Guest guest Posted March 8, 2003 Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 But how many prospective clients do you think they will turn away? My guess: 0 http://www.wilx.com/news/headlines/235001.html How Much Is Too Much Cosmetic Surgery? As cosmetic surgery booms in this country, many of those seeking a more youthful appearance are repeat customers. But when a patient wants a complete "change of face" the problem may be deeper than it appears. The quest for a firmer face, a narrower nose and a tighter tummy, are just a few of the reasons why people are flocking to plastic surgeons, to get several body parts altered at once. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons 36 percent of cosmetic surgery patients are repeat patients. They've had something done before, and 34 percent are having multiple procedures at the same time. Plastic surgeons say they have to be very careful about who's going under the knife, how often, and why. Some surgeons say if someone has had a multitude of surgeries then it's clearly an emotional issue that cannot be operated away. The Aesthetic Surgery Journal recently published a survey about BDD, Body Dysmorphic Disorder. It's an excessive preoccupation with an imagined or slight defect in appearance. It's believed two percent of patients seen for an initial consultation suffer from BDD. In considering cosmetic surgery experts advise you do it for the right reasons and have realistic expectations, which means a natural look rather than a change of face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2004 Report Share Posted March 30, 2004 : welcome to the group!! If you are slender to begin with (which you were), you should not lose much weight (if any). IMHO you are much too thin with a very low BMI - perhaps under what Walford recommends (?). If I were you, I would gain a few pounds. Where did you get the idea that you had to " settle " on 1700 cal a day? It sounds to me like you need more calories. on 3/29/2004 9:38 PM, Olsen at mtod1024@... wrote: > Hi everyone, glad I found this group. I've been on a calorie > restricted diet for 2.5 years, dropping from 153 to 130 lbs (15% > loss). The weight loss has been linear and slow. I'm 6'1 " and have > always been slender...and with a 23 pound loss I'm now very skinny. > I've slowly reduced my calorie consumption (I use DWIDP to track my > diet) from around 3000 cals/day to 1700 cals/day. But I still seem > to be loosing weight...so I'm planning on increasing to 1800/day > until my weight stabilizes--I don't really want to loose anymore. > I'm curious how my experience compares with everyone else's, and how > long can I expect it to take to be able to eat 1600-1700 cals/day and > NOT lose weight?! Thanks in advance, M > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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