but it wouldn’t in any way influence my treatment of them, nor would I justify anyone who used it to do so.
I judge plastic surgery negatively only if:
(1) It looks bad
(2) It presents unreasonable health risks
(3) It becomes obsessive
It seems to me that any face work – facelifts, botox, collagen injections – invariably look terrible. I cannot look at the faces of people like Cher or Michael Jackson without wanting to retch.
However, I’ve seen many boob jobs that look absolutely fantastic. I wouldn’t think less of a woman with a good boob job. In fact, I’d probably spend more time thinking about her.
I agree wholeheartedly with this! I like lines on faces because it shows people have lived.
I think I started a thread on this more than a year ago, which a search was unable to find, but I’ll repeat myself again:
Ladies, there are enough men out there who like them small that you really shouldn’t worry about feeling unattractive. And the right guy will love you for more than just your bustline anyway.
I agree with this 100% Unless they are the size of mosquito bites I really don’t care. There are so many things I care about in a potential mate more than breast size that there would be too many too list here.
Plus, the bigger they are, the more they eventually sag. I would love to have some still-perky Bs instead of the gravity challenged Cs I have. They still look pretty great in a bra, but only so so unfettered.
People with implants do tend to be seen as desperate because, unlike slapping on some mascara and lipstick, the surgery is quite invasive, expensive, and painful. Putting oneself through all of that constitutes an admission of big insecurity, which in of itself is regarded as unattractive to many people.
That said, get a good boob job and most likely few people will know unless you tell them.
I don’t know if “think less of” is the right characterization, but I never think anyone looks better with cosmetic surgery. It’s always obvious to me. That fixed, molded plastic, botox look never fools anyone. Those pulled back corners on the eyes, the lack of lines or facial expressions. All that stuff is immediately obvious. If botox or cosmetic surgery in general can really be “well done, and subtle,” then you wouldn’t see movie stars looking so obvious. I honestly think you’re deluding yourself if you think you can do it in a subtle enough way that people won’t notice. The stuff you see on rich people is already as subtle as it gets. It’s not like they have a choice of something not noticeable and they’re intentionally opting for the ceramic mask look.
Aside from being shallow and vain, cosmetic surgery is essentially futile. No one ever thinks, “oh she looks so young,” they think “she’s had work done.”
There’s a lot to be said for aging naturally. Lines give character and are actually more accessible than that shiny, glossy Cher look.
I also think that boob jobs are an abomination on the earth. They’ve ruined porn.
I wouldn’t mess with my boobs unless I get my family’s lovely breast-cancer, and then I’d just want them to be the size they originally were.
But man, would I like to get rid of the developing jowls!
I don’t see it as the same equation at all. If I reap the rewards of exercise, it’s because I did it. I changed my lifestyle, times when I didn’t run may have been exercises in willpower, but I m the one who made the effort, quite naturally, and I earned the pay off.
To me, that is extremely different than paying someone to slice me open.
ETA: Not that I’d get a boob job. (Guys usually don’t because we’d never leave the house, since we’d be playing with them all day.)
Not to mention that, unless you turn to steroids, you are likely increasing your quality of life my improving your health.
While I believe most women dress for other women, I guess I just have a really tough time believing they get implants– which could have a negative impact on their health as well as their sex life (nipple sensitivity)– purely for themselves. And I can’t think of a male equivalent, though I really liked the toupee comparison.
I think your mention of steroids is pretty close to a male equivalent.
Breast enhancement is a superficial risk to a woman’s health. So to answer the question, yes, I would think less of a woman for risking her health. It would be like taking up smoking to lose weight. Obviously the exception exists for someone who needs reconstructive surgery. I don’t see the desire to fix a disfigurement as superficial.
The sad thing is that many of the implants I’ve seen look bad. Maybe not Michael Jackson bad but certainly not an improvement. It’s a false promise to a weakened sense of self esteem.
My oldest sister wants to have breast implants and is saving up to get them. She has wanted to get breast augmentation for a couple of years now. If it makes her feel better about herself, then I don’t see the harm.
the harm is that it could physically kill her. The harm that she could be disfigured. The harm of using unnecessary surgery for psychological problems.
Fuck no. Someone can get addicted to surgery or do it “for the wrong reasons”, but I wouldn’t think any less of a person that would.