Plastic surgery...good idea or tragic mistake?

I'm watching an episode of Friends while typing this. One of the commercials that just came on was for Cougar Town. I haven't really paid much attention to Courtney Cox, but I am definitely able to make a direct comparison at the moment. She was so pretty on Friends, but her plastic surgery has gone poorly (just my opinion).

What do you think? Is plastic surgery a good thing or a mistake? Are there circumstances that you think make it a good choice?

To start off with, I think plastic surgery is usually a big mistake. It makes a person look false and wrong, as is the case with Courtney Cox. The circumstance where I think it's a good idea is when accidents or diseases occur. For example, if a woman gets breast cancer and needs breast reconstruction done. Another example would be a person that has been in a car accident and has been badly hurt.

I think that doing it simply to do it....when there is no need for it, well that is a bit much, but to each his own. In Hollywood, they have to look good so they can work (or so they think) so it does not surprise me that many of them have had work done.
The ones that continuously do it for vanity, although they can look sickly compare to what they use to look like, to them they must be beautiful.

i know that when I look in the mirror, the image I see is probably much different than what others do.
I would not hesitate to have work done on my body if I could afford it, but only because years of weight loss and weight gain has done a number on my body and I do not like how it feels physically, and that impacts how I feel emotionally.

those other reasons you listed, I would for sure get it.

To much is definitely bad IMO. Minor adjustments are probably OK.

In most cases, real boobs are much nicer than fake ones. But I understand there are real legit reasons to have fake ones and not against them.

I heard on the radio a few months ago that designer vagina's is now the rage in some places. Give me a break! Who shows there vagina that much to require that? :shock:

P.S If I could, I would pay for sideburns 70's style. I don't get facial hair very much. Meh!

Thanks to numerous surgeries, I have lots of "war wounds". Technically, I could get plastic surgery to make me look a bit less like Frankenstein's monster. But I like the reminder of where I've been and all I've gone through.

To each his/her own. Personally, it's not for me. :)

I think it depends greatly. Most people who say "plastic surgery is a terrible idea" are thinking of all the celebrities who have juiced up their faces with botox/fillers or have unnaturally large implants put in. This is why the plastic surgery industry has such a bad rep, and had become a 'taboo' subject. But a lot of people don't see the other side of plastic surgery, the side that really does change peoples lives for the better!

My wife has had a breast lift and tummy tuck, and i'm telling you she has never been happier. After 5 kids she was very unhappy with her body, and although she always looked beautiful to me it was hard watching her be so uncomfortable in her own skin. I could see the frustration when she'd try to buy new bathing suits, and diet and exercise can only take you so far. It was just excess skin and stretch marks that she couldn't get rid of, and after about a year of extensive research and finding the right surgeon she went ahead with the procedure. She looks fantastic, she always did, but witnessing her get her spark back was worth ten fold what we payed for the surgery.

So I know a lot of people knock plastic surgery as an industry, but keep in mind there's a lot more to it than people getting work done that didn't need it in the first place. We've actually become quite close with her surgeon, he's a wonderful man, and she's met a lot of other women that have had similar experiences and are very grateful that the field of cosmetic surgery exists. It's not always about looking superficial, sometimes it really is about making your outside match how you feel on the inside.

For some people, plastic surgery could be addictive.
Before (Pete Burns, Dead or Alive group)

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nw8fcHV1bd...PEte+Burns.jpg
After (Pete Burns today:omg:)
http://img3.allvoices.com/thumbs/ima...pete-burns.jpg

weird looking ! IMO

Personally, I would never have plastic surgery. The risks outweigh the good, and while my nose may be a little too big, and my breasts a little too small, they are what god gave me and I intent to keep everything the same:)

First off the gene would not change no matter how great plastic surgery you make, so, maybe your kids appearance would expose your real appearance. this is the real news i got from the newspaper.

Then you must be in great risk to do the plastic surgery, if it fails, it's must be the nightmare.

Last, if girls want to do that, i just want to say that there are no ugly women, only lazy ones.

So, personally, the plastic surgery is the tragic mistake.

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Originally Posted by Andit

Thanks to numerous surgeries, I have lots of "war wounds". Technically, I could get plastic surgery to make me look a bit less like Frankenstein's monster. But I like the reminder of where I've been and all I've gone through.

To each his/her own. Personally, it's not for me. :)

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Originally Posted by Shwa Girl

For some people, plastic surgery could be addictive.
Before (Pete Burns, Dead or Alive group)


After (Pete Burns today:omg:)

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I genuinely feel sorry for him/her

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Originally Posted by xox2010

Personally, I would never have plastic surgery. The risks outweigh the good, and while my nose may be a little too big, and my breasts a little too small, they are what god gave me and I intent to keep everything the same:)

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Originally Posted by cherrycheers

Last, if girls want to do that, i just want to say that there are no ugly women, only lazy ones.

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I've had surgery (I hate the word "plastic") in the form of a breast reduction many years ago and should have done it sooner. Obviously most of us who have this done do so for medical/physical reasons and not for vanity's sake. However, I can't stand in judgement of anyone who has some work done that they feel would enhance their appearance, or for correcting a feature. If it makes them feel better about themselves, then who am I to judge. I do draw the line at the extreme, but I don't have to be them and look in the mirror every day, so it's none of my business. But! If I saw my friend going over to the dark side of cosmetic surgery, I'd certainly try to discourage them because I wouldn't want them to be humiliated.

And I feel that there ARE women who certainly could use some work to correct their features and laziness has nothing to do with how they look. Some unfortunate women and men are born with features that can severely impact their social and economic lives and I'd never deny them the opportunity to better their lives.

My humble opinion is that if it makes "you" (operative word) feel better then go ahead. Just know the risks and do the research. I am way to frightened of a needle let alone a scalpel. A bum lift would have its merits though :-)

I would in a heart beat..if I could see putting the money towards it and not other things:)
I would love my pre-kids boobs back and my flat, stretch mark free stomach back...my list could go on and on! Lol

Wow here is is explaining himself. What a tragic thing. He was so handsome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIuokI647D8

I have not had any plastic surgery either and like Andit I have quite a few battle scars lol. I agree if it is what you want and need to make you feel better go ahead. There is a line though between improvement and what this guy did . :( You have to hope your doctor knows where to say no.

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Originally Posted by cherrycheers

Last, if girls want to do that, i just want to say that there are no ugly women, only lazy ones.

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there comes a point when the skin looses its elasticity, and it does not matter how much you exercise, that skin is never going to bounce back. Some are more lucky than others, but for a lot It will always remain big flaps of excess skin which have to be surgically removed, not just for how it looks, but for the negative Heath implications....like rashes and infections. Imagine having 30lbs of excess skin hanging from your stomach. Getting rid of that without a scalpel is impossible.

whoa. i thought that was like Octamom or something. wow.. i personally have never had plastic surgery..however i do know of a few ppl who'd I wish never did.. like a certain man singer.. he was so handsome... really wish he'd never done anything. he just doesn't look the same. there are others i won't mention.

As a mother to 5 kids, I can tell you that no amount of exercise or dieting is ever gonna remove all the stretched out skin I have on my abdomen. Is reconstructive surgery a bad thing? No, and I would have it done in a heartbeat to remove that ugly flap of stretched out skin on my tummy. /But like anything, reconstructive surgery done to excess (cheek/chin implants, numerous face lifts, eye lifts, boob lifts/augmentation/butt implants, etc. etc...) is a terrible idea. I recall that extreme makeover show they used to have years ago, I watched it with DH, and we noticed all the women that went on that show ended up looking like one another! LOL

Im gonna be 43 next month, and I know Im never gonna look like me when I was in my 20's and Im ok with that. BUT if I were ever able to afford reconstructive surgery, I would definitely go for it (fix some of the post babes areas I dont like). Id still be me, but with a waistline!!! :)

Planning my next Botox as we speak.....sometime in the Spring....:)

I thought that was Courtney on that show but wasn't sure. She looks pretty, just not like herself.
I personally think a tummy tuck should be part of every c-section. You're already under anesthetic and your belly is cut, just suck out a little of that fat and tighten things up while you're at it. I'd be happy to pay the extra. Especially after the last baby.

The singer in the photo and video link is another story. That's sad and any doctor who does something like that to his patient should lose their license.

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Originally Posted by SharonMe

I personally think a tummy tuck should be part of every c-section. You're already under anesthetic and your belly is cut, just suck out a little of that fat and tighten things up while you're at it. I'd be happy to pay the extra. Especially after the last baby.

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I like how you think!

I had surgery to repair 2 c-sections after my kids. Unfortunately I had a pre-existing hernia and the c-section made it a lot worse. The surgery wasn't to make me "skinny" or anything like that, it was just to level out everything. I had a bulge where the hernia was. My belly button ended up being pushed to one side.
I did have open-heart surgery many years ago and I have a huge scar from that, but I don't care what it looks like.

I agree too! After 2 c-sections my tummy could use some major tucking! lol

On a side note, I'm a huge fan of Cougar Town :)