If money were no object, would you have cosmetic surgery? Not for anything medical like fixing a burn or a cleft palate, but something totally cosmetic like a nose job or breast augmentation.
How do you feel about elective cosmetic surgery?
If you can afford it, and you really did your research on the procedure and the doc, why not?
Most answerers are young enough not to need remedial cosmetic surgery [ except dermabrasion maybe ], but I can understand fixing a large nose, getting breasts if you have none, a tummy tuck after several Csections, etc, etc. Just get what you 'need', not do your entire body!
Reply:nope. i'm not into that stuff at all and never will be.
Reply:it depends on the person. if it is something that is going to make you feel better about yourself, then by all means. breast implants are terrible for you. but like reduction and etc i would totally get done. taking things out of my body, not putting them in. there is just something not right about putting a foreign object inside my body.
Reply:No. You shouldn't use surgery to "fix" a superficial problem. Cosmetic surgery is just a way to show off extra money and try to become a human barbie doll.
Reply:Sure. well I wouldn't want breasts, ha ha.. But anyway, we are born into these bodies and they belong to us. I think we have the right to do whatever we want with them... although I think some choices are obviously better than others. I don't have any bad feelings about people who want to look better. now a lot of the time I don't think they end up looking better at all.. but that is just me. For me.. whatever. I guess I would like a sharper nose but it isn't killing me to have it. I did lose a lot of weight and I have some loose skin here and there which I would get off if I had spare change laying around to do it. Breast augmentation.. well I think fake breasts look absolutely terrible on anybody that doesn't need them for after a mastectomy. But even then, I think people who think they need them are perfectly fine. I just don't have a desire to touch them... ewwwwww
Reply:no. new boobs or a better nose doesnt really make people happy. they should get therapy instead. besides, big fake boobies and all that isn't cool anymore...its traaaashy.
Reply:Lack of empathy in the world today causes the people above to write comments which could be potentially painful for others. Please stop being so judgmental and try to understand other people's points of view.
There are some who have some form of deformity (it feels like that to them) - eg someone with a huge nose which dominates their face, or someon who doesn't even fit into a AAA cup bra (thatd be me ladies and gentlemen). It's all good to throw stones but try lving the lfie of someone who has never had breasts, has never experienced them, and feels like less of a woman when she puts her measurements into a bra size calculator and gets "error". Or step into the shoes of someone whose face seems to revolve around their nose. Or someone whose ears stick out that it is actually the first thing that strangers notice.
So stop calling it shallow, or saying that we need therapy. If it was a C cup going to a double D, fine. If I said I wanted a nose job (I dont like my nose LOL) - that would be vanity YES!!! I would NEVER have a nose job cos it isnt deformed... it isnt an abnormal characteristic IMO - so i hav the common sense to distinguish the two.
So to answer ur question
YES I would have plastic surgery
And I WILL be having it in July :-)
I'm doing this for me, going from less than an AAA cup to a B cup :-)
oh, and 2pics - to demonstrate my nose job point.... LOL
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Reply:I work for a Plastic Surgeon and I a concur with what Nurse Susan says. There are people who do overuse plastic surgery, but most people have plastic surgery for very real issues. You might be surprised how many women have asymmetrical or malformed breasts, and I have seen many peoples' self esteem improve greatly after getting a nose job.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Is gum recession COSMETIC or medical?
I have a couple teeth with severe gum recession due to over brushing. My insurance only covers necessary medical procedures...not cosmetic. Is there any chance that this is in fact MEDICAL.
Is gum recession COSMETIC or medical?
Gum recession is a medical issue and not a cosmetic one. The gums and bone comprise the socket which holds your tooth in place. If these recede, your teeth become loose, and sensitive. Your insurance shouldn't give you any problems with claiming any necessary procedures performed for your gums as long as you have periodontal coverage.
More importantly, if you have been told by the dentist that you have brushed them away, have you modified your brushing technique?
Reply:Severe gum recession is in fact a condition that makes it medically necessary to have treatment. Failure to do so puts the teeth at a significantly higher risk for loosening and loss which only leads to further health risks. Have your dentist do a preauthorization with your insurance company prior to performing any procedures. If the insurance company denies coverage, have your dentist write a letter to the company that describes your condition (actual measurements and x-ray or photographic evidence helps) and includes a request for coverage for it. This added measure is often all that is required for insurance coverage. More than likely, your request for coverage will NOT be denied.
Is gum recession COSMETIC or medical?
Gum recession is a medical issue and not a cosmetic one. The gums and bone comprise the socket which holds your tooth in place. If these recede, your teeth become loose, and sensitive. Your insurance shouldn't give you any problems with claiming any necessary procedures performed for your gums as long as you have periodontal coverage.
More importantly, if you have been told by the dentist that you have brushed them away, have you modified your brushing technique?
Reply:Severe gum recession is in fact a condition that makes it medically necessary to have treatment. Failure to do so puts the teeth at a significantly higher risk for loosening and loss which only leads to further health risks. Have your dentist do a preauthorization with your insurance company prior to performing any procedures. If the insurance company denies coverage, have your dentist write a letter to the company that describes your condition (actual measurements and x-ray or photographic evidence helps) and includes a request for coverage for it. This added measure is often all that is required for insurance coverage. More than likely, your request for coverage will NOT be denied.
How do you know if a cosmetic product is water-based or oil-free?
I've read tips that recommended a water-based or oil-free cosmetics for oily skin, but they never show you what ingredients to look for or to avoid in those products....How do you know if a cosmetic product (like blush powder, foundation, etc...)is water-based or oil-free???
How do you know if a cosmetic product is water-based or oil-free?
it will usually say on the package in tiny print, usually if it doesn't say "oil free" or "water-based", then obviously, it is not. Another way to tell if makeup is oil free is if it has an "active ingredient" of salicilic acid (usually about 0.6%). If you really want to be sure...read the ingredients, or just stick with the ones that are actually oil free, like Rimmel cool makeup, Maybelline pure makeup or almay for oily/acne prone skin.
Reply:those are good-selling features, so if they are water-based or oil-free, it will be somewhere on the packaging.
Reply:Water based will say on the label (as the main ingredient) Water or Aqua. If your cosmetics have these on them then they are water based.
Oil based will say on the label, mineral oil, petrolatum (I think that's how you spell it), petroleum or it won't say anything.
FYI nut oils such as almond oil are good for your skin.
How do you know if a cosmetic product is water-based or oil-free?
it will usually say on the package in tiny print, usually if it doesn't say "oil free" or "water-based", then obviously, it is not. Another way to tell if makeup is oil free is if it has an "active ingredient" of salicilic acid (usually about 0.6%). If you really want to be sure...read the ingredients, or just stick with the ones that are actually oil free, like Rimmel cool makeup, Maybelline pure makeup or almay for oily/acne prone skin.
Reply:those are good-selling features, so if they are water-based or oil-free, it will be somewhere on the packaging.
Reply:Water based will say on the label (as the main ingredient) Water or Aqua. If your cosmetics have these on them then they are water based.
Oil based will say on the label, mineral oil, petrolatum (I think that's how you spell it), petroleum or it won't say anything.
FYI nut oils such as almond oil are good for your skin.
Is it considered cosmetic surgery if I get my front teeth properly aligned?
I don't have dental insurance and my front teeth are fairly crooked. Does anyone know if a dentist will consider it cosmetic surgery and charge me an arm and a leg?
Is it considered cosmetic surgery if I get my front teeth properly aligned?
yes it is cosmetic UNLESS it interferes with eating, jaw alignment (TMJ) or another medical issue. Most all insurance companies consider it cosmetic if done for appearance, only.
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Is it considered cosmetic surgery if I get my front teeth properly aligned?
yes it is cosmetic UNLESS it interferes with eating, jaw alignment (TMJ) or another medical issue. Most all insurance companies consider it cosmetic if done for appearance, only.
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Can one get cosmetic surgery?
involving cranioplasty? what i mean is can people get it for cosmetic reasons, not for deformities and such?
Can one get cosmetic surgery?
Why not?
Reply:If u got the money the Dr's got the time.
Reply:What exactly are you hoping to achieve with the procedure? It really depends on the circumstances and whether the benefits of such a procedure outweight the risks. HTH : )
Reply:No its not cosmetic procedure Cranioplasty surgery is very safe nowadays. My cousin got her breast reduction, tummy tuck and facelift surgery in India by the company called Forerunners Healthcare .The Price for the surgery she paid in India was very less. She paid 30% of the cost she was quoted in America.
Forerunners Healthcare is very famous in India. They arrange cosmetic and plastic surgery for foreigners in India. I read a lot about them in the Newspapers and about their patient stories. They arrange financing for USA, Canadian, UK and other international patients who plan to have surgery abroad for low price, as the breast reduction, tummy tuck, facelift and other cosmetic surgery is not covered by insurance. They also have photos pasted of their International patients. You can checkout their website. There are huge cost savings. As a doctor I personally believe that surgery can be easily handled in India, as the quality of healthcare available In India is simply best in the world. The surgeons are USA/UK trained and facilities are 5 star.
http://www.forerunnershealthcare.com
Hope this helps.
Can one get cosmetic surgery?
Why not?
Reply:If u got the money the Dr's got the time.
Reply:What exactly are you hoping to achieve with the procedure? It really depends on the circumstances and whether the benefits of such a procedure outweight the risks. HTH : )
Reply:No its not cosmetic procedure Cranioplasty surgery is very safe nowadays. My cousin got her breast reduction, tummy tuck and facelift surgery in India by the company called Forerunners Healthcare .The Price for the surgery she paid in India was very less. She paid 30% of the cost she was quoted in America.
Forerunners Healthcare is very famous in India. They arrange cosmetic and plastic surgery for foreigners in India. I read a lot about them in the Newspapers and about their patient stories. They arrange financing for USA, Canadian, UK and other international patients who plan to have surgery abroad for low price, as the breast reduction, tummy tuck, facelift and other cosmetic surgery is not covered by insurance. They also have photos pasted of their International patients. You can checkout their website. There are huge cost savings. As a doctor I personally believe that surgery can be easily handled in India, as the quality of healthcare available In India is simply best in the world. The surgeons are USA/UK trained and facilities are 5 star.
http://www.forerunnershealthcare.com
Hope this helps.
Jewish law on cosmetic surgery?
I was just wondering what Jewish Law is on cosmetic surgery. It is vain, and egotistical.
Jewish law on cosmetic surgery?
Chabad.org says:
"Is cosmetic surgery permissible according to Jewish law?
The issue of cosmetic surgery is discussed by several contemporary poskim (halachic authorities), who address several concerns such a surgery poses.
Though I will be giving you a brief overview of the pertinent issues discussed, the information provided is for academic purposes only. Before making an actual decision in this regard, you must personally speak to your rabbi who will render a decision based on your individual circumstances.
Our bodies are not our personal property which we may treat as we please. Our bodies are on loan to us from G‑d for the duration of our lives, to enable us to fulfill our mission in this world -- a mission which requires having a physical body. (A soul alone cannot don tefillin or light Shabbat candles.) As our bodies are merely on loan, we are not entitled to mutilate them in any way. Thus 'wounding oneself' by undergoing surgery is problematic.
Now, we are commanded by the Torah to heal ourselves, maintain our health, and value our lives. Therefore, surgery which is deemed necessary in the course of the treatment of an illness or injury is allowed -- and actually required. But the question remains: is the prohibition of tampering with our bodies waived for a purely cosmetic concern?
An additional consideration raised by the poskim in regard to purely cosmetic surgery is the fact that every surgery, especially one which requires general anesthesia, presents a certain element of risk and a chance of complications. As aforementioned, we are enjoined to guard our health and avoid unnecessary risks to our wellbeing.
In 1964, a question was posed to several leading poskim regarding a woman who felt that benefiting from plastic surgery would enhance her prospects of finding a suitable husband.
Rabbi Jacob Breisch (author of the Chelkat Yaakov Responsa) maintained that the prohibition of wounding oneself does not apply in a situation where the pain is intended to alleviate another -- more excruciating -- pain. He brought proof from various places in the Talmud that the psychological pain associated with having abnormal features overrides the pain associated with the surgery. He therefore permitted this surgery when done to alleviate psychological distress. A similar explanation was offered by Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, the most recognized posek of the past generation (1895-1986), who explained that the Torah only prohibits self-affliction when done with malice, or in a degrading manner.
Rabbi Breisch also addressed the risks associated with surgery, and ruled that with the advancement of experience and expertise in this area of medicine, the risks involved have been greatly minimized, and therefore undergoing such a surgery cannot be considered a reasonable risk to life.
However, Rabbi Eliezer Waldenberg (1916-2006, author of Tzitz Eliezer responsa) disagreed with these opinions, and ruled unequivocally that cosmetic surgery is forbidden. In his opinion, the Torah statement 'he shall provide for his cure,' from which we learn that one may and must seek medical help, does not apply to ailments that are purely cosmetic.
He also adds a philosophical reasoning. One must believe that G‑d, the greatest artisan of all, formed him or her in the most fitting way, and one must not change this form. Changing one's figure for beauty concerns alone is tantamount to insulting the G‑d's handiwork!
Many authorities have reached some sort of compromise -- ruling that cosmetic surgery is permitted in order to remove an abnormality, if there is a grave psychological need, or to facilitate a happy marriage or decent livelihood; but prohibited if it is being done for beauty or convenience alone.
Another issue raised is the Torah prohibition precluding a man from indulging in feminine activity.2 Some view cosmetic enhancement as such; and therefore consider this another reason to prohibit a man from such a surgery. This, however, would also only apply to a surgery done solely for aesthetic purposes.3
As this is a very subjective issue, in which people can easily delude themselves about the degree of pain and abnormality associated with their looks, it is of utmost importance to personally discuss this with your rabbi for an objective assessment as to the degree of need and convenience, which varies with each case."
Reply:Cosmetic surgery under Jewish traditions can be seen as vain or egotistical. There is no Jewish Law on the matter.
Good Luck!!!
Reply:Well I think in general it is not accepted as a good idea, because your body in on loan from G-d. It would be like getting a tattoo.
If you were to say get breast augmentation just because you wanted to have bigger breasts to please a man then that would be bad in the eyes of G-d. But if you had a horrible car accident and had surgery to correct something and it gave you self confidence and therefor helped you then it would be OK.
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Jewish law on cosmetic surgery?
Chabad.org says:
"Is cosmetic surgery permissible according to Jewish law?
The issue of cosmetic surgery is discussed by several contemporary poskim (halachic authorities), who address several concerns such a surgery poses.
Though I will be giving you a brief overview of the pertinent issues discussed, the information provided is for academic purposes only. Before making an actual decision in this regard, you must personally speak to your rabbi who will render a decision based on your individual circumstances.
Our bodies are not our personal property which we may treat as we please. Our bodies are on loan to us from G‑d for the duration of our lives, to enable us to fulfill our mission in this world -- a mission which requires having a physical body. (A soul alone cannot don tefillin or light Shabbat candles.) As our bodies are merely on loan, we are not entitled to mutilate them in any way. Thus 'wounding oneself' by undergoing surgery is problematic.
Now, we are commanded by the Torah to heal ourselves, maintain our health, and value our lives. Therefore, surgery which is deemed necessary in the course of the treatment of an illness or injury is allowed -- and actually required. But the question remains: is the prohibition of tampering with our bodies waived for a purely cosmetic concern?
An additional consideration raised by the poskim in regard to purely cosmetic surgery is the fact that every surgery, especially one which requires general anesthesia, presents a certain element of risk and a chance of complications. As aforementioned, we are enjoined to guard our health and avoid unnecessary risks to our wellbeing.
In 1964, a question was posed to several leading poskim regarding a woman who felt that benefiting from plastic surgery would enhance her prospects of finding a suitable husband.
Rabbi Jacob Breisch (author of the Chelkat Yaakov Responsa) maintained that the prohibition of wounding oneself does not apply in a situation where the pain is intended to alleviate another -- more excruciating -- pain. He brought proof from various places in the Talmud that the psychological pain associated with having abnormal features overrides the pain associated with the surgery. He therefore permitted this surgery when done to alleviate psychological distress. A similar explanation was offered by Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, the most recognized posek of the past generation (1895-1986), who explained that the Torah only prohibits self-affliction when done with malice, or in a degrading manner.
Rabbi Breisch also addressed the risks associated with surgery, and ruled that with the advancement of experience and expertise in this area of medicine, the risks involved have been greatly minimized, and therefore undergoing such a surgery cannot be considered a reasonable risk to life.
However, Rabbi Eliezer Waldenberg (1916-2006, author of Tzitz Eliezer responsa) disagreed with these opinions, and ruled unequivocally that cosmetic surgery is forbidden. In his opinion, the Torah statement 'he shall provide for his cure,' from which we learn that one may and must seek medical help, does not apply to ailments that are purely cosmetic.
He also adds a philosophical reasoning. One must believe that G‑d, the greatest artisan of all, formed him or her in the most fitting way, and one must not change this form. Changing one's figure for beauty concerns alone is tantamount to insulting the G‑d's handiwork!
Many authorities have reached some sort of compromise -- ruling that cosmetic surgery is permitted in order to remove an abnormality, if there is a grave psychological need, or to facilitate a happy marriage or decent livelihood; but prohibited if it is being done for beauty or convenience alone.
Another issue raised is the Torah prohibition precluding a man from indulging in feminine activity.2 Some view cosmetic enhancement as such; and therefore consider this another reason to prohibit a man from such a surgery. This, however, would also only apply to a surgery done solely for aesthetic purposes.3
As this is a very subjective issue, in which people can easily delude themselves about the degree of pain and abnormality associated with their looks, it is of utmost importance to personally discuss this with your rabbi for an objective assessment as to the degree of need and convenience, which varies with each case."
Reply:Cosmetic surgery under Jewish traditions can be seen as vain or egotistical. There is no Jewish Law on the matter.
Good Luck!!!
Reply:Well I think in general it is not accepted as a good idea, because your body in on loan from G-d. It would be like getting a tattoo.
If you were to say get breast augmentation just because you wanted to have bigger breasts to please a man then that would be bad in the eyes of G-d. But if you had a horrible car accident and had surgery to correct something and it gave you self confidence and therefor helped you then it would be OK.
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I am considering Cosmetic Dentistry surgery for my teeth...?
but there is a few questions I would like to ask.Ok,well,I know they drill down your teeth to fix like gaps and stuff.but as I get older,will they come the same as they were before the surgery?
And also,I can still straighten my teeth with cosmetic dentistry,correct?well if so,I won't need braces or anything?or will they just go back to normal after a while?
I am considering Cosmetic Dentistry surgery for my teeth...?
The fix is permanent but not maintenance free. You will always have to pay attention to your grill because your teeth are capped.
Reply:Veneers work wonders on gaps and crooked teeth. They are essentially a quick fix if you don't want to go through the awkwardness of braces. No, you won't need to get braces, the cosmetic dentist will just fit veneers over your existing teeth, and the end result is astounding! If you have any questions, you should go for a consultation with a cosmetic dentist.
And also,I can still straighten my teeth with cosmetic dentistry,correct?well if so,I won't need braces or anything?or will they just go back to normal after a while?
I am considering Cosmetic Dentistry surgery for my teeth...?
The fix is permanent but not maintenance free. You will always have to pay attention to your grill because your teeth are capped.
Reply:Veneers work wonders on gaps and crooked teeth. They are essentially a quick fix if you don't want to go through the awkwardness of braces. No, you won't need to get braces, the cosmetic dentist will just fit veneers over your existing teeth, and the end result is astounding! If you have any questions, you should go for a consultation with a cosmetic dentist.
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