Hit me with your Pros and Cons. And if applicable, your experiences.
Really appreciate it. I hold the opinions of people here really high.
Thanks.
I had some FFS done a few years back (brow work and a nose job).
It went fine and there was zero pain at all. I'm pretty happy with the results now although initially i was a bit dissatisfied with my nose as they basically gave me a generic hollywood style nose which I dont really feel suits me all that much. I considered getting it revised but what's the point? It's still perfectly fine and honestly very pretty.
I think it is really important to know exactly what you want but also to have realistic expectations. My problem is that i had heard about having realistic expectations and took it to mean have no preferences at all and just let them do whatever.
Another thing to consider is that any kind of surgery that radically alters your appearance can be really confronting psychologically. Also changing one aspect of your face can influence the appearance of other parts in unexpected ways. I think it is really important to think about how are you going to look in a more holistic sense and mentally prepare for the change before you commit to anything.
I hope that helps.
yeah i heard from docs that noses are the mostly likely to have people revising them or angry about them. pretty big part of your face that sort of defines your appearance
My really close friend got a bbl. Spent months researching it, talking to other people who got one, basically knew she wanted to do it but talked herself into it over that period of time. Its pretty serious surgery (and expensive!). For basically a full month she was completely out of commission on painkillers and recovering, including two full months of not being able to sit down. She had to learn how to sleep on her stomach, ate food kneeling at her coffee table, and worked lying down. And after this she still was limiting her sitting and had to wear uncomfortable shape wear to limit her swelling. It's been months now and she's fully recovered and is really happy with it, so there's that.
Oh and her :butt: looks great so props to her.
Brazilian Butt Lift. It's a combo liposuction-butt injection surgery where they suck your fat from your stomach (usually, they can pull from elsewhere if you don't have enough stomach fat) and pump that fat directly into your butt. It's better than a butt injection because it's your own fat (instead of silicone or whatever) so it's much less likely to cause complications from foreign elements in your body. It is the cosmetic surgery with the highest death rate since it's pretty new and injecting fat into your blood stream is a very real mistake that's basically instant death.
Oof well it sounds like a pretty big risk for a purely cosmetic procedure, I couldn't see myself ever doing anything like that, but I'm glad that your friend is happy with the result and I hope anybody who chooses to do that ends up equally happy!
Yeah she asked me a bunch of times if I would get one and I was definitely out, especially seeing her lengthy recovery. But she's happy so I'm happy for her
It's your body. Feel free to decorate and remodel your body in whatever ways would make you more comfortable and happier while living in it.
Nothing major, but I did get a mole removed from the side of my neck when I was like 14. My pediatrician recommended the procedure after he noticed that the mole had grown in size since it had initially appeared when I was a small child. The removal was very straightforward and painless: the dermatological surgeon applied a topical numbing agent to the mole and the surrounding skin, injected Novocain or a similar local anesthetic, then they simply cauterized the mole off. All I felt during the procedure was the pressure of the cauterizing instrument, and nothing more. Aftercare was simple and brief; it basically consisted of "don't get the area dirty for the next few days and only clean it gently while showering".
Pros: it was painless like I said, and tbh the mole was rather unsightly lol, so all things considered I was happy to be rid of it. Also at this point 10+ years later you can't even see the scar.
Cons: none that I recall, although I'm sure it would have cost a fuck ton without insurance since I live in the US.
I hope that helps at least somewhat!
Wife got bunion surgery done on both her feet. Took like 2 months to heal, but shes happy about it. I've done Lasik, which is sorta cosmetic. I very much enjoy it, except now I get dry eye all the time.
Lasik for me was not at all cosmetic, it was life changing and incredible. Not having to deal with glasses and contacts is such a blessing. Years on I take it for granted but the freedom of being able to SEE when I wake up without fumbling for glasses or putting in contacts is incredible... Glasses break, or they get dirty, if you lose them you're fucked. Contacts are expensive and you have to touch your eyeball every day to take them in or out, they can come out in various circumstances and if you fall asleep wearing them it can cause issues.
A one time, very simple surgery completely changed my life. I also have dry eyes, according to the doctors whenever I do a check up (last time was years ago), but it doesn't actually cause me any discomfort or pain so 🤷♂️
