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Debora123
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I’m sure the results were awesome.
Do muscles always separate on the abdomen when you’re pregnant? You’re scaring me…
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Do muscles always separate on the abdomen when you’re pregnant? You’re scaring me…
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Serap
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they have to in order to make room for baby, but afterwards, they usually go back into place. for some women, they never do.I’m sure the results were awesome.
Do muscles always separate on the abdomen when you’re pregnant? You’re scaring me…
my stomach is flat again after 2 pregnancies and my boobs still look great…no stretch marks…so not all women require the mommy makeover.
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dixieagle
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When I was in my early 40’s, I had a run-in with a car door that broke my nose. I had trouble breathing and went to see a friend who is both an ENT and a facial plastic surgeon. He said I had a badly broken nose, and that our insurance would definitely cover surgery to correct my completely out-of-whack septum. While he was at it, he reshaped my nose, as well - something I had wanted to do for 30 years - for no more than the cost of the medically warranted surgery. I now actually have a very attractive nose - something I never thought i would have.
I can’t begin to explain what that surgery did for my self-esteem… not to mention my breathing! I will love that doctor forever.
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Debora123
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Oh jeez. I hope it goes back to normal for me.they have to in order to make room for baby, but afterwards, they usually go back into place. for some women, they never do.
my stomach is flat again after 2 pregnancies and my boobs still look great…no stretch marks…so not all women require the mommy makeover.
Is there anything a woman can do while she’s pregnant to decrease the chances of the muscle thing being a permanent change?
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Debora123
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Actually, I might get away with something similar. I did break my nose when I was little and my septum is slightly deviated as a result. My breathing is a little off as well. The problem is I don’t have health insurance right now, and when I DO get health insurance, they might not pay for this because they might consider it a pre existing case.When I was in my early 40’s, I had a run-in with a car door that broke my nose. I had trouble breathing and went to see a friend who is both an ENT and a facial plastic surgeon. He said I had a badly broken nose, and that our insurance would definitely cover surgery to correct my completely out-of-whack septum. While he was at it, he reshaped my nose, as well - something I had wanted to do for 30 years - for no more than the cost of the medically warranted surgery. I now actually have a very attractive nose - something I never thought i would have.
I can’t begin to explain what that surgery did for my self-esteem… not to mention my breathing! I will love that doctor forever.
Was the surgery/recovery very painful?
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Crescentinus
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If I have money, maybe I can go for plastic surgery so that women would chase me.
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holyrood
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I would definitely consider a tummy tuck. After carrying multiples that muscle is ruined. I have a book called “Lose Your Mummy Tummy,” and I’m back to doing some of the exercises in that–she claims you can eliminate the need for surgery with these exercises–but I have my doubts it works.
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LucyLight
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They do make bands that you can wear around your stomach to ease the strain on your muscles. I had a little separation after the pregnancy but it closed after about a year and my stomach is flat now. One thing that I’ve read over and over is to not do crunches right after birth or you could make it worse. You have to wait a few months. You’ll notice some male body builders with really defined muscles who have the separation from over doing it.
In extreme cases the surgery to close the muscles is covered by insurance because these muscles protect your internal organs.
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LucyLight
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Don’t worry about it, your a guy. You can use other methods to get girls to chase you
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Crescentinus
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None of the known methods have worked. But, if I were good-looking, maybe women would go after me. o:Don’t worry about it, you’re a guy. You can use other methods to get girls to chase you
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child_of_God85
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Awsome for her! I hate how women think that aging is such a curse. I see it with my mom and it drives me nuts. The only reason she hasn’t had any work done is because everytime she has mentioned it, I told her that if she ever does that I’ll come home with a lip ring. She is beautiful thw way she is and looks amazing for her age, but she is pi headed and can’t see anything but flaws.
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masondoggy
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I had a breast reduction done last year. BEST thing I have ever done. I was so physically miserable for so long. Yes, it was a physical issue but I hate. d the way I looked, also. I am so relieved to look* normal* now. Of course, I feel better physically but I’m just as excited and relieved to look and feel like a real woman again.
The only other plastic surgery I would even consider would be some lipo on my belly. Other than that, I don’t care about aging. Doesn’t bother me that much. I look at it as getting one day closer to seeing Jesus.
Fwiw, my neighbor had breast augmentation and I think she looks ridiculous. It’s obvious by looking at her that she had it done and it just doesn’t look natural on her body frame.
The only other plastic surgery I would even consider would be some lipo on my belly. Other than that, I don’t care about aging. Doesn’t bother me that much. I look at it as getting one day closer to seeing Jesus.
Fwiw, my neighbor had breast augmentation and I think she looks ridiculous. It’s obvious by looking at her that she had it done and it just doesn’t look natural on her body frame.
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Eleanor61
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Just a warning. I have hereditary neuropathy, and if you follow peripheral neuropathy forums the things that can go wrong as a result of cosmetic surgery and Botox injections, etc, are sobering. Do you really want to risk permanent nerve damage for the sake of what is basically a losing proposition? We all undergo a big change in our appearance once we hit the mid to late forties. This topic is taken much too lightly in my opinion.
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cmscms
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I remember having electrolisys done (this was way before laser hair removal existed) and people laughing at me. I was a student and they couldn’t understand me spending all that money. Well… I am happy I did it. I realize it is not nearly as drastic and risky as surgery but nonetheless for vanity reasons.
I use a lot of creams on my face and worry. I am 42 and look much younger than my age, but I know my luck could run out any day and I will age over night.
I have had grey hair since my 20s which I die. I have thin hair and I need to use salon products because cheaper products where making me bald.
The other thing I would LOVE to find a cure for is age spots. I have some on my face and arms and they make me want to only wear long sleeves. Admitedly they are not that bad or pronounced yet, but they still make me want to vomit.
I always flip between opinions. Sometimes I think I deserve to look my best, other times I think why am I so concerned about something as superficial as meeting societies standards of good looks. I once heard a black man make a very good point. He said ‘Why is it the whites who spend so much money going down south and so much time in the sun to tan are the same people who make fun of Micheal Jackson for becoming more white’ Whatever happend to accepting God’s will to create us the way he wanted us.
But this is one thing I wish I would keep in mind more. I work with a women who is well over 50. She has a body most 30 year old women would kill for. And it looks totally natural and healthy. She also has beautiful long blond hair and looks young for her age. It is 100% natural and she looks awesome. This is the same woman who told me ‘Turning 39 was the worst year of my life. That is the year my husband told me about his long term affair’ Just goes to show, being good looking does not guarantee happiness
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I use a lot of creams on my face and worry. I am 42 and look much younger than my age, but I know my luck could run out any day and I will age over night.
I have had grey hair since my 20s which I die. I have thin hair and I need to use salon products because cheaper products where making me bald.
The other thing I would LOVE to find a cure for is age spots. I have some on my face and arms and they make me want to only wear long sleeves. Admitedly they are not that bad or pronounced yet, but they still make me want to vomit.
I always flip between opinions. Sometimes I think I deserve to look my best, other times I think why am I so concerned about something as superficial as meeting societies standards of good looks. I once heard a black man make a very good point. He said ‘Why is it the whites who spend so much money going down south and so much time in the sun to tan are the same people who make fun of Micheal Jackson for becoming more white’ Whatever happend to accepting God’s will to create us the way he wanted us.
But this is one thing I wish I would keep in mind more. I work with a women who is well over 50. She has a body most 30 year old women would kill for. And it looks totally natural and healthy. She also has beautiful long blond hair and looks young for her age. It is 100% natural and she looks awesome. This is the same woman who told me ‘Turning 39 was the worst year of my life. That is the year my husband told me about his long term affair’ Just goes to show, being good looking does not guarantee happiness
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Contra_Mundum_1
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Absolutely! Plastic surgery is so easy to spot.
I’m turning 36 and keep looking at lines around my mouth. Suddenly they seem so pronounced. It bothers me. But accepting the ageing process is necessary if we want to have a healthy attitude towards ourselves. People who refuse to do that are very unhappy and even a bit pathetic in my opinion. My father, a plastic surgeon, and his wife are living proof of this. They look like caricatures of themselves, with constant botox, fillers and whatnot being regularly done. Sad.
That said, I had a breast reduction years ago and that was a great decision. I could do sports, wear nice clothes and buy bras from ‘normal’ shops (rather than super size underwear shops). I’ve never regretted it.
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TheRealJuliane
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I think most women have random thoughts about cosmetic surgery, or at least botox or filler injections. But that other stuff - collagen, etc. - comes from human corpses and I’m not putting someone else’s body elements into mine! 
I have a friend who has been getting Restalayne injections for a while…She has no wrinkles any more, while I have plenty. She looks good, but in a weird sort of way. I mean, it’s not actual surgery but there still is a fakeness to it, I guess because her face doesn’t have the expressiveness of a face that isn’t getting filled/paralyzed. I feel old when I’m out with her, though.
I don’t think I would ever have surgery. I hate anesthetic and usually react badly to it, and to take the sort of risks involved and go through the recovery process just is not appealing. I think that dwelling on appearance is a character defect in the first place.
It’s my soul that matters, this body will stay here on Earth. The only way to make my soul more beautiful is to grow closer to Christ. No surgeon’s knife can do that!
I have a friend who has been getting Restalayne injections for a while…She has no wrinkles any more, while I have plenty. She looks good, but in a weird sort of way. I mean, it’s not actual surgery but there still is a fakeness to it, I guess because her face doesn’t have the expressiveness of a face that isn’t getting filled/paralyzed. I feel old when I’m out with her, though.
I don’t think I would ever have surgery. I hate anesthetic and usually react badly to it, and to take the sort of risks involved and go through the recovery process just is not appealing. I think that dwelling on appearance is a character defect in the first place.
It’s my soul that matters, this body will stay here on Earth. The only way to make my soul more beautiful is to grow closer to Christ. No surgeon’s knife can do that!
Mary_Gail_36
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And when we do get our bodies back, they’ll be glorified!I think most women have random thoughts about cosmetic surgery, or at least botox or filler injections. But that other stuff - collagen, etc. - comes from human corpses and I’m not putting someone else’s body elements into mine!
I have a friend who has been getting Restalayne injections for a while…She has no wrinkles any more, while I have plenty. She looks good, but in a weird sort of way. I mean, it’s not actual surgery but there still is a fakeness to it, I guess because her face doesn’t have the expressiveness of a face that isn’t getting filled/paralyzed. I feel old when I’m out with her, though.
I don’t think I would ever have surgery. I hate anesthetic and usually react badly to it, and to take the sort of risks involved and go through the recovery process just is not appealing. I think that dwelling on appearance is a character defect in the first place.
It’s my soul that matters, this body will stay here on Earth. The only way to make my soul more beautiful is to grow closer to Christ. No surgeon’s knife can do that!
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Contra_Mundum_1
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Without cellulite!!!
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Melissa
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I am another woman who is post-reduction surgery–I went from being an H (yes, H) cup to something that looks proportionate on my body. As an extra plus, pre-surgery I had very fibrocystic breasts and of the 2 pounds of tissue that was removed, pretty much every hard lump I used to have in there is gone. It makes my self-exam so much easier.
In addition to all the physical problems that being too large produced (the backache, the “shoulder dent”), I also hated the way I looked and had a horrible time buying clothing. One of the first things I bought after surgery was a simple button-down blouse–because for the first time since 6th grade I could wear one buttoned up with the shoulder seam sitting on my shoulders instead of halfway to my elbows (because I had to buy so big to get over the breasts while swimming everywhere else).
But the wrinkle-removing stuff–no thanks. Wrinkles, when I get them, will simply show that I have lived (and how–you can tell the face of someone who grumped their way through life from that of someone who was pleasant all along). I’m also starting to get gray hair–or, as I like to call it, silver. My grandfather had a full head of this color, and I always said that I hoped I got the silver hair gene (it really is shiny)–and I did. No way am I covering that up.
In addition to all the physical problems that being too large produced (the backache, the “shoulder dent”), I also hated the way I looked and had a horrible time buying clothing. One of the first things I bought after surgery was a simple button-down blouse–because for the first time since 6th grade I could wear one buttoned up with the shoulder seam sitting on my shoulders instead of halfway to my elbows (because I had to buy so big to get over the breasts while swimming everywhere else).
But the wrinkle-removing stuff–no thanks. Wrinkles, when I get them, will simply show that I have lived (and how–you can tell the face of someone who grumped their way through life from that of someone who was pleasant all along). I’m also starting to get gray hair–or, as I like to call it, silver. My grandfather had a full head of this color, and I always said that I hoped I got the silver hair gene (it really is shiny)–and I did. No way am I covering that up.
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