Open Thread: What Are Your Thoughts on Plastic Surgery?

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Whereas we’ve printed previous posts sharing particular person experiences with cosmetic surgery similar to rhinoplasty and breast reductions, in addition to non-invasive procedures like Botox, microblading (a visitor poster), and laser hair elimination (Kat and two friends, plus an open thread), we’ve by no means had a basic open thread about cosmetic surgery. Let’s do one in the present day! What are your ideas about cosmetic surgery on the whole? Is a specific one in style amongst your pals? Have you ever had, or thought-about, cosmetic surgery? In case you’ve had cosmetic surgery, how have you ever dealt with it on the workplace when it comes to time away / modified look?

The pandemic undoubtedly led to an enormous uptick in cosmetic surgery procedures, partly as a result of gazing ourselves on Zoom for hours usually didn’t spark an ego increase (even with the distractions of these enjoyable Zoom backgrounds we had been utilizing). Working from handmade restoration from cosmetic surgery simpler and doubtlessly extra discreet, too.

In 2022, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons released a report with these stats:

Member surgeons nationwide and located greater than three-quarters of cosmetic-focused cosmetic surgery practices are seeing extra enterprise than earlier than the pandemic, with practically 30 % reporting their enterprise has no less than doubled.

Doubled!

Right here’s yet another excerpt:

The survey additionally discovered that ladies between the ages of 31 and 45 had been by far the probably to request in style procedures similar to breast augmentations, liposuction and tummy tucks. … [M]illennials should not solely savvy about their choices, however are additionally extra open about their alternative to hunt cosmetic surgery than older generations.

Within the feedback on last year’s “aging intentionally” post, which was extra about “minor” procedures similar to Dysport/Botox (younger ladies getting “preventative Botox” is an entire different story!), and on different posts, readers have mentioned their myriad ideas on cosmetic surgery.

Let’s consolidate that dialogue in the present day — and listed below are some inquiries to kick it off:

1. What do you concentrate on cosmetic surgery in general — for you, and for others? (That may very well be both for girls / feminine-presenting folks particularly, or for any gender.)

2. Do you discover a selected age/era of your pals (and others) deciding to get cosmetic surgery? Does a selected surgical procedure appear notably in style amongst them?

3. Have you ever had, or thought-about, cosmetic surgery? What type, what number of procedures, and what had been the outcomes?

4. In case you’ve had cosmetic surgery, how have you ever dealt with it on the workplace when it comes to time away / modified look?