dwilzen Re: DO NOT DO THE SURGERY!!!!

[Guest guest]

Neil, I'm with you, and with Zulu, sort of. I think that any opinion

about these matters is eminently respectable, particularly when it

comes from one who's been there.

I do think, though, that it's an exaggeration to say that most of the

people who are satisfied with the procedures are so only because they

had " extreme " cases. And I think that a post like that can scare the

beJeezus out of someone who's already frightened at the prospect of

surgery. I would never, ever, tell anyone to have, or not to have,

any surgery, for cosmetic or any other reasons. I would say that I

would, or would not, do so. And I would also say that the more info

the patient has, the more informed the choices made. And the more

carefully and informedly made decisions have the best shot of having

a happy outcome.

That said, though, even with the most painstaking approach, there are

some folks who come out dissatisfied, and when that happens, it's

tragic.

Cammie

> I can understand zulu's point, as I lean that way myself. While his

> opinion is strongly stated, I think it's valuable to have a " anti-

> surgery " opinion on this board. The risks are very real and very

> serious. While only a small fraction of patients will have a poor

> outcome, that hardly matters if you're among that 2 or 3 per 100.

> For anyone who's only slightly functionally-impaired, or only

> slightly unhappy with their appearance, a message like zulu's

should

> give them pause to balance his negative message vs. the positive

> messages that we usually see on this board.

>

> --Neil

[Guest guest]

Neil, I'm with you, and with Zulu, sort of. I think that any opinion

about these matters is eminently respectable, particularly when it

comes from one who's been there.

I do think, though, that it's an exaggeration to say that most of the

people who are satisfied with the procedures are so only because they

had " extreme " cases. And I think that a post like that can scare the

beJeezus out of someone who's already frightened at the prospect of

surgery. I would never, ever, tell anyone to have, or not to have,

any surgery, for cosmetic or any other reasons. I would say that I

would, or would not, do so. And I would also say that the more info

the patient has, the more informed the choices made. And the more

carefully and informedly made decisions have the best shot of having

a happy outcome.

That said, though, even with the most painstaking approach, there are

some folks who come out dissatisfied, and when that happens, it's

tragic.

Cammie

> I can understand zulu's point, as I lean that way myself. While his

> opinion is strongly stated, I think it's valuable to have a " anti-

> surgery " opinion on this board. The risks are very real and very

> serious. While only a small fraction of patients will have a poor

> outcome, that hardly matters if you're among that 2 or 3 per 100.

> For anyone who's only slightly functionally-impaired, or only

> slightly unhappy with their appearance, a message like zulu's

should

> give them pause to balance his negative message vs. the positive

> messages that we usually see on this board.

>

> --Neil