A Memo to the Plastic People

Had dinner with a group of ladies (you’ll understand the emphasis later) a while ago, and the subject of plastic surgery came up.

One of the women was upset because her mother-in-law had agreed to watch another daughter-in-law’s children while she recovered from an…augmentation (this lady wouldn’t go into details about her SIL’s type of surgery). Anyway, she was miffed that 1) her SIL was having plastic surgery and 2) that her MIL was willing to take care of the family.

The subject changed to the type of plastic surgery any of us would wish for. Seven of the nine women present said they would like to have Laser Hair Removal, and the chick who was offended by her SIL’s augmentation said she wouldn’t have anything done except for Lasik. I shocked them all by confessing my deep, dark desire for Lipo.

Which brings me to my first question: Since when has HAIR REMOVAL been considered plastic surgery?

Second question: Lasik? Seriously? So does she consider contact wearers vain?

And finally: Were all the women being completely honest? I was truly dumbfounded that more of them wouldn’t (a) fess up to their true desires or (b) have anything beside hairy legs and pits that they wanted to change.

Let me qualify this post by saying that I’m not a terribly self-conscious person. Most women will admit that they have “problem areas” and try to diet or tone them away. My saddlebags and poodyhoos have always bugged me. If you don’t have either of those problems, people with a spare tire, relief society arms, mommy-tummy, cankles or junk-in-the-trunk should be able to relate. (And if you don’t have any of those things, I HATE YOU! If you want to know what it’s like, here’s an experiment for you: take two helium balloons, get them a little damp and rub them together. Voila! Now you know what my thighs feel like when I’m standing in the shower.)

So if I had the time and money (or alas willpower) to make those areas disappear, I would do it.

I know I should be grateful for my healthy body, and that I’m mostly in shape. So “make do with what you have, or do without” or somesuch. Right?

And although it’s getting a little kitschy, what’s your thought on that?

25 Comments

wendy

January 10, 2009 at 7:44 pm Reply

Well my dear, you do know my post title is “no botox allowed”. If NONE of us were able to do these things we’d be on a more even playing groun —but that aside, first I’d get my eye lids lifted so they didn’t droop –then lazer whitening on my teeth, then a moderate boob job, then a tummy tuck, then lypo on the hips, thighs, calvesn ankles ——then I’d go get a pedicure . YUP that’s what I would do.

Wallace Family

January 11, 2009 at 1:27 am Reply

Thanks for being honest Wendy. I love you!

Betsy

January 12, 2009 at 4:15 pm Reply

First of all I have no idea what you are talking about because you are so incredibly adorable and need nothing, but I guess that can be said for any of us. Of course I want PS! I want Boobs. And fabulous shinny, even toned skin, but I dont think i would consider that PS just like I would not consider hair removal or lasik PS either. I dont really care if someone has PS. It can get excessive but then I just feel bad for them for feeling so bad about themselves enough to spend that much money and go through that much pain. I guess that is a challenge for us as we raise our little girls!

Wallace Family

January 12, 2009 at 10:02 pm Reply

See! I knew I wasn’t the only one. Jamie has this issue with not “earning” it! What a bunch of bunk! I may not “earn” skinny thighs if I was on the treadmill for a thousand years. And hello! Somebody has to “earn” the money to pay for it.

Wallace Blogs

January 12, 2009 at 10:30 pm Reply

I dont have any problems haha!

Brianne & Jarod

February 11, 2009 at 9:03 pm Reply

Let’s see…a BOOB lifteroo…some lypo to the hips & thighs…if we ARE considering hair removal…EVERYTHING from the neck down puhlease!

Emma

February 18, 2009 at 9:43 pm Reply

ok so I myself a boob job enjoyer yes I love my fake boobs!!!! I got them done before kids and now that I have two I think that they look better then ever. I am nearing the 10 year mark on my boobs and they say to have them redone evey 10 to 15 years. yeaks I don’t want to go under and have something happen to me, then who would take care of my beautiful girls? alas I am vain so in 5 to 10 years I’ll revisit the land of plastic surgery. And no laser hair removal does nost count for I am doing that right know and they are completly different things!!!