Topic : How Plastic Surgery Has Changed My Life

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 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!

Hey Jo, i am 32 too!.  I had my breasts done in December of 2006, and i don't regret it at all.  Before that op, i had been living with since puberty, my right breast at least twice as big as my left breast.  I suffered with great pain and discomfort, til i finally said to myself, 'enough is enough', i can't live like this anymore. 

So, i got in touch with my doctor, who forwarded a letter to specialists within our health service, and i finally got to see a consultant, and then a plastic surgeon, who would actually do the op.  I was greatly pleased that i wouldn't have to have implants. 

The surgery would consist of mainly in the Right breast, having the unfortunate extensive tissue cut out, and then my breast sown up.  On the left side, i was given a slight uplift, to counteract the right side, i was also given fantastic big new nipples, i love em!.  Although i had awful complications after surgery (there is always a risk to any surgery, and i accepted that), i still don't regret having it done.  My confidence has been boosted, my clothes fit bettter, and i don't suffer with as much pain in my back.  So, if anyone is thinking of getting surgery, go for it!.

ValGal

I was thinking about getting mine done, but I've heard stories like this one, where your breast feels hard and firm. Is it true? I've seen pictures of some breast implants and they look very real and don't look at all hard or firm.

I recently had cosmetic surgery on my "gummy smile". For most of my life -- I felt people often looked at my smile in a funny way, in fact growing up some people even called me "horse mouth".  This has been my greatest insecurity for all of my life. I was told that the only way to "cure this condition" is to have a surgery where they break your jaw and reset it. Finally, for my 32nd birthday present my husband told me heard of a less invasive way to cure this for me....this procedure is not always known by dentists because its done by a specialist. I had the procedure 3 months ago and I have been estatic.....my jaw did not have to be broken they only had to modify the positioning of my lips in a relatively simple way. I am so happy now and my smile looks much better. If you have a gummy smile like me you should learn more about lip reposiitoning / gummy smile repair. I flew from oregon to Los Angeles, CA to see a brilliant celebrity doctor Dr. Farnoosh in Beverly Hills. I waited my whole life for this so I didnt really mind the flight. I would recommend Dr. Farnoosh if you are considering doing this procedure -- he sees a lot of celebs and international people because of his reputation and expertise. His website is www.thetotalsmile.com  -- I tihnk this has been one of the best changes I have made in my life ...I am so much happier. I no longer cover my mouth when I smile. Its great. If you have this problem there is hope!