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DanaC · 06-03-2008, 07:20 AM

I have veneers on my front teeth (upper and lower) but they were done on the NHS whilst unemployed and cost me nothing. I think they're probably the only cosmetic surgery I would choose to have and be willing to pay for myself. Having porous enamel makes my teeth unusually vulnerable to decay and also means that one cup of coffee and I look like I've never brushed my teeth. The veneers have resolved that problem. They also evened my teeth up to look at, as i did have slightly uneven teeth, but I doubt I'd have even considered having anything done just to straighten them. Just wouldn't have occurred to me.

I occassionally get little white swellings that don't go away, sometimes for a few years (then they mysteriously go) I had a cluster of them right near my eye and was making enquiries with my doctor about having them removed when they mysteriously vanished (after three years). I'd have that kind of cosmetic surgery. Oh and of course I dye my hair from time to time....not surgery but a cosmetic change.

Other than that, no, I wouldn't have any cosmetic sugery. I was slightly self-conscious about having no cleavage for years. I've reconciled myself with my body and it no longer bothers me. At no point during the time I was bothered by it would I have gone under the knife for it. I also have a bump on my nose that I think is well ugly, but I would never have a nose job.

Basically anything that actually alters your basic form does not appeal to me and the closer to actual surgery (anaesthetics and scalpels) that the procedure gets the more uneasy I am about it. I don't see much of a 'moral' distinction between what I am prepared to do (enamels and spot removal) and the full on cosmetic surgical procedures (reshaping or augmenting body parts). I would be very uneasy about anything that fundamentally altered my form. I think that's why I was ok with veneers.....my teeth are still the same under there. The idea of altering the shape of my face appalls me even though there are parts of my face I dislike. The face in the mirror is me, I don't want to alter who I see.

06-03-2008, 07:20 AM	#4
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	I have veneers on my front teeth (upper and lower) but they were done on the NHS whilst unemployed and cost me nothing. I think they're probably the only cosmetic surgery I would choose to have and be willing to pay for myself. Having porous enamel makes my teeth unusually vulnerable to decay and also means that one cup of coffee and I look like I've never brushed my teeth. The veneers have resolved that problem. They also evened my teeth up to look at, as i did have slightly uneven teeth, but I doubt I'd have even considered having anything done just to straighten them. Just wouldn't have occurred to me. I occassionally get little white swellings that don't go away, sometimes for a few years (then they mysteriously go) I had a cluster of them right near my eye and was making enquiries with my doctor about having them removed when they mysteriously vanished (after three years). I'd have that kind of cosmetic surgery. Oh and of course I dye my hair from time to time....not surgery but a cosmetic change. Other than that, no, I wouldn't have any cosmetic sugery. I was slightly self-conscious about having no cleavage for years. I've reconciled myself with my body and it no longer bothers me. At no point during the time I was bothered by it would I have gone under the knife for it. I also have a bump on my nose that I think is well ugly, but I would never have a nose job. Basically anything that actually alters your basic form does not appeal to me and the closer to actual surgery (anaesthetics and scalpels) that the procedure gets the more uneasy I am about it. I don't see much of a 'moral' distinction between what I am prepared to do (enamels and spot removal) and the full on cosmetic surgical procedures (reshaping or augmenting body parts). I would be very uneasy about anything that fundamentally altered my form. I think that's why I was ok with veneers.....my teeth are still the same under there. The idea of altering the shape of my face appalls me even though there are parts of my face I dislike. The face in the mirror is me, I don't want to alter who I see.