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Should people have plastic surgery for (unnecessary) cosmetic reasons only?

I watched a tv prog a while ago about women who h8d their looks so badly they were going 2 drastically alter their facial features by havin nosejobs, brow lifts, cheek and chin implants etc, etc. There was 1 particular woman who was so unhappy with the way she looked that she was in bits talking about it on camera, crying her eyes out. The thing is, she's the mother of 2 little girls. One was about 6 yrs old, and was the IMAGE OF HER MUM. She was standin beside her mum, looking totally confused, bewildered and scared as her mother ranted hysterically about how hideous she looked, how much she hated lookin at herself, and how at times she didn't even want to leave the house cos she didn't want people staring at her. Now, the woman was not ugly by any means. She was actually quite nice looking. But after she had the surgery, she looked sooo different. She loved it, loved the way she looked and was so happy... which is great for her, but what about kids who stil resemble genetically?

Public Comments

1. yes if your ugly
2. i think you should totally go for it if its going to make you feel better. just make sure that you have a really good surgeon.
3. Wow. I know that's a very sensitive situation because I remember telling my mom at even a young age that I wanted plastic surgery because I thought I was ugly, but me and her look just alike. I could tell it hurt her feelings. I think that first a person needs to look inside themselves and realize that they need to be grateful for what they have and I know that's very hard because I have struggled with it my whole life. People tell me all the time that I'm beautiful, but it's really hard to accept (just like the woman you are speaking of) and usually I try to believe it but it's really hard. It's a sturggle a lot of women have but it's something we have to learn to be strong about before we lead ourselves to destruction. You may complain about your eyelids being too droopy, but there are people in the world everyday in other countries being dismembered and having their eyes plucked out. It sounds cliche, but you really do have to learn to be happy with yourself because eventually when the surgery starts to deteriorate, you can end up looking like you did before (and in some cases, worse) and you have to be the one to look in the mirror and be okay with who you are. I think surgery is okay when it's not being used as a means of corrcting self-esteem issues, but maybe just as an enhancement, but even then, it's a thin line.
4. If someone is happy to pay the price for it then they should be able to go for it, especially if they're so unhappy about their present condition like the woman you described. As for the two girls, sure, their mum looks completely different now, and while they look like how she used to look, the actual social situation might be better for them. She'll be able to take them places because she's no longer unhappy about her own looks, won't be afraid to go out and will therefore be happier. Personally I wouldn't go in for plastic surgery, unnecessarily, but that's because I don't care about my appearance.
5. The way a person looks when they look in the mirror affects their self esteem/image, no matter the age esp among the female folks. correct? now it doesn't make much of a diff if she has 2 or 6kids, she wants to appreciate herself or more importantly to be appreciated, that's why u have a powder and maybe lipstick in ur bag, right? So if u care about that much with make up, if she can afford a cosmetic surgery with the right advice as far as her health situation is, its ok if u wont critic her. who knows u may secretly wish u'd hv a couple of changes as the yrs advance. just make sure u hv the right counsel b/f embarking on one though. as for her kids, with the proper counselling they'll be ok with it.
6. She should ask someone else if she's ugly. When she looks in the mirror, she sees a big ugly person, and when someone else looks at her, they see a young beautiful woman. Maybe she acted like that for the show. People shouldn't have PS for unnecessary reasons because it ruins their natural beauty and makes them something they're not (like breast implants, people are getting them cuz they think their boobs aren't big enough, but actually they're like huge already, but some people actually need them like burn victims and people who are just flat and are sick of being teased) and then they're just wasting their money on these SUPER EXPENSIVE surgeries and they could like use that money for their kids college fund instead of blowing it all on themselves. That's my very long opinion.
7. It sounds as thought the woman has Body Dysmorphic Disorder, which is a mental disorder where the sufferer becomes obsessively preoccupied with their appearance and has a distorted perception of how they actually look. What I can't believe, is why were her children were involved with the filming, whilst their mother was saying these awful things about herself. The issue is not that the 6 year old resembles her mum, but if the 6 year old is also susceptible to developing BDD, in which case, the consequences of her mother's comments could be terrible. I wonder if the child's mum could see the resemblence between her and her daughter. Often with BDD, the sufferer's perception of how they look is so distorted, she may not have seen that she looked like her daughter at all. I hope the kids are ok in the long term, only time will tell.
8. I think this is just another side effect of the society in which we live. You've got people being bombarded by the media with images of beauty along with the message that YOU NEED TO LOOK LIKE THIS TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL LIFE. Then you have plastic surgery clinics who provide the means for people to change into their dream image. They are businesses though and so their number one priority is to make money. If people can afford it, people will do it. I don't think it should be available on the NHS though - surely there are more important areas of medicine that our money should go to. As for your comment about the children, I think I agree with you that it will deeply impact their own self-image.
9. NO not really unless you need an implant aafter being in a car crash or something because you should be happy for what you are and not worry about what you should be. Most likely this lady you are referrring to has mental issues with her body and cannot think she is beautiful. My motto: If you aren't born with it you shouldn't have it.
10. People like that are just shallow,insecure and obviously bored,they have nothing else to think about in their lives than the way they look....its pathetic!They must be soo vain...y not improve yourself on the inside instead so that you like yourself as a person and accepting the way you look on the outside. I have no time for people like that at all,i like real people ,not pretend ones!
11. yes if it makes them happy