Question of the Day | 06/03/2008 12:00 am

Finish this sentence - Good cosmetic surgery is ...

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Liza D— Cosmetic surgery is stupid.

By eleanor roche on 06/03/2008 2:14 am

Liza D: Cosmetic surgery is one thing —- but I don’t see anything wrong with “lipstick and peels.” Personally, I love experimenting with new makeup and lipsticks and glosses. I change lipstick colors daily to match my mood. Same with eyes and perfumes. It’s something you can do even if you’re just going to spend the day in jeans running errands, and it’s part of the fun of being a girl! I think we’re way past the day when a woman had to look like the stereotypical “librarian” (no makeup, glasses, bun) to be taken seriously. As far as cosmetic surgery goes, that’s a personal decision. If there is something about one’s looks that has always really bothered them and they have the option to have it fixed, more power to them. Unfortunately, some things just cannot be restored. We all have our seasons when we were the “babes”, and then it’s gone. Time to pass the torch and be the best looking 50 year-old possible! And no surgeon can give a woman Angelina Jolie’s lips — that was just a gift from nature. Lately, I’ve been experimenting with a lot of natural options that are inexpensive and seem to revive the face; especially face toning exercises done with different essential oils. It’s not for everyone, but I enjoy stuff like that. That being said, I think so much of the media is hypocritical when it comes to this subject. The new issue of More magazine (for over 40 women) has the winners of their over 40 model search. Please! They are all gorgeous, with long flowing hair (no hair thinning here), lovely firm jawlines, beautiful bodies (read: no jiggly arms, no menopausal pooch, no cellulite) yeah; these are your typical 40 and 50 somethings! So even the media that is supposed to support midlife still typifies the same standards of beauty as any other outlet, just with a couple of crow’s feet thrown in for good measure. I can’t believe they couldn’t find even one model worthy contestant who might be a size 14 (or 12, for that matter), or maybe have a face softened a bit by time. The double standard is alive and well.

By Gianna Bracco on 06/03/2008 1:16 pm

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Hello Gianna! Yeah, the double standard alive and well! And yeah, I am a sort of a natural kind of gal. I do wear lipstick and I just purchased the minerals thing. I don’t want to get old. :) Good to hear from you Ms. Gianna!

By Liza D 08 .... beta on 06/03/2008 6:33 pm

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would love to hear more of your opinions on beauty: www.trubeu.org my little sister and i are trying to gather opinions on “beautiful” (thank you)

By k v on 06/05/2008 11:32 pm

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makes me want to try it some day.However, I am still rather leary about the risk of surgery and the results. If I don’t look in the mirror,I’m fine. So then I say why should I go through all the trouble just to please other people’s eyes.

By theresa troy on 06/03/2008 12:16 am

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I understand Greta Garbo, didn’t have any mirrors in her house, I don’t know if it was just a rumor. She wanted to remain young and beautiful, looking in the mirror, would have confirmed she is getting old.

By Alessan O on 06/03/2008 1:23 am

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Good cosmetic surgery is still painful!

By Maggi D on 06/03/2008 12:18 am

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According to Sir Hugh Rigby, Surgeon to King George V, regarding the question ‘What makes a great surgeon?’ “There isn’t much to choose between surgeons in manual dexterity. What distinguishes the great surgeon is that he knows more than other surgeons.”

By Sabrina Lynn on 06/03/2008 12:24 am

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I have a new friend that had a complete face and neck job. She got staph and after thousands of dollars, weeks of unbelievable pain, and she looks the same just with hair-line scars for her effort. I don’t wear my wrinkles like a badge of honor (even though I claim I do) but I just can’t get my mind wrapped around the idea that it hurts. Been through enough in these 61 years without volunteering for pain.

By Maggi D on 06/03/2008 12:26 am

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I have no idea, but I’m going in for surgery tomorrow on my left ear. I’ve been hard of hearing in it for 15 years (I’m 45), and figured it was too many rock concerts over the years, and didn’t feel like wearing a hearing aid (a vanity thing in itself, I suppose). Anyway, lo and behold, I finally got off the dime and went in to an E-N-T clinic, and the surgeon said the eardrum and nerve are 100%, it’s probably an hereditary problem that can be corrected. I hope so: I hear up to 3,000 times better in the right ear. Fortunately, that ear is above-average. My father was hard of hearing in the left ear, and so is my nephew. Don’t suggest a Van Gogh to me.

By James the Game on 06/03/2008 12:28 am

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Sending light and good intention for an excellent outcome, James. Keep us posted.

By T S on 06/03/2008 8:16 am

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You are very kind. Thank you.

By James the Game on 06/03/2008 8:54 am

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Wishing you blessings on the surgery. I too have lived with hearing loss, since I was five, and know how hard it is to live like this—-always missing out on jokes, until someone kind enough explains why everyone else was laughing; learning to read lips so that no one can tell you can’t hear; and having to sit in the front at every forum or talk, so you (hopefully) won’t miss something important. I know this was not exactly answering the original question, but here we are talking about beneficial and necesary surgery. Hope your pain is minimal and the joy of renewed hearing is a joy for you. (You may find out just how LOUD the world is again!)

By J Boylynn on 06/03/2008 12:06 pm

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expensive and unless your mental or physical health depends on it - it’s not worth it.

By Maurine H on 06/03/2008 12:28 am

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Good cosmetic surgery is.. a huge disappointment — as a matter of a fact any cosmetic surgery is disappointing. We must learn to love ourselves in our truest and most sincerest form. Best beauty tip ever: Smile and show kindness in your eyes!

By Sam M on 06/03/2008 12:47 am