Comments on: Drastic Plastic

By: Lindsay Clark

Lindsay Clark — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:45:49 +0000

One of my college profs had a facelift, and her skin looked like it was on too tight. I doubt she could cry if she wanted to!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:56:47 +0000

I’m in the middle of writing a paper for my college course about beauty discrimination, and one of my major topics is plastic surgery. Bonnie Berry’s “Beauty Bias: Discrimination and Social Power” covers the topic extensively and really opened up my eyes to the extreme practices!

By: Angela

Angela — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:24:57 +0000

I work for a board certified plastic surgeon and in his practice, capsular contraction is the exception, NOT the rule. We only see it about 1% of the time.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:59:41 +0000

one of my high school teachers went in for a face lift and, due to complications during surgery (anesthesia), she came out with brain damage. it took over a year for her to walk again. she’s still in no shape to return to the classroom.

By: Sara

Sara — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:07:21 +0000

I think it’s a bit stupid to go under the knife often, but I do also understand that if your’e not willing to accept, let’s say, your nose as it is, it can be quite a relive to have something done about it. I mean, if it’s a thing that always have been bugging you, I really do belive that your self confidence may rise when it’s fixed.
What I think is scary is when old people go under the knife to look younger, that’s just absurd, I really think evertbody should have the right to grow old gracefully without any judging. I mean, if you have a lot of wrinkles everybody’s noticing, even if they’re not saying anything they’re judging, and also if you’ve gotten under the knife you’re judged, so what are you supposed to do????

By: raych

raych — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 02:06:14 +0000

Hear hear! I may not like my nose, but it’s MY nose and it gives my face character.

I read this book called Flesh Wounds by Virginia Blum, and when she started talking about how the wives of surgeons are always getting work done – because whenever their husbands look at them, they’re sizing them up and thinking what they could do to rearrange their faces – I was horrified. I feel like we’re getting out of control.

By: amy

amy — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:30:40 +0000

Thank you Nadine! I am so sick of seeing these young girls who are not by any means in need of a “touch-up”, or what have you, morphing into all of the same person! Its literally sickening… Why do people want to have a nose look like someone else’s, or boobs that look completely abnormal, or even liposuction? Its the lazy way- its easy to take the plastic surgery route, rather than realize your assets. That having liposuction does not magically keep weight off, only a healthy lifestyle does, or maybe your nose gives you character just the way it is, and your real problem is your flawed self image-which, granted, is not easy to overcome. I just think the whole thing is sad, so I’m glad that you are at least bringing the true version to light.