A few months ago I was contacted by a well known plastic surgeon in San Francisco, requesting some services that would require me to be in his office for a number of days. My first thought was "oh, jeez, this is going to be a trip, all these trophy wives coming in for augmentations". I couldn't have been more wrong.
While I was there I saw dozens of women and men come in, completely normal, average, plain-Jane (and plain-Jack) people you see every day, at the office, at the grocery, at church. A number of women came in for breast augmentation consultations, and a few men for peck-inserts (or whatever the medical term for that is...). No one wanted to look like a stripper, they just weren't happy. A number of them were coming in, looking for a bit of a "lift", as they had had a few children over the years, and they felt that they were starting to look, and therefore feel, older than they were. I see nothing abnormal or wrong with a beautiful 45 year old wanting to look their age. There's a stigma about those who seek cosmetic surgery, and it's really not just. I've since learned that a number of people I know had one procedure or another done, and I never knew it. God bless them all, as they are all happier now. If I'm going to spend a few thousand on a watch, partially for cosmetic reasons, most people wouldn't have an issue with that... What's the problem with someone spending some money on their body? --> -----Original Message----- --> From: Harkins,Patrick [mailto:HarkinPA@;MapleLeaf.ca] --> Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 9:11 AM --> To: CF-Community --> Subject: Boobs (Was RE: What a brilliant Day!!!!) --> --> Well-said Deanna! On that note did you ever see "before" pictures of --> Pamela --> Anderson? She was quite striking.... Anyways, I agree - women are --> beautiful --> and sexy as they are and do not need to try to conform to some societal --> norm --> of attractiveness. --> --> Patrick --> --> > -----Original Message----- --> > From: Deanna Schneider [mailto:deanna.schneider@;ces.uwex.edu] --> > Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 9:59 AM --> > To: CF-Community --> > Subject: Re: What a brilliant Day!!!! --> > --> > --> > Hey Critz, --> > Not trying to be a downer....just realistic. I think that --> > lots of women are --> > told they'll be more beautiful, accepted, popular, talented, --> > etc. if they --> > have bigger boobs. In reality, bigger boobs are just bigger --> > boobs, and they --> > come with a lot of hassles. I didn't even mention things like --> > not having men --> > look you in the face when they talk to you, or being --> > instantly perceived as --> > stupid because of your looks. I don't actually have those --> > issues so much, --> > cause I dress to minimize. But, a friend of mine who has a little more --> > self-esteem about her body type gets some pretty wacky --> > attention by men. I'm --> > not some sort of militant feminist. I think it's great that --> > my friend feels --> > comfortable showing off her body. I just hate to see people --> > mess with their --> > bodies when (most likely) she's beautiful just the way she is. --> > -d --> > --> > --> > --> > Deanna Schneider --> > Interactive Media Developer --> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] --> > --> > --> --> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting.
