https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-wrong-kind-of-plastic-surgery Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:00:57 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-wrong-kind-of-plastic-surgery#post-1665049 Sun, 22 May 2016 01:37:24 +0000 Transcona Shannon 1665049@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm thinking it's probably best to just end this conversation. We all have the right to our opinion and to express it. Let's just leave it at that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-wrong-kind-of-plastic-surgery#post-1665043 Sun, 22 May 2016 01:19:33 +0000 bj1111 1665043@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Live and let live </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-wrong-kind-of-plastic-surgery#post-1665029 Sun, 22 May 2016 00:50:41 +0000 rabbit 1665029@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was thinking about various celebs who I'd heard had their lowest rib removed, but Snopes says, actually, they didn't: &nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.snopes.com/horrors/vanities/ribs.asp">http://www.snopes.com/horrors/vanities/ribs.asp</a></p> <p>I agree with Echo that any surgery carries risks. &nbsp;I think about the body-mod artists who have done very extreme things with their faces to make themselves look less human. &nbsp;Then I think about surgeries such as sex reassignment surgery and how one persons 'necessary and lifesaving' is maybe not to all of the peanut gallery, but I would never question the individual's right to chose and control their bodily autonomy in that situation myself. &nbsp;So who chooses what is an 'illness' and what is an individual's self-actualization?</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-wrong-kind-of-plastic-surgery#post-1665018 Sun, 22 May 2016 00:12:11 +0000 Echo 1665018@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Of course I would try to talk anyone I knew or loved out of doing something like this. As I said, I don't agree with having it done, nor do I think if I were a surgeon that I could perform the procedure in good conscience. However, me disagreeing with something does not make it "wrong". I cannot make that choice for another person, and as I said, it doesn't necessarily make someone mentally unstable if they want such a procedure (it doesn't automatically grant that they are NOT unstable, either - I am just saying that I am not in a position to tell others which procedures they may and may not have).&nbsp;</p> <p>Plenty of people have died from less invasive and more "routine" plastic surgeries. ANY procedure that puts you under general anesthesia is a risk, but it seems hypocritical to say one elective procedure is allowed while another is not. There are all sorts of unusual surgeries being performed all over, from removing muscle to make legs less "bulky" to shaving down bone to make a face look "finer". There are even procedures to attempt to lengthen long bones to make legs longer. I would not want to have or want anyone I loved to have ANY of these procedures. But I am not sure I trust you, me or anyone else to have the final say about which procedures are okay and which are not.</p> <p>As for the 76 year old mother of a young child, let me just say that I'm glad it isn't me! But men get to make the decision to be an older or even a "too old" parent all the time. Again, just because it is possible doesn't mean it is a great thing to do. I guess a person would have to ask the child whether he was happier to have been born at all or not, but unfortunately children have no say in the circumstances of their birth. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-wrong-kind-of-plastic-surgery#post-1665008 Sat, 21 May 2016 23:36:16 +0000 Transcona Shannon 1665008@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you for all of your replies.<br /> I'm afraid I have to respectfully state that I really don't think rib reduction surgery should be done unless for medical reasons. I don't really put it in the same category as other body modification surgeries due to its extreme nature. And just because something can be done, doesn't mean it should be done. But hey - that's just my opinion. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-wrong-kind-of-plastic-surgery#post-1665004 Sat, 21 May 2016 23:30:02 +0000 catgirl 1665004@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another story that will have you contemplating the ethics of doing what can be done medically:</p> <p><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2916866/World-s-oldest-mother-says-s-not-easy-having-six-year-old-EIGHTY-Indian-woman-gave-birth-74-reveals-struggles-joys-elderly-parent.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/new.....arent.html</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-wrong-kind-of-plastic-surgery#post-1664940 Sat, 21 May 2016 20:42:35 +0000 Anonymous 1664940@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>WOW, you guys.&nbsp; So you'd be okay with your sister or grown children doing this?&nbsp; You wouldn't try to intervene?&nbsp; Good God!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-wrong-kind-of-plastic-surgery#post-1664921 Sat, 21 May 2016 20:06:28 +0000 Echo 1664921@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>bj1111 is right. While I find is unsettling that someone would want this, and it would never be something I would seek for myself, I don't see how this is significantly different from many other body modifications (most of which would be considered a "mutilation" by someone). Just because I disagree with a procedure doesn't make the seeker incapable of consent (unstable or any other variety of mental instability) or the doctor unethical. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-wrong-kind-of-plastic-surgery#post-1664908 Sat, 21 May 2016 19:43:00 +0000 bj1111 1664908@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>let's take down the doctor hate a notch. &nbsp;there are many services that some of us think are immoral but should remain available. &nbsp;</p> <p>rib reduction surgery is a service just like any other service. &nbsp;if it is safe, the patient is competent to consent and the surgery harms no one, then the surgeon is legally and morally free to perform the surgery. &nbsp;we are also legally and morally free to avoid the procedure. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-wrong-kind-of-plastic-surgery#post-1664765 Sat, 21 May 2016 15:40:22 +0000 Angie 1664765@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>WOW. My mind is boggled.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-wrong-kind-of-plastic-surgery#post-1664754 Sat, 21 May 2016 15:22:37 +0000 Anonymous 1664754@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hope someone can help her.&nbsp; This is so wrong.&nbsp; And shame on the doctors, they're greedy and unethical. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-wrong-kind-of-plastic-surgery#post-1664720 Sat, 21 May 2016 14:11:04 +0000 Murph11 1664720@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Her goal is to look like a cartoon character? Really? This story is so disturbing! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-wrong-kind-of-plastic-surgery#post-1664651 Sat, 21 May 2016 10:11:15 +0000 Deborah 1664651@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am concerned for the young woman's mental health and appalled that a doctor would do this! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-wrong-kind-of-plastic-surgery#post-1664607 Sat, 21 May 2016 05:03:18 +0000 Gaylene 1664607@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just one question--WHY? It's sad and disturbing, and knowing a doctor was willing to participate in this kind of self-mutilation somehow makes it even worse. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-wrong-kind-of-plastic-surgery#post-1664602 Sat, 21 May 2016 04:42:16 +0000 JAileen 1664602@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm surprised a doctor would agree to do this. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-wrong-kind-of-plastic-surgery#post-1664596 Sat, 21 May 2016 03:47:51 +0000 Gigi 1664596@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I thought that this was just a myth. I'm sad to see that people actually do it. I also am sad to see that a surgeon would actually undertake this operation, because I don't see how it really benefits the patient.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-wrong-kind-of-plastic-surgery#post-1664480 Fri, 20 May 2016 23:34:33 +0000 MsMaven 1664480@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My ribcage is smaller than my waist nowadays. Wouldn't help me much. &nbsp;I have heard of this before, but I didn't know anyone actually did it.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-wrong-kind-of-plastic-surgery#post-1664459 Fri, 20 May 2016 22:47:25 +0000 Aziraphale 1664459@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gah. Uurrgh. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-wrong-kind-of-plastic-surgery#post-1664443 Fri, 20 May 2016 22:08:16 +0000 El Cee 1664443@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Eeeesh! Frightening! After seeing this, I think I will be happy to leave my nice thick waist (and ribcage) just the way they are… thank you very much. ;-)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-wrong-kind-of-plastic-surgery#post-1664430 Fri, 20 May 2016 21:41:40 +0000 annagybe 1664430@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I heard about rib removal surgery way back in the late 90's.<br /> And there's also a whole subculture trend of waist training &amp; corseting that's experiencing a revival. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-wrong-kind-of-plastic-surgery#post-1664413 Fri, 20 May 2016 21:06:16 +0000 catgirl 1664413@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not looking at link but I think I know - it's people removing ribs for a smaller waistline, right? That's beyonf my comprehension. </p> <p>I won't deny that just before I went into the operating room I asked my doc if he could throw in some lipo and a tummy tuck. Sadly no. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-wrong-kind-of-plastic-surgery#post-1664395 Fri, 20 May 2016 20:35:24 +0000 Transcona Shannon 1664395@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm neither pro nor con when it comes to plastic surgery. This is a completely personal choice. But when I saw this video (posted on CNN today) I was positively horrified. </p> <p>First of all, medical reasons - the rib cage of the human body is essential for protection of our internal organs. It's basically our human shield.</p> <p>Secondly - does anyone in the world find this kind of look attractive?</p> <p>Thirdly - I find is really disturbing, especially since I work in the healthcare field, that a physician would even undertake this kind of procedure. Severe lack of ethics IMHO.</p> <p>Video is a wee bit graphic so be aware.</p> <p><a href="http://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2016/05/20/model-six-ribs-removed-pkg.wrtv" rel="nofollow">http://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2.....d-pkg.wrtv</a> </p>