Topic : How Plastic Surgery Has Changed My Life

My name is Lorrie. I was one of the stars of The Swan season 2.  I can honestly say that having plastic surgery has had more downs than ups...

 

I applied for the show because of the "promise" of intensive therapy. I had an abusive mother that led to emotional eating which led to reaching 265 pounds in 1995( I was 25). I lost weight and then had to deal with lots of body issues(another reason I applied for the show). I thought that cosmetic surgery would be a "cure-all" , lots of people think that way but it isn't  always so. The emotional scars need to be healed first followed by real therapy to make sure that you're ready to make any physical changes.

 

My surgeon was awesome , a true miracle worker but in having the most surgery of any Swan in the history of the show not only did my looks change but my ethnicity went with it my children had a hard time as well. In 2002 they lost their father and felt as if I was taken away too.

 

I came home to a small town with a very Hollywood look. I have had a stalker and have been called a whore because of my breast implants. I'm still me in every way. I have all the emotional scars that I had before plus more, nothing was "Cured" only made worse.

 

I  beg anyone who is thinking of plastic surgery not to take it lightly,please don't think it's a cure all ,you may feel better initially but it may not last, it didn't for me. I'm still broken inside ..There is not enough glue in the world to "Patch me up"( thats how I feel).

Blessings,

Lorrie

 

Ok, here goes!!  I cannot begin to describe how my nose job has changed my life!!!!  Let me first begin by saying I had the largest nose that I have ever seen in my life on anyone.  I am not kidding here!  It was not only extremely long but it had this hugh ball wrapped around the end.  Believe me when I say my Dr. even commented he had never seen so much cartilage on a nose.  I lived with teasing, laughing, insults my entire life.  I am a pretty easy going and enjoy life to the fullest.  When I turned 40 I went on  a field trip with my  six year old daughter and all the kids were laughing at my nose.  My daughter(love her) looked at me and didn't understand why they were laughing.  That was the turning point- among others!  I searched out a Dr. and decided to take the plunge.  I walked into his office, sat down and said "Guess why I'm here?"

It has taken years to convince myself that my nose is no longer an issue.  For the longest I kept waiting for the stares and they never came.  They looked at me and then looked away! It was wonderful!  Finally, at 40 years old!   It is so nice to walk into a resturant, go to the mall, go anywhere without people staring!  I only regret I didn't do this sooner.  My husband didn't care one way or the other whether I had this procedure done or not.  He saw my heart and not my nose.  You don't know how  much I amire him for that alone.  I am happy with my new nose.  It's not the small one that I picked out in People magazine but considering what I had anything would have been an improvement.  I still feel like the happy me- I just don't have to deal with all the flack that came with my nose.   I chose plastic surgery to change the outside.   I liked my inside and I just wanted to match up!!!!! 

I am contemplating having a lower facelift (necklift) but have ringing in both ears and don't wish to make it worse.  Has anyone had a facelift who also has tinnitus?  Did your surgery go well?  I would sure appreciate any input.

It's the process and the decision that changes your life.  I represent women considering plastic surgery by giving them the facts necessary to make an intellegent decsion.  I have over 12 years of experience WORKING in a plastic surgeons office.  I was the administrator so I handled everything but the suregry.  I ALWAYS represented the patient.  Telling them the whole truth.  Sadly, most patients do not want the truth.  They have become accustom to words like "anti-anging, life-changing, and turn back the clock".  These are all marketing words that should not be a part of the decision to have plastic surgery.  My passion is to arm women with knowledge which is the true meaning of being rich. www.AngelaSegal.COM

Hi Julie,

 

Did you have your surgery yet?  I, too, have tinnitus and am contemplating a tummy tuck in the future.  I never considered that surgery could effect my tinnitus.  Please let me know what you think.  Thanks very much.  Linda

seriously i think the best place to get advice online for cosmetic surgery is www.realself.com there site is based testimonials from real women who have had these procedures done, dr phil is not a plastic or cosmetic surgeon you will get advice from real surgeons and real people who have had the procedure you want hundreds of thousand of women already go there  and i highly recommend anyone searching for procedure information to go there, also www.vanitycashstar.com has some great information aswell

You provided a very valuable service to many...it is a shame that people think that surgery will change their lives. 

 

I had a mastectomy in 2006 and subsequent breast implants for breast reconstruction.  I had no expectations of changing my life, and the surgery changed nothing except to make it so I wouldn't have to wear a prosthetic for life...I would probably have forgotten to wear it a lot of the time anyway...I am very happy with my reconstruction, but it was for me, not for anybody else's view of me.  If not for the mastectomy, I would have never even considered breast implants or any other kind of surgery.

 

I am 46, and I am aging...not too quickly, but when I get wrinkles, I'll wear them proudly...I will have earned every one.  I have a saggy tummy, but I earned that too...three wonderful boys...I wouldn't change a thing.  If people judge others by how they look, then they aren't really worth having as friends.

 

Thanks for being there for so many women...Becky

 I had saline breast implants twelve years ago when I was in a very insecure relationship.  I've also been teased my entire life by my family about being flat chested (even after implants).  I'm slender and  wanted to be more proportional or at least have some breasts.  I currently wear an A or B depending on band size.  While the implants have been great for clothing and look natural, they do not feel natural to me.  Because of this I have not let my relationships be intimate.  I feel dishonest and don't know when or how to tell the person I'm dating that I'm not this "natural" woman I'm perceived to be, so I tend to stay out of relationships.  I don't have strictures, but I feel my breasts are too hard and firm.  Now, in my early fifties, they have no sag and look a bit perky for my age, in my own critical opinion.  I don't have self esteem issues, but body shame issues.  I'm happy with my life and emotionally ready to be in a relationship, but this is a HUGE personal deal breaker for me.  Thank you for any suggestions?

 i inherited bad teeth from both parents.in 2004 i decided i'd see a prostadontist.a specialist in dentures to see if i could finally obtain a smile i was proud of.this "specialist" sent me to a oral surgeon because my lower jaw had either been broken prev. or was shifted since birth.these "specialist" told me based on numerous xrays and molds of my jaw that surgery was required before any dental work could be done.they both said my lower jaw needed to be broken and lined up with the top.i followed their advice.the surgeon broke my jaw and in doing so i now have an underbite where i had none. my lower jaw has no bone mass due to the surgery and prev. loss of teeth.i am numb from my bottom lip down to my chin so that when i kiss my g-kids i cant feel it and my chin is moved from the center of my face to about 1/4 in over changing my entire face and aging me 20yrs.he takes no responsibility for any of this and no lawyer wants to bother with it because most of them are ambulance chasers out for guarenteed money & cases that win themselves.i know.i was a medic for 16yrs.no one recognizes me anymore.ive lived here all my life.i was outgoing and everyones friend.my husband was the love of my life.i thought.he told me prior to all this that dentures would not bother him at all and he would stand behind me whatever choice i made.i prayed about it.i decided to trust the drs.they had the knowledge of surgeons,not me.biggest mistake of my life.in 2006 while in florida w/my husband(where he took me on our honeymoon 22yrs earlier)i walked out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel he looked at me and said "Im not attracted to you anymore.have you looked at yourself lately?your not N---.You dont look the same."he walked out and never spoke to me again xcept to say he hates me.to him and the quack that worked on me i say "FIRST DO NO HARM". if you cant make things better then leave them the hell alone!

I have had my breasts done over 18months ago and i feel the best i have ever felt in my life! Ithink you may be pleasantly suprised by the person your dating, i dont know any male that does not appeciate breast implants! When people ask me "are they real" i quote, if you can see them, they are real!

Dont be ashamed! Be proud and beautiful! I think it is very excepting this day and age for most people to have or have had cosmetic surgery! My implants are a D and i love them, i feel like a woman with them! I think you would have more body issues without them. I would not even have second thoughts about perky boobs at fifty,i am looking forward to that, i am 32!