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22 Plastic Surgeries That Even Top Surgeons Would Refuse To Have Done On Themselves
There are many ways to enhance your appearance. From interesting and fashionable outfits, makeup, to even surgery. And while for some it might seem rather taboo, for others it's not, making plastic surgery procedures quite popular nowadays.
Yet, some plastic surgeons don't think all of the procedures are worth it. Or at least they wouldn't ever do them themselves for various reasons, most commonly associated with the risks that they pose. So, let's take a look at what these not-recommended surgeries are, shall we?
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#1
Kind of answering the reverse question, but since trans rights and healthcare are under attack, I want to take this opportunity to point out that gender affirming surgeries have some of the lowest regret rates of all surgeries.
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#2
Obligatory…oh no wait, I AM an actual surgeon!
I would never get a “nonsurgical” or “liquid” rhinoplasty. Most of the time that’s just filler injected into the nose. There is a risk of filler in this location causing you to go blind.
In general I would never get any facial fillers. They tend to look worse over time and migrate.
And then of course what everyone else said about BBLs. Why risk your life to look like you have a full diaper under your shorts?
Glen Ellyn 9 months ago
It's a shame that so many celebrities surgically remove their uniqueness. I firmly believe that this is why I have a hard time identifying quite a few younger actors/actresses.
#3
360 lifts and abdominoplasty, basically anything that involves removing large amounts of skin and tissue. It's even worse if they combine it with liposuction.
Edit: To the people getting defensive in the replies, I gave this answer because I think the complications are serious enough to warrant very careful consideration from people that do need it. Just because a surgery can improve a person's quality of life doesn't mean we should ignore the potential risks.
DennyS (denzoren) 9 months ago
I saw the scar for one of these and holy hell, the recovery looks brutal.
It can be said that the fact that plastic surgery is highly normalized in our society is kind of a public secret. What we mean by that is that quite a lot of people decide to go under the knife for appearance tweaks, but not all of them like to talk about it publicly. Well, not talking about it, we can understand, but lying that you achieved such results with diet, workouts, or any other “normal” way is rather foul.
But why do so many people decide to get plastic surgery? Well, as with basically everything else, there are plenty of underlying causes for that, all depending on each person and their context.
#5
Med Tech here, Botox in any form unless medically necessary.
You are injecting a paralytic toxin from bacteria which along of the desired effects of smoothing out wrinkles can also lead to a host of neurological issues that far outweigh the perceived benefit
and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 9 months ago
Yeah, I’ve always found it dumb. On the other hand, my aunt gets it for migraines and swears by it
#6
I’m not a surgeon, but I work in surgery and tbh I would basically not get anything done unless it’s medically necessary or going to significantly improve my quality of life after exhausting all other options (like to relieve pain, make breathing easier, etc).
Overall, these days people are less anxious to get these procedures done because with modern medicine and technology, surgery is now safer, less invasive, has a faster recovery time, and lower costs. So, it’s accessible to a broader scope of people.
These folks might choose to go under the knife because they want to adhere to social beauty standards, for example, changing the shape, size, or symmetry of certain body parts.
#8
Not a plastic surgeon, but limb lengthening surgery. Permanently disabled to be a few inches taller? No thanks.
#9
Iris depigmentation laser surgery. The risks of blindness or complications are quite high.
And it looks s**t.
For others, it’s not only about the experience but the function too. Like they might have some birth defects, scars after accidents, or severe injuries that require reconstructive surgery to make an individual’s life at least a tad easier.
With such a long list of reasons why people choose plastic surgery, there's an equally long list of possible procedures. From the kind of mainstream ones like liposuction to lesser-known ones like palm line surgery (yes, you read that right, it exists).
#10
Obligatory not a surgeon, but I recently saw a post about “hunter eye” surgery that had gone wrong and looked terrible. Basically it’s trending with incel types that alpha men should have smaller eyes that slant upwards so they look like hunters and not prey, so they’re getting this surgery to alter the slant of their eyes AND DECREASE THE VOLUME OF THEIR EYEBALLS to get smaller eyes. It’s exactly as horrific as it sounds and there are some incredibly questionable results from it.
Some of them looked okay after but it’s a crazy reason to let someone ~~suck the juice from your eyeballs~~ (eta correction) slice through the conjunctiva, slice through the outer corner of the eye, and remove a portion of eye socket (either side and/or underneath the eye) from around the eye.
The reason I thought that decompression involved the eyeball is because in the pics I saw the man was actively bleeding from his eyeballs. :).
#11
Beverly Hills Plastic surgeon awake and present. I would say fox eye lift, threads lifts and rib removal. The rest: when done on the right patient by the right surgeon are reasonable surgeries.
#12
A coworker had a tummy tuck/abdominoplasty in Mexico - healing didn’t go as planned, so she ended up having to go to a wound care specialist to try to get it fixed. She ended up having to have a plastic surgeon fix everything.
She tried to save $30K by having the surgery in Mexico, but ended up spending over $45K because of complications and having to had the surgery completely re-done in the US.
Apatheist Account2 9 months ago
In Europe, people try to save money by going on the cheap to Turkey. Hence "Turkey teeth" has become a common problem.
Yet, despite plastic surgery being rather common among people, the surgeons themselves have opinions about each procedure. And apparently, there are some that they don’t view in such a positive light and would never choose for themselves under any circumstances.
As you can see in our list, there are quite a few of them. One of them is the popular Brazilian butt lift, or as it is better known, the BBL. Turns out, despite it being rather a common procedure, it’s a pretty risky one, as it has a rather high mortality rate. In fact, some even dub it “the deadliest aesthetic procedure ever performed.”
#13
Not a surgeon, but my husband is an ICU nurse and sees men with penile implant infections all the time. He says the guys (and their SO’s) regret them in later years since they’re in and out of the hospital all the time.
#14
I'm just a nurse but I'll say liposuction is a popular answer.
There's a ton of plastic surgeons in Houston too! To the one saying they're all in LA. People need reconstruction everywhere! Not just eyelid lifts.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 9 months ago
My mother used liposuction as her "weight loss" for decades. She never tried to alter her diet, cut calories, or exercise - nope, just lipo every few months. She OUTLIVED her original plastic surgeon. She tried to get lipo and a facelift last year (she was 79 at that point) and the surgeon basically laughed her out of his office. He refused to do the surgery and asked her "Is it worth the risk of you dying on the table? Because at your age it's a HUGE risk."
#15
Sister is an opthalmic surgeon, and her take on LASIK is terrifying.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 9 months ago (edited)
From OP on Reddit: "LASIK has been great for a lot of people, but there is an elevated risk of several career-ending mishaps that can occur if you depend on your eyes to make money. The main thing she worries about is overcorrection, which you can't undo, and there's also the minor-but-non-zero chance of corneal damage and/or completely destroying your vision into an uncorrectable state. For a surgeon with prescription-correctable sight, it just isn't worth the risk, in her opinion. She told me of a patient who had 'flap issues' whose eyes got infected, they didn't realize it in time (they thought their blurry, mucus-y eyes were just 'part of the healing process'), and they lost both eyes."
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HeavyMetalHeart 9 months ago
Part of my job is typing up reports on eye surgery gone wrong and I can say 100% I would never have any kind of elective procedure on my eyes! Glasses are fine!
Gingersnap In Iowa 9 months ago
I had LASIK done almost 20 years ago and have had no problems. I consider myself lucky.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 9 months ago (edited)
My sister had it early on, when it was first approved in the US. I guess they either didn't do a good enough job or they messed something up (because it was so early on in its implementation) or maybe her vision was too bad to be nicely fixed... because she had it done again a few years later. They accidentally over-corrected during the second surgery. Now, because of that, her cornea/lens(?) is VERY thin and fragile and she cannot have any kind of laser/other corrective surgery on her vision any more. She also ended up with corneal scarring.
Huddo's sister 9 months ago
I had laser surgery to fix a hole on my retina when I was 6. I was the first child they had done the surgery on and didn't use a strong enough laser so I had it redone the next year. It definitely helped for about 15, but then opened again and I had to have another surgery. When I became short-sighted for other reasons, my doctor advised me not to get it treated with laser as the risk of it going wrong (and probably the eye weakening from yet another laser surgery) was too high and it would make me more likely to need reading glasses later in life. That was enough warning for me, even though it would be nice not to wear glasses.
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Beth Wheeler 9 months ago
I checked into it but couldn't afford the $2,000 per eye with my vision insurance. I know I've spent more than $4,000 on my dang multi focal contacts but no was I could come up with that much money at 1 time.
DelvianBlue 9 months ago
I had it done and it was one of the best decisions I ever made. That being said I did a ton of research, talked to my optometrist about it, did all kinds of scans beforehand, and interviewed the surgeon, who also gave me a tour of the facility and showed me exactly how each machine worked. I also had problems with glasses and contacts. My astigmatism only let me wear one brand of contacts that were incredibly uncomfortable and that I often couldn't put in at all. But a previous surgery on my ear made wearing glasses so uncomfortable I could only keep them on for a few hours. For me Lasik was a great decision that let me see without my eyes or ear hurting every day. But I get it's not the same situation for everyone, and you have to weigh the risks and benefits.
Benedick Cumbersnatch 9 months ago
I seriously need some sort of vision-corrective surgery--preferably lens replacement--'cause my eyesight so ludicrously bad that even glasses & contacts can't give me 20/20 (I'm -12/-13). It's ridiculous that such procedures are considered cosmetic for folks like me, since I can't afford it.
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Firefly 9 months ago
Many people in my family have had it, including me. I loved the results and don't regret it, but pregnancy affected my vision, and I'm back to glasses. It's not as bad as before, and I am still better off than before. My father, however, regrets his. He was older, though, and had coke bottle glasses before, so his risk factors were higher from the beginning.
The Abe 9 months ago
I had PRK from the military. Healing sucked, but there's no flap involved after your cornea grows back. Zero regrets.
Jackie Lulu 9 months ago
I had PRK as well. My eyesight was so bad I couldn't get it done in the states, so I went to Canada. They had to take so much tissue from my corneas, that recovery took forever. Like 18 months. I don't know how I got through that time. Once my vision settled, I was very happy for about 15 years, till I needed cataract surgery. My current eye Dr says I was crazy to take that chance on my vision.
Load More Replies...So, it’s not surprising that experts, who are well-versed about the risks, wouldn't want to do it themselves. Yet, the BBL remains pretty popular – people are ready to face the risks for the enhancement of their buttocks.
Besides the Brazilian butt lift, there are other fairly popular procedures named in this list, but we’re going to leave you to find out about them yourself. Just don’t forget to upvote when you do that. And even better – share your opinions about the topic of plastic surgery in the comments!
#16
Hair Implants. If you know what's up, the implants are def. visible, the donor area always gets rare, and if you don't take Finasteride (a d**g that has Impotence as a possible side effect), the hair between the plugs WILL fall.
It may be a good procedure for some, and I know many people who are happy with the results, but I d rather keep my pee pee than my hair. And yes, I know.. not everyone gets those side effects. But many do, and in some cases, they are permanent.
JK 9 months ago (edited)
To any man who worries about balding: Bruce Willis & Patrick Stewart have both been considered incredibly attractive, and in the case of Bruce Willis, moreso since he lost most of his hair. People do find bald/balding men attractive, it's your confidence that needs work, so invest in a therapist (or stylist!) before you consider surgery
#17
My cousin is a surgeon and he said "don't ever get a nose job unless you've got at least $30,000 ready in case you need a revision".
DennyS (denzoren) 9 months ago
I have a weird nose that's kinda big and curves down but you ain't gonna find me doing one of these...the cutting etc always freaks me out. (although I do understand if someone wishes to do so).
#18
I'm late to the party, so my comment probably won't be seen, but I saw an advertisement on a web page for clavicle shortening surgery. I was really confused and read a bit more - it's a procedure to make your shoulders broader. I'm still a bit baffled, as it seems like a really extensive surgery for a not very noticeable result.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 9 months ago
One of my clavicles is larger/"stands out" more than the other because it was broken during birth and healed all weird... it's quite noticeable and I STILL wouldn't get any kind of surgery on it XD That bone is FUNCTIONAL, it's not just there for looks!
#19
Never getting extreme facial fillers—overdone look, high risk of complications.
Hippopotamuses 9 months ago
I wonder what Kim Kardashian et al are going to look like when they get beyond the point of being able to be regularly re-engineered to stay young looking.
#20
I’d stay away from anything that involves going to another country to get something discount. One of the issues with surgery, any surgery, is that they often have complications. Good luck finding a surgeon to touch you when it isn’t his/her work, let alone it being done at some shady center outside the country. You could either find yourself paying insanity level money for correction or simply live as whatever monster a shady butcher leaves you as. .
PeepPeep the duck 9 months ago (edited)
My ex bff the addicted to cosmetic procedures one, she would heavily research her drs and online video chat with them for a year before deciding if they were who she was going to see. Im all natural but for people who genuinely are into it or have body dismorphia, the best advice is research research research. Talk to the drs and their patients if you can, join groups on fb who have seen that dr etc.
#21
I want to know how they feel about doing implants now that we have all this evidence that implants cause autoimmune disorders.
#22
Eye color change surgery, it’s risky and some say it can mess up your vision permanently.
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ElfVibratorGlitter 9 months ago
I had surgery last month to fix a deformity I had. Yeah, it was kind of shallow but I didn't feel like I looked normal. And while I'm happy with how it turned out, where the surgeon took the fat is turning into hard scar tissue that you can actually see and it hurts. I knew the possible risks when I had the surgery, but overall I'm happy that I look relatively "normal" now.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 9 months ago
Cosmetic surgery to fix a deformity is totally legitimate though! When I was a teenager, I had a pre-cancerous mole removed on my right scapula area (upper back area) and the surgeon who did the removal basically took out SO much tissue that the (huge) scar looked like an "ice-cream scoop". Even though I literally couldn't SEE the scar, it bothered me. Eventually my mom had her plastic surgeon do a "scar reconstruction" on the scar. I keloid, so it's still a huge scar, but it's flat at least and not "scooped out"! I hope you can find some pain relief for your own scar tissue - perhaps steroid injections into the scar tissue? :( I have a patch of morphea (localized scleroderma) on my stomach and it was quite painful until a doc did an injection of corticosteroid directly into the patch itself. (Morphea aren't scars, but maybe could still help?)
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Lee Gilliland 9 months ago
This might have been a better read if you managed more fact and less opinion.
Apatheist Account2 9 months ago
Two words: Jocelyn Wildenstein. Real beauty when younger, horrible appearance when she died. TBH I'd only get laser eye surgery if I were to get Superman-style laser eyes :) It might have been worth it to help me play sports when I was a teenager, but definitely not worth it now...more likely to need cataract removal :(
Benedick Cumbersnatch 9 months ago
I seriously need some sort of vision-corrective surgery--preferably lens replacement--'cause my eyesight so ludicrously bad that even glasses & contacts can't give me 20/20 (I'm -12/-13). It's ridiculous that such procedures are considered cosmetic and aren't covered by insurance for folks like me.
Carl Roberts 9 months ago
"Plastic surgeons of Reddit"...so, a bunch of posts from anonymous kids pretending to be plastic surgeons
Panda McPandaface 9 months ago
I'm glad I'm too old to be vain and to poor to afford surgery even if I was.
ElfVibratorGlitter 9 months ago
I had surgery last month to fix a deformity I had. Yeah, it was kind of shallow but I didn't feel like I looked normal. And while I'm happy with how it turned out, where the surgeon took the fat is turning into hard scar tissue that you can actually see and it hurts. I knew the possible risks when I had the surgery, but overall I'm happy that I look relatively "normal" now.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 9 months ago
Cosmetic surgery to fix a deformity is totally legitimate though! When I was a teenager, I had a pre-cancerous mole removed on my right scapula area (upper back area) and the surgeon who did the removal basically took out SO much tissue that the (huge) scar looked like an "ice-cream scoop". Even though I literally couldn't SEE the scar, it bothered me. Eventually my mom had her plastic surgeon do a "scar reconstruction" on the scar. I keloid, so it's still a huge scar, but it's flat at least and not "scooped out"! I hope you can find some pain relief for your own scar tissue - perhaps steroid injections into the scar tissue? :( I have a patch of morphea (localized scleroderma) on my stomach and it was quite painful until a doc did an injection of corticosteroid directly into the patch itself. (Morphea aren't scars, but maybe could still help?)
Load More Replies... Lee Gilliland 9 months ago
This might have been a better read if you managed more fact and less opinion.
Apatheist Account2 9 months ago
Two words: Jocelyn Wildenstein. Real beauty when younger, horrible appearance when she died. TBH I'd only get laser eye surgery if I were to get Superman-style laser eyes :) It might have been worth it to help me play sports when I was a teenager, but definitely not worth it now...more likely to need cataract removal :(
Benedick Cumbersnatch 9 months ago
I seriously need some sort of vision-corrective surgery--preferably lens replacement--'cause my eyesight so ludicrously bad that even glasses & contacts can't give me 20/20 (I'm -12/-13). It's ridiculous that such procedures are considered cosmetic and aren't covered by insurance for folks like me.
Carl Roberts 9 months ago
"Plastic surgeons of Reddit"...so, a bunch of posts from anonymous kids pretending to be plastic surgeons
Panda McPandaface 9 months ago
I'm glad I'm too old to be vain and to poor to afford surgery even if I was.
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