Have you had/would you have an optional elective surgery? (lipo, breast implants, lasik)

If so, what kind? If no, why? It seems everyone here in Florida has had some work done. It's bizarre. Everyone's a little plastic. Lots of fake bewbs and calf implants.

I think the only thing I'd want is Lasik. It would make sports so much easier.

10/6/2009 5:17:37 PM

isn't "optional elective" repetitive and redundant?

10/6/2009 5:18:03 PM

i had a breast reduction and now i want implants.

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10/6/2009 5:19:00 PM

Rhino at some point in the next 5 years

Got beat the fuck up playing catcher all those years

10/6/2009 5:19:45 PM

Not redundant according to the Surgery Encyclopedia: http://www.surgeryencyclopedia.com/Ce-Fi/Elective-Surgery.html

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" Definition An elective surgery is a planned, non-emergency surgical procedure. It may be either medically required (e.g., cataract surgery), or optional (e.g., breast augmentation or implant) surgery. "

^^ Twoozles, what size would you want?

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10/6/2009 5:20:37 PM

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"Got beat the fuck up playing catcher all those years"

Oh, I bet you did

10/6/2009 5:20:46 PM

isn't "optional elective" repetitive and redundant?

10/6/2009 5:20:57 PM

i had lap band surgery last year and don't regret it for a minute. it's all the rage among lazy fat people these days

10/6/2009 5:21:43 PM

i have breathing and speech problems which i suspect can probably be helped by some kind of elective surgery.

haven't done it, but might in the future

10/6/2009 5:21:48 PM

I want laser eye surgery. eventually I'll be getting a brain implant for a cerebral bus

10/6/2009 5:21:49 PM

i would have lasik

some days i wonder what life would be like with bigger breasts...

10/6/2009 5:24:01 PM

yeah, after we're done having kids i totally wouldn't object to a breast lift and/or implants

10/6/2009 5:24:49 PM

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10/6/2009 5:24:49 PM

Ooh, you know what would be cool? Having a gun for a leg like Rose McGowan in "Planet Terror."

Or I'd get breast implants if they could install lasers in my boobs so I could shoot people who made me angry.

10/6/2009 5:25:10 PM

i just wish i had never done the reduction. anyone thinking about having one done talk to me first!

10/6/2009 5:25:32 PM

^i thought you were happy with it?

10/6/2009 5:25:47 PM

there are some good things about it... i can wear more bathing suits and tank tops without looking totally skanky and falling out all over the place. but if i had spent more time thinking about it i would have at least waited to have it done and hopefully found a better surgeon

10/6/2009 5:27:13 PM

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"Got beat the fuck up playing catcher all those years"

I played catcher for over 10 years and never got hit in the face. That's why you wear a mask.

10/6/2009 5:30:08 PM

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"It seems everyone here in Florida has had some work done. It's bizarre. Everyone's a little plastic. Lots of fake bewbs"

that is so true. when I lived in ORL, I knew so many girls with fakes.

10/6/2009 5:30:35 PM

will totally get laser hair removal once i can afford it...would be awesome to never have to shave my legs again.

eyesight is good right now but would get lasik if they went downhill

10/6/2009 5:30:47 PM

^^ My three bffs here have fake boobs. All three tell me I should get them. Unfortunately, bigger boobs would prob interfere with my marathon time and I want to qualify for the 2010 Boston marathon.

10/6/2009 5:33:19 PM

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"I think the only thing I'd want is Lasik."

I had PRK done back in 2005 and I LOVE it. Granted it was free, which helped, but hey . . .


I've got friends who've done LASIK and they're fans as well. FWIW.




^ big boobs are overrated. Small and firmish FT(long-term)W.

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10/6/2009 5:34:00 PM

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"Got beat the fuck up playing catcher all those years"

lol

10/6/2009 5:34:33 PM

I might have Lasik at some point.

But I look GQ in glasses...so that would be the only con. And I'm not gay enough to wear glasses without needing them.

10/6/2009 5:36:19 PM

gg Ernie

10/6/2009 5:36:41 PM

^^ I know. I love the way I look in my glasses. Unfortunately, I don't have contacts yet, so when I play tennis, I really can't see the ball very well.

Plus, as often as I play water sports, lasik is a much better option than glasses or contacts.

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10/6/2009 5:37:58 PM

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"bigger boobs would prob interfere with my marathon time and I want to qualify for the 2010 Boston marathon"

I dunno about that. My friend down there that has them routinely runs marathons. I think sometimes people forget that you don't have to get triple-D's when you get implants.

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"water sports"

lol

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10/6/2009 5:39:34 PM

^^I don't have contacts either. I also don't play sports where I really need glasses. I gave up golf a long time ago...and I don't think I'm that blind to where I couldn't see a tennis ball (I have pretty bad nearsightedness...but not that bad I guess).

My only thing is that I scratch the shit out of my glasses and always lose them.

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10/6/2009 5:39:51 PM

i'm definitely interested in getting lasik in the next few years

10/6/2009 5:40:28 PM

I want to get a lap band but I'm not fat enough


something to shoot for, I suppose!

10/6/2009 5:41:06 PM

i wasn't fat enough either, which is why insurance wouldn't cover it and we had to pay out of pocket...and that's the reason my surgeon is in Denver he was the cheapest in the US.

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10/6/2009 5:41:46 PM

reducing the size of your stomach won't fill that hole in your heart.

10/6/2009 5:42:23 PM

^yeah, but it will make it so I'm not hungry all the damn time


but I can do this without surgery, it would just be so much easier with it

10/6/2009 5:44:45 PM

I'd lipo my thighs before getting boobs. But if I got boobs, I'd def go up to DDs. Otherwise, I don't really see the point of going under the knife.

10/6/2009 5:45:52 PM

I'd like to get Lasik at some point and some microdermabrasion action.

10/6/2009 5:47:31 PM

^^^there are actually stories out there about people who EAT THROUGH their band.

that shit is ridiculous.

10/6/2009 5:49:09 PM

i've donated a few inches of p33n for one of these surgeries

i'm a good citizen

10/6/2009 5:50:01 PM

you can eat around the band, i.e. eat foods that pass through easily that are not good for you.

for example, ice cream, potato chips, cream-based soups, and high-calorie drinks

10/6/2009 5:50:45 PM

id have lipo in a heartbeat. maybe boobies. thats prolly it tho.

10/6/2009 5:54:16 PM

10/6/2009 5:54:52 PM

yeah, i'd probably be too scared to go under the knife unless I really thought I needed it

and I have heard of a lot of people that have gotten gastric bypass/lap band that will still stretch their stomachs out so that they can eat a lot of food

I think you really need to deal with the psychological issues of why you overeat before trying to do something that drastic

10/6/2009 5:56:21 PM

10/6/2009 5:57:22 PM

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"I think you really need to deal with the psychological issues of why you overeat before trying to do something that drastic"

bing-fucking-o

10/6/2009 5:57:34 PM

hah i'm not trying to derail this thread and all, but gastric bypass is the one commonly associated with gaining the weight back and stretching the stomach back out. with the lap band it's extremely hard to stretch your stomach out, simply because there's a silicone band in place that isn't going to move - so stretching the stomach out is rather painful. you'll puke before you can eat that much. trust me

10/6/2009 5:58:50 PM

Lap band is way safer than gastric bypass. When gastric bypass goes wrong, it goes WAY wrong. I like the flexibility of the lap band procedure.

10/6/2009 6:05:26 PM

when i get pregnant, i won't have to worry about malnutrition because i can very easily have the lap band loosened so that i can eat more bypass patients have problems with malnutrition when they have babies.

10/6/2009 6:07:04 PM

Boo, breast reduction.

It's like in Scrubs when The Todd said, "I'm sad now."

10/6/2009 6:13:12 PM

I had a surgery that's considered optional for most people but my doctor said "I can make it necessary" and boy am I ever glad she did

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10/6/2009 6:16:45 PM

lucy, i'm going to try not to sound too creepy, but your body is amazing and you do not need implants. nevermind read where you said you didnt want them

i really want lasik too but i don't qualify



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10/6/2009 6:17:03 PM

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"I had a surgery that's considered optional for most people but my doctor said "I can make it necessary" and boy am I ever glad she did"

*Contemplates confusingly*

10/6/2009 6:20:21 PM