Body Augmentation

Quality

Ladies,

Would you

Have you

Will you.

Just wondering whether you would consider going under the knife,

A couple of girls I know have had boob jobs done and a bit of lippo here and there.

Would you consider it.

If you were to get it.... What would you get done.

What would you like to change about yourself?

simu

No. Too painful and i don't like the idea of having to have a "perfect" body. I'd rather buy good clothing that flatters the body I have!

Lil' Smiler

I think I'd prefer to try to maintain my looks by myself.

For example, I know if I put on weight that i can lose it by exercising and watching what I eat. If i care for my skin and the rest of my body and not abuse it too much.. too much alcohol etc I can maybe help delay the whole ageing process hugely..


in saying that.. i'd like some nice cheek bones, i'd change my nose a little and i would love longer legs... i have big feckin' gymnast thighs and triceps/biceps so would love a more feminine fiure rather than athletic


But I am me, and I am loved for being me so... only time will tell!! At the mo I have no intention!!

Nightwish

No way. I'm fine the way I am. I wouldnt even go in for necessary surgery, let alone cosmetic surgery. The only augmentation I've had is 6 years of braces.

Crumble Froo

i'd never afford it, and im not sure whether i agree with it or not... but at the same time... there are one or two places i'd gladly get changed if i could

Rogueish

I really don't know.

At the moment I'm happy with how I look and more importantly feel in my own body.

However who knows how I'll feel in another 20+ years. Right now I have a size 30E chest. I don't know what babies and time will do to it so I threaten to start a boob relocation fund, not to grow or shrink them but to put them back in twenty years to where they are now .

I'd love longer legs but that will have to wait til my next liftime.

One thing I think that I will end up doing is getting the bags under my eyes done sometime in the far future. Both my parents have really bad circles and bags under their eyes (see what myself and my brother have done to them ) so how can I avoid inheriting them. But by then there will be a magic cream to make them disappear and no surgery needed.

Hey we can all dream but until we are in the position - we never know what we will do!

Silverfish

Yes, I would.

Soon as I have loads of money,.... BAM!no-one's going to recognise me.

Lockstep

Speaking as a guy here, I'd reccomend against it.

Seriously ladies, it ain't cool.

A lotta guys might think the porn stars look good and all but in reality, nothing looks worse than a stick insect with lips like a boxer and boobs the size of spacehoppers.


I read the other day that loads of men are getting pec implants or ab surgery.
Same thing applies to the ladies, a gal who gets that kinda thing done is not really very attractive, it shows a desperation for beauty which is kinda shallow. A girl who looks after herself is one thing, one who goes for a quick-fix is not a good thing.



As cheesy as it sounds, it's whats inside that counts. We all know ladies who are overweight or stick thin but who have guys crawling over them as they seem to sparkle from inside.

Black Swan

Skip the knife. It's amazing what one can do with oneself to improve their appearance (and vitality, and attractiveness) with daily strenuous exercise and a proper diet.

I'm about four shades whiter than my teeth, so if I had money burning a hole in my pocket. I'd darken by two and get my teeth lightened by 3

Susannahmia

I have to get one of my eyebrows lifted slightly as it is lower than the other because of eyesight problems. I also plan to get laser eye surgery because with my problem I can't wear glasses all the time even though I can't see very well! Thats about as extreme as I will ever go though. Too much pain and it never looks natural.

Quality

Most people I know who have had surgery have not done it for a desperation of beauty,

One of my friends had a tummy tuck done because after having a child at a young age she was left with a belly that sagged so badly that one of her ex boyfriends used to salg her very badly over it.

She felt very uncomfortable about it and spent €10,000 on getting a tummy tuck and a boob lift, she had to go through five hours of surgery and then spend 2 weeks on her back recovering from surgery.

This decision was not taken lightly , it was a big desicion, and €10,000 is a lot of cash.....

She was a beautful looking girl before the surgery and she is a beautiful looking girl since. To be honest I dont really notice the difference. ( But then again, I dont get to see her naked that often)

However she is very happy with it and at the end of the day it is a personal choice.....

twanda

I have a problem with baggy eyes. I always have bags, regardless of how much sleep/ stress etc. I saw a programme where people got some of the 'fat bag' under their eyes removed. I am toying with the idea of getting it done. That's all I would like to do. I had braces for two years also. Changed my life for the better.

Lockstep

Quality wrote: »

Most people I know who have had surgery have not done it for a desperation of beauty,

One of my friends had a tummy tuck done because after having a child at a young age she was left with a belly that sagged so badly that one of her ex boyfriends used to salg her very badly over it.

She felt very uncomfortable about it and spent €10,000 on getting a tummy tuck and a boob lift, she had to go through five hours of surgery and then spend 2 weeks on her back recovering from surgery.

This decision was not taken lightly , it was a big desicion, and €10,000 is a lot of cash.....

She was a beautful looking girl before the surgery and she is a beautiful looking girl since. To be honest I dont really notice the difference. ( But then again, I dont get to see her naked that often)

However she is very happy with it and at the end of the day it is a personal choice.....

In all fairness now, you'll get slagged over anything. there was a story I was told as a kid,

basically a boy and a his dad went off to the market with their donkey, the boy led the donkey and the man rode it but a passer by said:
"look at that selfish old man, letting that poor kid walk while he rides in style"
so they swapped, then another man came along:
"look at that lazy boy, letting that poor old man walk when he's young and strong"
Then they both decided to walk, then a woman came along:
"look at those two fools, that donkey is able to carry them both and yet they walk in the mud
The old man and boy then rode it together before another man came along "look at those two sadists, overburdening a poor donkey, why it's back is straining to keep them both up"
The boy and the man looked at one another and realized that no matter what they did, they could never please everyone.


If the girl was willing to get cosmetic surgery, based on her boyfriend's slagging that just shows an insecurity which he played on. I'm guessing she is like the rest of us and has some features which many people consider beautiful and others which are considered unattracitve, with myself as an example, I am proud of my abs and eyes but am unhappy with my paleness and skinny arms. If she is trying to please other people and getting cosmetic surgery then she'll never really know any peace. Some men might consider her too skinny now or else will find some other aspect of her unattractive.


Also, while I can understand her getting a tummy tuck due to childbirht, I fail to see why she felt the need to get a boob job. That really does sound an attempt at fitting in to mainstream societies idea of beauty. As much as I'll sound like a wannabe counterculturalist, I am disgusted by the image of beauty put forward by the general media. Blonde, orange skinned, big breasted and long legged women seem everywhere. That in itself is not unattracitve but I find it a major turn off seeing a woman with dyed blonde hair and a fake tan not because of it in itself but because it shows a preoccupation with fitting in.

Please folks, if you really feel the need to look more toned etc then maybe consider going to the gym? It's great fun and you'll get a real health benifit out of it as well as feeling better about yourself

Lil' Smiler

oh ok sorry..... right now the only difference i would make cosmetically etc would be Laser Surgery, I'd give anything to not have to wear my glasses/lenses!!



Teeth whitening... I dunno i think it looks kinda odd when people get them done and they look so obvious!

echosound

Wouldn't dream of getting it done personally. Having watched a few programmes on the matter, seeing the actual surgery performed is enough of a turn off, let alone the recovery process or the dangers of going under anaesthetic for anything.
I recently had to undergo surgery for a health related matter, and while the op was pretty minor in itself, I was in a state of absolute terror in the run up, and in a lot of pain afterwards, and could not imagine inflicting that on myself voluntarily for the sake of appearance.

I can understand people getting it done to rectify something that is causing problems (boob reduction to allieviate back problems, laser eye surgery to correct vision, or other situations like correcting a cleft palate, but they're in a different league, as is plastic surgery after injury etc. - they are more health and wellbeing related and not to enhance appearance).

Kickoutthejams kinda sums it up well IMO.
And Simu's thinking would be very similar to mine too - would prefer to wear clothes that flatter my body rather than get some surgeon to put me under, and shove extra bits in or take bits out, leaving me with incisions that have to heal up and possibly scar up/get infected etc. There's so much can go wrong even with minor procedures, I'd rather look the way I do (which is not too bad I guess) than take the chance of having something go wrong with my health.

Oh and I did have braces as a kid, for 6 years in fact, but that again was more medical need than appearance's sake, as I had a few teeth come down sideways and a couple had to be surgically removed under anaesthetic from the roof of my mouth, the actual soft palate bit (yes I think I may be half shark judging on how many teeth ended up growing).
If I didn't get it done at a young age (right after I got the adult teeth at 6 or so), I would have had trouble from then on and into adulthood with speech and eating and suchlike.

Lil' Smiler

Lil' Smiler wrote: »

Teeth whitening... I dunno i think it looks kinda odd when people get them done and they look so obvious!

I know lots of people who have had it done with natural results, I actually don't know how people manage to get the blue-white Hollywood look.
Either they are veneers or Irish people are so blue white themselves that the desired effect is unacheiveable.

Quality

kickoutthejams wrote: »

In all fairness now, you'll get slagged over anything. there was a story I was told as a kid,

basically a boy and a his dad went off to the market with their donkey, the boy led the donkey and the man rode it but a passer by said:
"look at that selfish old man, letting that poor kid walk while he rides in style"
so they swapped, then another man came along:
"look at that lazy boy, letting that poor old man walk when he's young and strong"
Then they both decided to walk, then a woman came along:
"look at those two fools, that donkey is able to carry them both and yet they walk in the mud
The old man and boy then rode it together before another man came along "look at those two sadists, overburdening a poor donkey, why it's back is straining to keep them both up"
The boy and the man looked at one another and realized that no matter what they did, they could never please everyone.


If the girl was willing to get cosmetic surgery, based on her boyfriend's slagging that just shows an insecurity which he played on. I'm guessing she is like the rest of us and has some features which many people consider beautiful and others which are considered unattracitve, with myself as an example, I am proud of my abs and eyes but am unhappy with my paleness and skinny arms. If she is trying to please other people and getting cosmetic surgery then she'll never really know any peace. Some men might consider her too skinny now or else will find some other aspect of her unattractive.


Also, while I can understand her getting a tummy tuck due to childbirht, I fail to see why she felt the need to get a boob job. That really does sound an attempt at fitting in to mainstream societies idea of beauty. As much as I'll sound like a wannabe counterculturalist, I am disgusted by the image of beauty put forward by the general media. Blonde, orange skinned, big breasted and long legged women seem everywhere. That in itself is not unattracitve but I find it a major turn off seeing a woman with dyed blonde hair and a fake tan not because of it in itself but because it shows a preoccupation with fitting in.

Please folks, if you really feel the need to look more toned etc then maybe consider going to the gym? It's great fun and you'll get a real health benifit out of it as well as feeling better about yourself

Thats a very heart warming story.....

You do sum it up well,

But Unfortunately people are judged on their looks... Its just life...

We all prejudge.

We all slag and bitch.... I know it is shallow, but looks and appearance do influence our conceptions of people.

Lockstep

Moonbaby wrote: »

I know lots of people who have had it done with natural results, I actually don't know how people manage to get the blue-white Hollywood look.
Either they are veneers or Irish people are so blue white themselves that the desired effect is unacheiveable.

Did anyone see the Friends where Ross gets his teeth bleached and they glow in the dark
:D:D

Quality wrote: »

Thats a very heart warming story.....

You do sum it up well,

But Unfortunately people are judged on their looks... Its just life...

We all prejudge.

We all slag and bitch.... I know it is shallow, but looks and appearance do influence our conceptions of people.

Yeah, i get what you mean. We are all preoccupied with our appearnces to varying degrees and we all do slag people a lot. But I really feel cosmetic surgery just isn;'t the answer. I can understand liposuction for someone with a low metabolism or something due to the health risks and laser surgery I'd see more about getting off dependance on glasses and contacts.

But boob jobs I just find repulsive on women. I dunno, I've never been a guy attracted to breasts and have been with women of varying bra sizes but the breast factor never came into it.

I knew a girl who had a botox done and it looked horrible. She just had obese lips which made it look like she'd been given a backhander

Although I've seen some physically attractive girls who get no attention as they are too shy and overweight girls who have lads hanging on each arm as they know how to present themselves.

Quality

I dont think I would get something done myself personally, I hope to grow old gracefully,,,,,

I dont know what Joan Rivers was thinking...

But I think its nice for women who are genuinely unhappy about there appearance to be able to do something about it.

Lockstep

Quality wrote: »

But I think its nice for women who are genuinely unhappy about there appearance to be able to do something about it.

I disagree.
They need to learn to accept their bodies. If they are really unhappy about their weight for example, they could always learn to eat properly and exercise as that will be more likely to give them confidence, they know they worked for the body and will actually be healthier and more likely to feel so.
You can never goldplate a turd.

Even if a woman gets changed into the most stunning body on the planet, she'll still have all the old insecurities inside her. Sure she might look better but then someone comes along says "hey look at the plastic chick, she looks like a porn star".

Fact is, you'll never be able to please everyone. Look at Katy French, many guys doubtless touted her for her looks but equally many attacked her for having an andodyne blonde look, saying she looked fake. I'm not one of those people who think we should accept mordbily obese people as equally beautiful, it's not realistic and they are putting themselves under tremondous heart strain but I don't see why so many people are going for cosmetic surgery which is nearly always for the same things: tummy tuck, boob job etc.
Guys nearly always go for pec or chin implants etc and turn out as the generic, square jawed muscy type. Women go for being slim with big breasts and lips. There's no variety.

LadyJ

No don't think I'd do it. Mainly because I don't like the idea of going under a general anesthetic. Also, I think I look reasonably good anyway and with a bit of exercise and a healthier diet I could look even better I'm sure!

Wouldn't mind taking a magic potion to make my hair grow a bit faster though. I want really long hair for a change!

pretty*monster

I would never do it. To me undergoing unnecessary surgury seems like the stupidest things in the world. Never mind the risks to your health, if you have complications arising from surgury your health insurance does not cover you and suddenly the cost of that plastic ass or whatever starts spiralling out of your control.

Lockstep

pretty*monster wrote: »

suddenly the cost of that plastic ass or whatever starts spiralling out of your control.

Ha!

Yeah, plastic arses.

Thats attractive.

Imagine being on a hot beach and your ass starting to melt beneath your bikini.

Hehe

Great image