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For Dummies is a registered trademark of Wiley Publishing, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Used here by license.So you may be you are asking yourself, “Do I need cosmetic surgery?” My answer is that no one needs cosmetic surgery. You may want to have it, but don’t kid yourself: If you decide to have surgery, it’s because you’ve identified it as something you want to do.
Ultimately, only you can decide what’s best for you. You do have some things to consider when making the decision. Evaluate what you consider to be your flaws. Sure, other people may identify as flaws the very things that irk you, your quirky and unique features, but only if you’re bothered by them, really bothered, should you consider doing something. Keep track for a while of how often these flaws surface in your mind.
If you think of them every day, you have more reason to go forward than if you remember a flaw once a year when you pull a particular outfit from the closet. Journaling or even keeping a notepad where you tick off the times during a day or week when your mind lingers upon what you don’t like about your appearance will help you evaluate how important this concern is to you.
Maybe some mornings you’re brushing your teeth or hair and notice that you just don’t look as good as you feel. Or a snapshot shows up those things about your appearance you’d rather not see. You may be shopping for clothes and suddenly realize you’ve got to do something after you see yourself in a full-length, three-way mirror. You may shrug and say, “Oh well, I’m getting older” and go on about your life. Or you may think, “Maybe I can improve upon Mother Nature, but more along the lines of a tune-up and oil change.” Or you may want a complete overhaul — your own Extreme Makeover.
You may not want to be a fashion model, but you may want to wear the current fashions. You may not want to look like an actor but still want to look as successful as you feel on the job. Go through the process of evaluating carefully. Get real with yourself. After all, surgery is never something to be taken lightly. You may realize that you’re okay with your looks — or you may really want an improvement.
If you discover through tracking and asking the hard questions that you really do want to make a change, grant yourself permission.
Depending on your philosophy, comfort level, desire for change, budget, and willingness to take risks, you will decide if, how much, and how extensively you want to change your appearance. You may be one of those people who, after making sure you can afford it, decide to “go for the gold.” If you’re like these folks, you decide that if you’re going to have surgery, then you want to correct all the things about your appearance that bother you. Or you may instead choose to take things more slowly, focusing on one procedure to see what kind of difference it makes in how you look and feel. If you have a great experience, then you may want to go back for more.
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