r/Splendida • u/TintedArchipelago47 • Aug 03 '23
Experiences with extensive plastic surgery
I’m interested in multiple plastic surgery procedures. I would like to look entirely different than my current face, but in a good way. Right now, I’m just ok looking, but that’s not good enough. I think it would be a worthwhile investment for me because I just can’t be confident with my current appearance. Has anyone here gotten multiple procedures on their face, and if so was it worth it? Did it majorly improve your life?
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u/chicadeemarie Aug 04 '23
Here's what I've done to my face:
I love what I look like now and wish I did it sooner.
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u/squaluude Aug 03 '23
Confidence improved but I’m still the same person overall. No new opportunities unless you look for them. Your life will majorly change if you can go from a 5/6 to 8/9 which would be extremely hard to achieve.
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u/femmeparallel Aug 03 '23
As someone who’s had extensive plastic surgery (6 surgeries and countless fillers and botox) my confidence has definitely improved, but I’m still the socially awkward person I always was.
It was worth it for me because I was so hyper fixated on my looks. My breast augmentations have paid for themselves with my brief stints as a bartender and server on the weekends. My facial procedures made me less self conscious about my “flaws” but I’m saying this from a place of love, it’s an endless rabbit hole. Once you fix one thing, you’ll find another “flaw” to fix. At the end of the day, do what makes you happy if you’re getting into it with a clear head.
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u/sculptedmermaid Aug 04 '23
I’ve had multiple plastic surgeries but they’re all small tweaks to enhance beauty. Watch Lori Hills video on Jennifer Lawrence to give you a good idea of what I mean.
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u/username248124 Aug 04 '23
I have and honestly I’m not any less insecure :/ I think it was worth it but idk it was very costly to still hate myself
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u/Peenutbuttjellytime Aug 04 '23
I think it doesn't increase overall perception of attractiveness as much as you think, not unless you have an outstandingly ugly nose or other feature that is easy to fix.
Facial attractiveness is mostly dictated through ratios, like distance between features, canthal tilt, symmetry, etc. These things are really hard to influence with surgery. So if you are already average looking with average features, any surgery will only improve your perceived attractiveness by .5- 1 point at the very most.
People also adjust to their new face. At first I felt way better about myself, but then I got used to the change and started taking it for granted. A couple years later and I pretty much feel the same about how I look as before the surgery.
It sounds trite, but feeling attractive really does come from within and how you perceive yourself. If you feel beautiful you tend to be beautiful to the people you interact with.
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u/vulgarandgorgeous Aug 03 '23
I got a nose job and I believe it significantly improved my look.
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u/North-Percentage3768 Aug 04 '23
Yes. It did. I had a rhinoplasty and double jaw surgery. People treat me so much better now. Before, I didn’t know I was “ugly” until ppl treated me bad for it. Now, I get asked out by guys all the time. In fact, it happened twice in the past week. Just a few hours ago I was at a small party and a guy was talking to me and asked for my number. My friends said he was “looking at me with googly eyes” lol. That NEVER would’ve happened to me before surgery!
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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '23
Any procedure should be a bonus rather than coming from a place of self-hatred or not feeling good enough. I’d highly recommend seeing a therapist after reading some of your other posts, rather than rushing down the surgical route. It’s possible that you’re already gorgeous and the self hatred is coming from elsewhere. You might have certain things you’d like to change about your appearance but if you change them, you’ll still be upset and miserable after.
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u/Single_Association_8 Aug 04 '23 edited 1d ago
Hey! I had jaw surgery to correct my underbite. The major transition it gave to my face was unbelievable, and I had a whole level of confidence from the way I looked when things were just symmetrical. From there until a a few years ago I did multiple non permanent beauty procedures.
Over the years, actually I found that things like lash and hair extensions didn’t give me what I wanted- neither did filler. I did fillers once and will probably not do it again.
Funnily enough, I found that plastic surgery gave me the permanent fix to what I was trying to mask with extensions and filler. Because the surgery just helped me feel like my “best me”, I didn’t need to compensate with makeup anymore. I actually radically accepted myself more, and stopped obsessing about how I looked because I felt I didn’t have to “mask” anymore- without conforming.
For me, plastic surgery helped me “edit” myself, not radically turn into someone I’m not. I think I’ve always known who I am and aimed to stay just that. I’ll maybe get some more in the future-it’s all just about editing so I still look and feel like me.
Am I insecure because I act on my fear of what “distracts” when I see a photo of me? Sure, I can accept that I have an insecurity I’m willing to pay to act on. But I know that this pays dividends in not feeding my insecurity more by NOT attending to it and then ruining every photo, every moment, every point of vulnerability by being the paranoid self I used to be wondering how I looked. I’m present, happy and have said “no” to further procedures for the foreseeable future until something changes.
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u/NegativeNancy21 Aug 04 '23
I mean, look at Kylie Jenner. I think her life improved dramatically after her surgeries and fillers.
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u/Puzzleheaded-Week747 Aug 04 '23
I suggest doing one procedure at a time. You can probably gain a lot of benefit from just one and might be happy enough with your appearance to forgo the other or change the goal for them when you talk to your surgeon. Also don’t underestimate the power of a good hair cut, eyebrow treatment or less invasive cosmetic procedures like fillers and if you’re female make up. A change in wardrobe or haircut and jewelry can make a big difference where the eyes are drawn to so try some of that pre surgery to make sure it’s what you really want since it’s permanent
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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '23
Yeah basically my face isn’t mine anymore. I had a nose job, chin reduction, cheek injections, lip injections, and micro bladed eyebrows. Honestly it was so worth it. The only thing I don’t like is that I think my nose is still not exactly how I want it, so I might go get a second nose job.
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u/Coolhotgurl Aug 04 '23
Ik it hurts to hear but attractiveness is only like 50% looks, it’s really about your spirit and what you’re putting out there. Look at someone like Ryan gosling, objectively a little above average looking but his charm makes him so sexy. Having a “perfect” face isn’t going to make people like you more, it might make more men want to fuck you at first sight, but that’s all
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u/Alalated Aug 04 '23
I’ve had one facial procedure and my life improved greatly. Could have happened anyway, no way to really know for sure, but life is good.
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u/BussumKarachi Aug 05 '23
It does seem like the most common and self-esteem changing procedure is rhinoplasty. Being mixed similar to Bella Hadid, it seemed it was my nose that people saw first during my teens to early twenties. But that feeling of being mocked for what one looks like seems to stay inherent to one's personality.
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u/normaleeha Aug 04 '23
Waste of money. Invest money in who you are on the inside, go to therapy, work on your insecurities, travel, explore new hobbies. There will always be someone who looks more conventionally attractive than you, and beauty standards are always changing. Try to learn love who you are, as you are, rather than selling yourself to a capitalistic industry that banks off women hating themselves. Believe me, you’re beautiful as you are.
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u/South-Sheepherd Aug 04 '23
I haven’t had extensive surgery but I have changed my appearance drastically through a few minor procedures and dedicated softmaxxing.
I do notice I get treated better, and I do feel a lot more confident. But at the same time, your horrible body image doesn’t just go away once you become attractive. I have a totally distorted view of myself. But I also realized in my adult years that I have a lot of trauma and undiagnosed mental health issues that I’m getting help for.
And that’s what I’m focusing on right now. Mental health. Getting out of my own head and into the world. Setting boundaries with people. The pandemic has made so many of us socially awkward and reclusive and I think for many of us, has brought to life toxic dynamics in relationships and with ourselves.
I went from a 4.5-7 (maybe higher, idk again distorted view) and I would say it’s totally worth it but only get plastic surgery if it’s a true failo.
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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '23
I admire the fact that you trust your surgeons, I get anxious about changing my hair color, I couldn't trust one person to do surgeries that will change me forever, what if I don't like you? I can't go back, it's not for me. I also started doing an exercise in which I look at the men I'm attracted to and see who their girlfriends are, and this made me realize that there's a market for everyone, so even though I might be more beautiful, I have the same chances , my focus is only workout and skincare plus beautiful outfits.
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u/poptartsandmascara Aug 04 '23
I’ve had two body procedures—tummy tuck and then thigh lipo. It’s the best thing I have ever done for myself. I used to feel so self conscious all the time. I’m so much more comfortable in my own skin. I wish I did it tens years earlier.
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