why are doctors so prejudiced against the body modification community?
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Your situation is completely foreign to them.  Where do doctors come from?  Not quite the same culture as most of us.  You need to seek out a practitioner who has some personal connection to your situation, maybe a foreign doctor who has seen things like this before.  \n\nI hate to hear about suffering nipples.
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It can be bad if a person does not realize what it will feel like to look different physically. Some people are not able to comprehend or guess how it will feel to look different, and instead they only imagine what it will feel like to look like a moviestar. Surgery isn't necessarily that. It is an alteration of your body's form, but not necessarily based on what someone else looks like, but based on what you and the doctor agree on will look better on you. As the result doesn't make you look like or resemble a favored celebrity, but instead is just a different looking you, some people react to the surgery with shock and confusion, never having ran through their mind the possible feeling of what it is like to have made yourself look different from what you were. That is why some practices make the quote, "Plastic surgery is for the stable of mind only..." However, some people feel that ANY result, that is, anything different from what they have now, will be better. If you feel this way, maybe surgery is for you. Maybe not.
981294
I don't think anyone should get plastic surgery you should be happy with your body it who you are!!!!!
343313
Because doctors mostly quess on what is wrong and how to treat what they think is wrong.
661576
It's simply not a moral issue.  Some people like them, some people find them distasteful or offensive, but that's just a matter of personal preference.  If you want to know about the risks then ask for medically qualified opinions, but don't just get one, as even doctors aren't unbiased - Get several opinions.\n\nAs for 'heaven', well that's just a fantasy, so stay in the real world and deal with it on that basis.
450121
It is ingrained in the culture to behave respectably in public if you are a medical provider.  It is also important to maintain control in public.  You never know when you might run into a patient or a patient's family.  How much trust would you have in your physician if you saw him/her drunk at the pub last Saturday?  I imagine its the same for ministers (who also have a high rate of alcoholism)
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I like this country, but it doesn't mean it's perfect. \n\nInequality (between race, gender, class) Double Standards\n\nEtiquette (things like road rage and rudeness in the public)\n\nEverything has to be done at this exact moment or everybody loses their mind (learn more patience and self-control)\n\nBody Image Issues (It seems like there is a show or commericial every 15 minutes about some kind of product geared towards weight-loss, body shaping, or enhancement product, also it seems like all you hear about nowadays is plastic surgery...shouldn't people be happy with what God gave them)\n\nToo many laws and regulations
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you might have a slim chance of having some acceptance if you had some excuseable (medical/Physical) reason for doing that. but even then there is still going to be a lot of ridicule going on. There is the old addage of "to each there own" do what you want but if its not mainstream you are going to be laughed at and made fun of, deal with it.
258506
The body is not a perfect thing, sweetie. Everyone has imperfections. If you don't like it do something about it, i.e. surgery, or just learn to live with them.
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An excellent point! I am a psychologist and I am bit alarmed at some of the answers given to quite technical, medical questions. While a small % of the questions I have seen are obviously from 'cranks' most of them seem genuine and the people concerned are obviously anxious about their condition.\n\nI agree with your point, re drugs, and people who are not medically trained should NOT be giving advice on drugs at all - even if they have just read up on then in Wikipedia (not always a reliable source!!!!).\n\nI think this type is site is fun - but this medical section is becoming a genuine concern for me.
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I think as the years go on more people feel that they do not have to dress in the role they are.  They can dress comfortably.  So if they want to dress as the opposite sex they can.  Our world is developing it to what we make it and and we are more comfortable as we feel then as we actually are.  Also the reason more people get the sex change surgeries they know it is alright, and they will not be judge in open settings as much as others in the past have been.
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unfortunately, we live in a society where the majority of the population is QUICK to judge other people and impose labels upon them.  it is truly an injustice and discriminatory.\nif you enjoy dressing in wwomen's clothing, that's your business.\nwe can't go through life suppressing our desires, wishes, likes, and fantasizes because we fear what others may say or think.\nas a human being, you have the right to live your life in whatever fashion you so choose.  to do anything less would be denying who you are and how you want to live.  that is not healthy for our mental health.\ni'm not gay, nor do i dress as a woman  however, i am heavily pierced (ears, nipples, penis, scrotum) and am very often criticized for "mutilating my body."  i've learned (after many years) that i have to live my life the way it makes me feel at ease with myself.  i can't let the judgments of others cloud my views about piercing.\nlikewise, you must dress as a woman because it brings you pleasure and perhaps,sexual gratification.  so what?  we MUST do what we feel comfortable doing or we build up internal frustrations that WILL lead to emotional problems.\nhave fun!
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It's different for me because I am a man. But today's obsession with the body beautiful does affect confidence when we have some sort of disfigurement, but this can be got around by understanding your own true worth and laughing at the ignorance of the world.\n\nHaving had disfigurement all me life virtually, I am proud to be 'different' and not look like the same as everyone else. If someone offered me plastic surgery tomorrow free and made me look perfect, I would turn it down.
269619
Well not only Islam doesn't allow plastic surgery but all religions as well....Plastic surgery means modifying God's creation so i don't think it is allowed in any religion!! Unless something came up and changed the original features into worse which is greatly affecting the patient's emotional well-being!
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There's a saying: "If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail."  Maybe the first doctor didn't have experience with that variety of splint.  I'm not saying that some surgeons do not jump at every opportunity to operate, and that some do see patients as a revenue source.  I just want to point out that some have different approaches based on experience and training.
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Well, over the years they have improved breast implants, and have made them safer but it is still very risky.One of my aunts got breast implants a few years ago and after the wounds healed she went to the lake and her left breast implant moved and damn near went under her armpit, it started leaking and she almost died.I don't understand why people feel they need to go under the knife and put objects into their bodies to enhance their physical appearance.I think people need to focus more on their personality then their appearance because looks fade away,personality can grow and grow. Please don't get breast implants, it is going to hurt, its going to cost an arm and a leg, and even though its not as common as a heart attach, it could also cost you your life.I am sure you are beautiful just the way you are,why would you want to put something man made into your body anyway? nothing man made lasts forever. :) GOOD LUCK.
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I would check the med board certification and if they are certified in plastic surgery specifically(any dr can be a plastic surgeon,even a dentist!) and find out how many surgeries they have performed, make an appointment with the drs and get a feel for them as well as a peek at other patients .  Ask them point blank about certification, # of surgeries performed etc.  If they act insulted or make you feel 'icky', RUN!!  A good dr would incourage a patient to do his/her research and be glad to tell you about him/herself and will do his/her best to make you feel comfortable.