Surgery Blog Talk

How far past a 0 gauge (8mm) can I stretch my earlobes without them being permanent?

Techdude — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:28:18 +0000

Question by freeyourmind.: How far past a 0 gauge (8mm) can I stretch my earlobes without them being permanent?
Hello. I’m currently at an 8 gauge, and I’m interested in stretching my ears to at least 1/2″. I was wondering if I could do that without permanent damage to my lobes. And please don’t respond with, “those are a dumb fad”, “No.”, or “You’ll have to pay thousands for plastic surgery.”; because none of those answers are correct. I unlike others have done much research on this topic, and actually care about body modification and it’s risks. I’m also not just trying to be trendy. I really just would like some answers from people who have done this, know someone who has, or are in a similar situation as I am. Thanks!

Best answer:

Answer by Modified
0g is as far as you can go. If you go past 0g your ears have a very slim chance of shrinking back to size.
Stretching your ears past this is a serious deal and you need to know if you want them to keep them, or if you want them for a period of time. My lobes are currently at 5/8″ and It took a lot of serious thought to decide if I wanted to go past the “point of no return” a.k.a 0g.

Make sure you know what you want in terms in size and happy stretching!

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How can I get thin like a korean celebrity?

Techdude — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:28:34 +0000

Question by LuvJaejoong4Eva: How can I get thin like a korean celebrity?
Hi, thanks for visiting my question.

I need help to lose a little weight.Im not to much obese, just a little. I want to get thinner but not too thin. I weigh about 55kg and i am 5 foot 9 and i wanna lose weight not fast but not slow either. My aim is to lose 2kg in each week. The thing i have trouble with is, its hard for me to stick to a diet. ive tried many, many things!

Here is my general routine:
i get 7 – 8 hours sleep annd wake up around 11am (im on holiday so i stay up late =P)
i have my first meal which is usually a 2 bisciuts and 1 glass or water (the 2 bisciuts equal about 54 calories, i checked on the box)
2 hours or so later i eat again and it is usually a water and sometimes fruit. (i eat every 2 or so hours)
when it comes to dinner, i make sure i finish by 7:30pm and it is usually a salad with low calories.

I also dance for 50mins a day but not at the same time. I dont have a fast metabolism so i dance and get worn out in about 15 then i rest for abit. I dance straight after i eat.

Since my aim is a body like SNSD (i know it wont be likely because of rumours of plastic surgery and that they are korean so its in genetics) so i decide to dance like they do. I dance ‘Tell me you wish/Genie’ and ‘Hoot’.

What else can i do? And please dont say “impossible! its apart of genetics!” or “2 words….PLASTIC SURGERY”. im sick of those comments! I dont want it to look EXACTLY like it….just similar.

P.S if you know any Kpop dance that will help, please let me know!!! Please include a link to the dance (dosent have to be a tutorial of dance. can be a mv)

PLEASE GIVE ME ANSWERS!!!!!!

thanks^^ <3

Height: 5'9
Weight: around 55kg
Age: 13

Best answer:

Answer by Texas
eat kimchi

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What is the recovery time for sinus surgery?

Techdude — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:20:30 +0000

Question by ytteb: What is the recovery time for sinus surgery?
I am about to have sinus surgery but need to know more on the recovery .
When will I be able to return to work?

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Answer by Lady Cadilaq
around 3-6 weeks, depending on your body, if your healthy and recover from illness well then it shouldnt be a lengthy process.

i think you can resume work after 3 weeks or so, because its not a very major surgery

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Q&A: Topaz “surgery” whats it like?

Techdude — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:28:21 +0000

Question by Diliya C: Topaz “surgery” whats it like?
My husband is having it done on April 8th any advice will help most info gets 10pts!
Its for plantars Fasciitis. Hes had it for over a year almost 2now.
The doctor told him no cutting that they do it with a needle. That they poke him about 20 times witha needle?!

Best answer:

Answer by Yvette C
Topaz treatment typically takes less than 20 minutes to administer. Patients are ready to leave the clinic once recovered from local or light sedation. It requires a very small incision to insert the Topaz debrider through, where usual debridement of a tendon requires a very large incision. Patients we have seen have much less pain and recover much quicker with this procedure. Good Luck.

The traditional surgical procedure for plantars f. stipulates cutting a large incision at the bottom of the foot. This can flatten the arch and decrease foot stability, causing a lengthy and painful recovery as well as permanent disruption to the biomechanical structure of the foot.

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sm audition questions?

Techdude — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:29:04 +0000

Question by xxduckie: sm audition questions?
all the stuff about me is in my other question:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AlrmNgl7_xUhkg3zxLGH23Lsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20091201192223AAnWSMm

but now i have a few more questions

1) my parents have scheduled me to get braces in early february and im going to get them for two years. should i hurry up and audition or wait until im done? or should i just audition with my braces on? im turning 14 next month so i dont really want to wait until im 16 to audition because the idols are debuting younger now…

2) i dont know if my parents will let me audition. they say things like “sometimes youre korean is better than your chinese” but theyre usually joking. at least they seem like they are ._. and im not even good at korean anyway

3) im kind of a… wimp. i get hurt really easily and im pretty clumsy and fall a lot OTL and i cry pretty easily. i heard sm is really strict with their trainees so i dont know if ill be able to handle it. but i really want to audition -_-

4) would they force me to get plastic surgery. i mean like say “you cant debut unless you get plastic surgery” because i dont really want to

thanks (:

Best answer:

Answer by kkai
SM is somewhat strict, but they will most likely give you fame when you debut & from that point onwards.

I don’t think it will matter if you audition with or without braces. Even if you get accepted, you’ll go under training and appearance won’t matter much. & it’s better to get straighter teeth by the time you debut right?

Since you really want to audition, I suggest you give it a try. & every single person is somewhat clumsy, so don’t worry too much about that.

If they somehow persuade/make you get plastic surgery, you always have a say in this, you can say yes or no. If they say that, & you really don’t want to, just say the solid, firm ‘no.’ They may reject you after that, but theres always a chance luck will be on your side.

Good luck. (;

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Q&A: what is the best way to remove surgery stitches from a female dog?

Techdude — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:19:48 +0000

Question by RITA B: what is the best way to remove surgery stitches from a female dog?
my dog was spayed 9 days ago. how and what is the best way to remove the surgery stitchs, with the least amount of pain for all involved.

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Answer by hannah
take it back to the vet

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Unrealistic expectation of husband?

Techdude — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:28:41 +0000

Question by : Unrealistic expectation of husband?
Never thought I’d use this, but not sure who to talk to in real life right now because everyone is too close.

I love my husband and I know he loves me. Everything is great except for one thing. Recently, he admitted that sex after the baby is not the same as before, but he’s okay with it. This, I can accept. However, afterwards I was talking about feeling unattractive and he thought he was making a joke saying, “Hey, we’re two OK-looking people.”

This is also true, but has been bothering me ever since. I guess I always thought that even though I was an average-looking person, my husband would always look at me and see someone beautiful or even just pretty due to his love for me, etc. etc. But when I asked him about it, he said he wouldn’t lie to me and confirmed that I was “attractive in my own way” and “okay-looking” but that he loves me and shouldn’t that be enough?

He said he doesn’t want to see me upset and what can he do/say? I said there’s nothing he could do unless he wants to lie to me, which neither of us want. The only thing is what I can do: get the hell over it or do something to change my physical appearance. He said, “What are you going to do, get plastic surgery?” And I said, no I’d never do that, and the conversation ended there with him going to bed.

I don’t know what’s wrong with me and I know this is a First World Problem. I have a husband who loves me, loves our baby, we’re happy and healthy…

So…am I being totally unreasonable? Should I just get over myself and move on and be grateful for what I have…or…I really don’t know. It just seems so stupid…stupid enough to pose this anonymously online!
Wow, didn’t think this worked so quickly! Thanks for the responses. They actually made me feel a bit better and I’m going to try to get over it. Though I have to say, I think most women feel the need to be seen as beautiful by her partner (whether or not that need is a cultural pressure is another debate!). Anyway, thanks!

Best answer:

Answer by kpopp
Most of our lives are very ordinary. You have a Hollywood dream. Reality is much simpler. Lower your expectations.

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I am a tgirl and my boyfriend does not want me to have the “big surgery” done!?

Techdude — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:28:41 +0000

Question by SuperJulie: I am a tgirl and my boyfriend does not want me to have the “big surgery” done!?
He considers himself str8, and he is only attracted to women and beautiful tgirls. However, he is trying to talk to me into not getting the final surgery done. He says that he still would stick around either way, but I have many questions in me head.

Will he really stick around?
Will he lose interest?

Anyways, my best friend thinks that I should have not gotten into any relationship during my transition to avoid this kind of things… but it has been so great, and we love each other… But would love keep us together with fulfilling lives?

I don’t know what to do. On the one hand, I know that my body needs to fully align with my mind and soul, and I am really close to it. On the other hand though I hate the idea of loosing my love….

Best answer:

Answer by MoonShadow
I guess you should ask yourself, do you want him to love you for your body or your heart.

If it is important to go through with the surgery for you to feel complete and like your true self, then you should do it. You have to be true to you.

Good luck

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Q&A: How many times can you have Lasik surgery on your eyes?

Techdude — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:20:02 +0000

Question by the king: How many times can you have Lasik surgery on your eyes?
I originally had the procedure performed in 1999, and a re correction about 2 years later on my left eye. Now my vision has reverted back to being almost as bad as it was before the surgery, and I wear glasses for nearsighted. Can I have the Lasik again?

Best answer:

Answer by Adam
It depends on a lot of things, but the most important one (since you’ve had LASIK twice) is the corneal thickness. Obviously the procedure removes tissue to reshape your corneas, so there needs to be enough tissue left to remove safely.
It’s probably also worth trying to figure out *why* you’re reverting back to nearsightedness and making sure there isn’t something more sinister going on.

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STEREOTYPING. WHAT WOULD YOU CLASSIFY ME AS? ?

Techdude — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:29:34 +0000

Question by Reesy Cup: STEREOTYPING. WHAT WOULD YOU CLASSIFY ME AS? ?
In today’s society we always here the media claim “lighter is better” or “if you dont like yourself, there’s always plastic surgery”, “big butts are disgusting”, but what does the average person think about these issues?
the average man, the average woman, the self conscious teenager?
I’m constantly told by magazines that big butts are disgusting, or by the sales clerk at victoria’s secret that they don’t have any of my size on the floor, but Im fed up with listening to what insecure assholes at OKAY magazine think; i want to hear what real people think; about women, and about me. Here’s my case:
Im 5’11″, 130 pounds and cocoa colored. Im taller than average, and i have a really large backside. (41 inches around) I wear a 38DD and Im not afraid to admit that. I wear a “weave”, but I’m not bald; just creative. My waist is a 29 (i’m not fat though) Im black but my name isn’t ghetto. I don’t use slang; people consider me whitewash. I work at Hooters, but Im in the process of becoming a doctor. What would you consider me as? please answer based on what facts I have given you and my picture, as this is for my psychology class! thanks

Best answer:

Answer by Anne C
I think you’re beautiful and smart
and I believe that you’re aware of it

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