Are you for or against plastic surgery? :)

maryrshstattoo

GO FOR IT! If I could I would I have lost over 120 lbs and I have problem areas that the fat is just not coming off so yep, I'd lipo the thighs in a second, I've already had a tummy tuck to get rid of all the excessive skin there, I need my arms done as well I feel like I have wings there. The girls need excess skin removed as well and brought back up ere they belong LOL! I could also use a face lift now which I never before thought about but with all the weight loss I have excess skin there as well. I keep exercising to tone but not much you can do with excess skin.

anonoymous1

I don't think weight loss surgery is considered plastic surgery.

I personally wouldn't do it (Weight lost surgery). I'm not totally against plastic surgery, just unnecessary cosmetic surgery.

cownancy

But, I've seen several plastic surgeons at support group meeting discuss what is usually needed after losing 60 plus pounds. Most people cannot simply "work hard" to tone muscles if they've lost over 60 pounds, no matter what they do.

I might be misinterpreting what you're trying to say, but I've lost over 60 and I'm toning muscles.

I wasn't clear enough....yes, you can tone muscles, but the majority of people who lose over 60 pounds will have some degree of sagging skin, bat wings, etc. THAT is what I mean. Thanks for pointing out my lack of clarity. As the weight loss number goes up, the more likely you will not be able to do it with exercise.

gloria581

I have lost 216lbs! The skin I am left with is HORRIFIC, there is no other word for it.
I always thought when I had lost the weight I would be happy and could live with whatever I was left with WRONG!!!!
I "strap down" my skin to exercise and do heavy strength training and although I am building muscle it can't be seen due to the skin. I look bigger than I really am.
I have seen a plastic surgeon and am saving for surgery.
It's all about individual choice. If something improves your quality of life and you can do it then why not?
My skin is a constant reminder of who I once was; someone out of control and on their way to a very early grave. I am now in control of my life and would like to put the final piece of the jigsaw in place

Very well put. You are my hero. I was obese for over 20 years and now that I have lost 72 lbs, I can tell that I will need to have plastic surgery. I lost weight by eating healthier and exercizing almost daily. I incorporated cardio and strength training into every workout, but I have not been able to have my excess skin shrink back. My goal is to lose another 20 pounds, then I am definitely sheduling a consultation with a surgeon.

JT1090

I would love to get my boobs done! A little reduction and lift would be great! As for weight loss plastic surgery, I'm not so sure. If someone can hardly walk or get out of bed then yes I think plastic surgery is appropriate. If they are able to eat healthy and work out then that's what they should do.

MaraDiaz

I'm all for it, after I lose the weight I'll still have the same loose skin I had on my belly the first time I lost weight after my son was born and I want it gone! I'll never be able to afford it, of course.

zendarah

Against it for weightloss. But after I have my second baby, I am SOOOOO going to have a breast reduction and lift.

denisegolden

I think weightloss through dieting, exercising and good habits would help to deal with the issues/habits that got a person overweight in the first place. I don't see a problem with getting rid of loose skin via surgery after a lot of weightloss.

^^^I agree^^^, that having been said, I have had roux-en-y gastric bypass...not nearly as easy as so many think, and i have worked hard to be where i am at and where i am going. i went through 6 months of diet and excercise classes and changes alot of habits and the way i think about food. i lost nearly 90 pounds before i even had my surgery. i hope to be able to have reconstructive surgery in a couple of years to put things back in the order God had them in...lol

bjs06

for myself i would only consider surgery after weight loss (natural weightloss) - tummy tuck, breast lift. nips and tucks to take care of the skin. but thats just for me. i don't think its anyone decision to make but the person whos body will or will not be going through the surgery.

batalina

i'm at the point where i feel that the only thing standing between me and the body i want -- and have worked hard for years to acheive naturally -- is the saggy skin with huge stretchmarks all across it, that is never going to to away no matter how many exercises i do. i do hope to get this removed sometime in the not-too-distant future.

DannyMussels

I didn't read any of this thread, but if you have the money, go for it.

As long as you weigh the pros and cons, and don't get mad if somehow it drasticlly goes wrong.

You're not really hurtin/affecting anyone but yourself.

sugarbone

I try not to judge those who get plastic surgery for the wrong reasons, but some people definitely do. An example being people who try to eat through their lapbands... why? You just paid thousands of dollars for this surgery and now you are trying to eat around it?

Personally I am getting a boob job in Feb. I have a breast deformity so it covered by insurance, like the boob jobs of breast cancer survivors. However, I do not think less of people who decide to get boob jobs, nose jobs, etc for cosmetic reasons. If they believe it will make them happier then so be it, I can see where they're coming from.

lmelangley

Not to lose weight - I'd put it right back on. But, I understand why folks do a tuck or two. Totally a personal choice.

progresseeker2311

MMMAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNN LOOK...lol

when I get to 160, I am fixin my booty and I don't care what anybody has to say because it is going to look hotttttttttt!!! I am getting it plumped up and poked out and I am going to LOVE IT as if it came from God himself mmmhhmm.

mariah118

for:)

sleepytexan

Well . . . . I have never been that big, however, I don't see what is wrong with it.

It's an individual decision, not really anyone else's business.

Just be happy with your own method; don't try to be smug that your way is better than someone else's way.

mandyc1108

I am very against. I don't care what other people do to themselves, but I would never have non-essential surgery requiring a general anaesthetic.

This ^

I used to work in a hospital and have seen people die during surgery from complications from anaesthia. I would Never recommend surgery unless you needed it to save your life. Just my opinion.

IvoryParchment

It's a personal decision.

But if you're over 50 and have a large sagging paunch after losing weight that is preventing you from being active or is causing skin infections, it's not really cosmetic. It's restoring function.

Don't expect liposuction to be a shortcut to weight loss though. It may sculpt some areas that aren't the shape you would like, but you can't suck out massive amounts of fat without risking getting a lumpy result, especially if you gain more weight with age. And the worst fat is the abdominal fat that diabetics get, which is inside the abdomen, not under the skin.

AdAstra47

Plastic surgery is just like any other technology: it can be used, or it can be abused. Using it to correct a deformity, or having a breast reduction to alleviate chronic back pain, or using lipo to allow a 500-lb person to get out of bed & start exercising... those are all good reasons. Getting a breast augmentation because your boyfriend says he'd like you more if you were a DD is not a good reason.

There are many levels in between these examples. But what it comes down to for me is: do you need it, or just want it? If you just want it, are you motivated by laziness, or frustration, or the opinions of other people, or something else? And most of all, are the results going to really improve your quality of life, to an extent that makes it worth the risks? Because even the most routine surgery carries risk. My aunt died at age 54 after a routine knee surgery because she developed a blood clot two days later.

So my answer to the question is Yes. I am for and against plastic surgery.

Artemis_Acorn

I recognize that when I've finished losing the weight that I'll likely have sagging skin. At this point I expect that I will wear support / compression garments to help, as I cannot see myself spending money on plastic surgery. BUT, I respect the right of anyone else who believes it is right for them to proceed with it.

fteale

double post

HMD7703

Totally FOR IT - but only after you hit your goal. Why? Because once you are at your goal, you may not feel like you need it anymore.

Lucia_Armstrong1973

I've lost 50 pounds twice in my life always doing it "the right way". But I never fixed the real problem which was for me emotional eating. If I didn't know that some people who get lap band or gastric bypass have so many issues (many deal with depression), and also have to work out, I might try it. But I do know about those things and it seems a helluva lot easier just to do the work from the beginning. It might take longer, but I won't have those nasty side effects to worry about.

For me, even though I was able to lose 50 pounds, I would still consider something like lipo for my stomach, because it never goes anywhere. It might go down, but it is always out of proportion with the rest of my body. So, I would have that fixed, plus a tummy tuck for the little mommy pouch, and breast augmentation and lifting. I want the girls to finally see something other than my feet or the floor! lol

ojell

I'm ok with it. I think it can definately be dangerous, but as long as you're well aware of all of the dangers and you are healthy and you've tried other things and you fill yourself with knowledge about it so you realize how hard it is...why not? I know several people who have had weight loss surgeries and have had VERY different outcomes. It's not an easy fix, that's for sure. It can be scary, but it can also be very good. Do your research thoroughly and it should be fine with a few unfortunate exceptions sometimes.

As far as plastic surgery overall...Hell yea, I for ME getting a BOOB job! My boobies have already shrunk and sagged down to fried eggs, so I'm hoping once I get my body where I want it to be, I'd LOVE to buy me a set a boobs. LoL

FTR-Again, I know several people who have had different types of Plastic Surgery so...

LorinaLynn

Lipo isn't for weight "loss." It corrects imbalanced fat deposits. And it also creates problems if you gain weight back, since you got rid of fat cells in certain areas, other areas will expand. Like squeezing a balloon. If you get lipo on your lower body and gain, you'll gain disproportionately in your upper body.

That said, I'd be a total hypocrite if I said I was against it, because it's no different than wearing contacts instead of glasses, or getting braces to correct crooked teeth, wearing mascara or lipstick, or washing that grey right out of my hair.

Hambone23

I'm easy: it's personal choice. Though I love this thing Dolly Parton once said on some late night show I can't remember. She says when she has to lift her skirt up to see her tits, she knows she needs to go in for a little "maintenance." ;}

JennC831

I've told my husband after we have our babies and I lose the baby weight I'd like to get my boobs done... LOL..

But to have surgery for weight loss, I think it's up to the individual them self... I personally wouldn't, but someone wanted to then I wouldn't judge them...

Bentley2718

I haven't done it personally, and probably won't, but I can see why people would do it. Personally, even when I'm thin (I lost 100 pounds, then regained 20 after 3 years of keeping it off) I have a little patch of fat in one spot on the front of my hips, which, combined with all my extra skin looks pretty nasty. I could see having the skin removed and the fat lipo-ed off at the same time. If you put in the work to lose weight, I can see having a few details cleaned up if it's that important to you. I also totally understand women who get boob jobs after losing weight.

TamsinEllis

I see nothing wrong with getting plastic or weight loss surgery if it's needed (or wanted for correcting something that makes you unhappy - which really comes under needed but I thought I'd just add that in there) but what drives me mad is when I bother to log into my Facebook (I hate that site so much!) and all I see are old school friends/old school friends YOUNGER sisters (average age of those I'd put at 15-17) complaining about how fat they are and how they're determined to get liposuction, not a gastric band or anything but liposuction. Full stop. Now normally I leave things like that when people say it because it's personal choice but when a 16 year old girl whose most likely not even over 180lbs goes round thinking that everything is wrong with her life because shes overweight (not obese) and the only way to fix it is liposuction I get so mad not at them but at how people (be it family, friends or the media) have made them think the only way to stop being fat is surgery. So on one occasion I thought I'd suggest exercise, diet and (obviously) this site since I'm not one to lecture/tell people anything about a healthy lifestyle since I'm learning all that myself. And wow, I mean genuinely wow, I'm not saying everyone has this reaction but the females response was a] to shut my pie hole (that's m y nice way of putting it) and b] that they wanted to do it the 'easy' way. Lest to say I haven't even suggested healthy eating to anyone since that. I mean I get it, weight loss/plastic surgery are needed for all sorts of reasons (plenty have already been brought up) and general happiness is one of those, but when a person is probably only 50lbs overweight and they won't even consider a lifestyle change (especially considering their young so it's not like they've struggled with weight problems for 20+ years) it just makes me wary of surgery, I mean sure it might be viewed as a 'quick fix' (though as I know through a friend gastric bands and that are not a quick fix and my friend has been caused a great deal of pain by hers - I'd like to point out shes nearly 30 before people point out I'm 19 and how can I say a 16 year old is too young if I think 19's fine) but the end results will never be what you want unless you put in the hard work to maintain what the surgery has done for you. Saying all that though (yes my mini rant is over!) personally if I find with weight loss that I get saggy skin or saggy anything I would happily go get it fixed because like most people I doubt I would ever be completely happy unless I had done everything I could.

BobbyClerici

Against for myself, but if somebody had a hook nose or some ugly feature, get it fixed.
Why not?

I actually considered a hair transplant - lol