Comments on: Cosmetic Surgery

By: Dalton Gay

Dalton Gay — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:49:06 +0000

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By: Andre Price

Andre Price — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:30:38 +0000

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By: Sherry Hoover ARNP

Sherry Hoover ARNP — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:01:09 +0000

Plastic surgery to inhance one’s looks and make a women more competitive in the workforce are a personal choice. I feel our society does not respect mature people in the workplace and the fact that someone would consider drastic alterations of appearance to make one more competitive is a sad commentary of our society as a whole. I do alot of breast exams on female who have had saline implants and I wonder what could possibly be sexy to have hard “icecream cone “shaped objects on your chest.

By: Michelle Maust

Michelle Maust — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:12:46 +0000

I thought I would age gracefully, and undergoing surgery still seems too risky. I would consider enhancements, maybe around my smile lines, and between my eyebrows. My niece who is 15 years younger than me has has that done with good results. Now that I am turning 50, “aging gracefully” has a new definintion.
If I were to advise a patient, I would tell them to carefully weigh the risks and benefits. After watching “Extreme Makeover”, I don’t think I would do it. I wonder what they look like without the makeup?

By: kim thorpe

kim thorpe — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:20:18 +0000

I would consider cosmetic surgery for myself but would be mopre hesitant to recommend it to someone elase. Cost vs benefit not worth surgery risks & better to improve self image through other realms than the body

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By: Deborah Nelson

Deborah Nelson — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:45:24 +0000

In the comments I’m reading there seems to be come confusion between cosmetic procedures and plastic surgery for medical reasons. I think these are two distinct issues and the point of the Epocrates survey. And yeah Anne - nursing student at 64! You go girl!!

By: Anglo Germanic, MD

Anglo Germanic, MD — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:30:49 +0000

Would you undergo surgery to change your appearance? Yes
How do you advise patients who are unhappy with their looks? Lookup on Wikipedia, consider all the negatives and whether you would like to have the procedure, get on a makeover TV show OR a substantial numbers of dinners out with your partner.
Do you think teenagers should be getting cosmetic surgery? If they have a good relationship with parents and their personal primary physician they could consider surgery. Please do not let GW sign it in as a ‘freedom’ of being an American.
Are we aging gracefully? Each is different, most look good, if they would change clothes and wear a tie without gravy on it.

By: Bill Buckton

Bill Buckton — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:13:44 +0000

No, personaly I won’t consider cosmetic surgery but i am a male and 65 years old
But I have had female patients become less depressed after a face lift, so I do admit there is a need.

By: Maria PA

Maria PA — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:29:19 +0000

Interesting, and sad, to read. Plastics is an amazing and wonderful field when repairing cleft palates, reconstructing breasts ravaged by cancer…but “I want to look young enough to get hired in my field”? “It’s always been with me even when I was anorexic”? Does anyone see anything distressing in these statements? They suggest that America’s obsession with youth is correct not only in terms of beauty but in our worth as health-care providers, and that if one has tried an eating disorder and it hasn’t worked, let’s try going under the knife. Let’s throw out our medical journals and resubscribe to Vogue.