People Who Have Had Plastic Surgery Share How They Felt About it Afterwords

One Reddit user asked others online, “people who have had facial plastic surgery in order to make yourselves more attractive, what was the outcome? Were you more desirable to other people, just yourselves, or both?

Would you recommend it to people who think they would benefit from it?” 

Answers began to flood in from people who had surgical changes made to their faces and the answers ranged from positive confidence boosts to regrets about painful procedures that made minimal overall changes.

I Had Worse Hearing After I Got My Ears Pinned Back

“I had my ears pinned back when I was 15. Not a huge deal, but it seriously boosted my confidence. I would recommend it, but not as a “quick fix” or a lazy alternative to just rocking what you’ve got.

I hate my nose, and I hate my chin profile, but I’ve learned to live with it and accent my better features. I don’t regret getting my ears done and I would do it again if I had to go back.

My hearing is crap now though. I used to have crazy ninja hearing as I had two satellite dishes on the side of my head.

No more :(“ – Reddit / Littlemouse0812

I Thought My Nose Was Too Big

“When I was 24 I had a nose job. I male and was very self conscious about my nose which I thought was much too big. It was a classical roman hawk nose. I would think about it a lot during the day and try to never be in profile when around other people which is frankly impossible.

I feel much better now. Much more relaxed and confident. It’s a huge load off my mind and worth every penny of the roughly 5500$ it cost me.” – Reddit / domesticsuperpoo

I Always Wore My Hair In Front of My Face

“I’m a 24-year-old woman and only recently have I felt okay with wearing my hair pulled back because it makes me so self-conscious about my nose.

I’m mostly Dutch and I inherited the big nose and weak chin that almost everyone has on that side of the family. It really sucks as a woman since I can’t grow a beard to camouflage my lack of a chin like men can, and a big nose seems so much worse on a woman.

I’m okay looking from the front and I’m frequently told I’m very attractive or beautiful (I never get “cute,” obviously), but I feel so ugly because of my profile that I honestly don’t know if people do actually think I’m attractive or if they’re lying to me to make me feel better.

I do absolutely want to have plastic surgery some day just so I’m more comfortable with myself, but until then I’m trying to just live my life and not worry about my appearance so much.” – Reddit / asdoieh

Roman Hawk Noses Used to Be Considered More Attractive

“I find this quite amusing that nowadays a roman hawk nose is considered ugly, ever since civilisations came to be (ancient Egypt, Rome etc) Hawk nose were considered attractive, evidence of intelligence and wisdom, everyone wanted a hawk nose!

Kings who had them were seen to do great things and have high charisma and so on.

It’s just funny to think about!” – Reddit / capodister