Comments on: As if the truth about cosmetic surgery isn’t scary enough http://thecurvature.com/2007/08/31/as-if-the-truth-about-cosmetic-surgery-isnt-scary-enough/ Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:40:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cara http://thecurvature.com/2007/08/31/as-if-the-truth-about-cosmetic-surgery-isnt-scary-enough/#comment-3866 Cara Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:58:57 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2007/08/31/as-if-the-truth-about-cosmetic-surgery-isnt-scary-enough/#comment-3866 <i>Its long been known that a person conducting a study, including interviewers, even the person overseeing the study can bring in bias to persuade the answers they seek.</i> Indeed. And I noted in the post that the study was so tiny as to be a joke. But it has also been long known that a doctor who makes lots and lots of money off of "revealing one's spirit and beauty" -- or, if the pictures are any judge, allowing women to romp around nude, looking young, firm and airbrushed, so as to not offend the eyes of poor men who would be devestated to know that porn isn't real and females are human -- will stand up for cosmetic surgery no matter what the evidence that it's dangerous and unhealthy. I'll take you a bit more seriously once you add some perfect naked male bodies to your site and start performing a single kind of reconstructive procedure. Sorry, the cranky feminist is not impressed. Its long been known that a person conducting a study, including interviewers, even the person overseeing the study can bring in bias to persuade the answers they seek.

Indeed. And I noted in the post that the study was so tiny as to be a joke. But it has also been long known that a doctor who makes lots and lots of money off of “revealing one’s spirit and beauty” — or, if the pictures are any judge, allowing women to romp around nude, looking young, firm and airbrushed, so as to not offend the eyes of poor men who would be devestated to know that porn isn’t real and females are human — will stand up for cosmetic surgery no matter what the evidence that it’s dangerous and unhealthy.

I’ll take you a bit more seriously once you add some perfect naked male bodies to your site and start performing a single kind of reconstructive procedure. Sorry, the cranky feminist is not impressed.

]]> By: f http://thecurvature.com/2007/08/31/as-if-the-truth-about-cosmetic-surgery-isnt-scary-enough/#comment-3865 f Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:39:35 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2007/08/31/as-if-the-truth-about-cosmetic-surgery-isnt-scary-enough/#comment-3865 The sampling isn't substantive enough to validate a conclusion, have all of these women had the same procedure? Breast augmentation and liposuction are substantially different than a lunchtime Botox injection. Its long been known that a person conducting a study, including interviewers, even the person overseeing the study can bring in bias to persuade the answers they seek. The sampling isn’t substantive enough to validate a conclusion, have all of these women had the same procedure? Breast augmentation and liposuction are substantially different than a lunchtime Botox injection. Its long been known that a person conducting a study, including interviewers, even the person overseeing the study can bring in bias to persuade the answers they seek.

]]> By: dew http://thecurvature.com/2007/08/31/as-if-the-truth-about-cosmetic-surgery-isnt-scary-enough/#comment-1290 dew Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:00:53 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2007/08/31/as-if-the-truth-about-cosmetic-surgery-isnt-scary-enough/#comment-1290 Even if the study had a sizeable number of participants, I would feel pretty certain, no matter what I was told, that the difference had to do with our extremely different health-care systems. Some cosmetic surgery can be paid for by insurance. And the comment above about the wording of the questions is probably very significant, too. Even if the study had a sizeable number of participants, I would feel pretty certain, no matter what I was told, that the difference had to do with our extremely different health-care systems. Some cosmetic surgery can be paid for by insurance. And the comment above about the wording of the questions is probably very significant, too.

]]> By: Anna http://thecurvature.com/2007/08/31/as-if-the-truth-about-cosmetic-surgery-isnt-scary-enough/#comment-1245 Anna Sun, 02 Sep 2007 13:03:30 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2007/08/31/as-if-the-truth-about-cosmetic-surgery-isnt-scary-enough/#comment-1245 Interesting comment by L. Stern. The "for myself" reason for plastic surgery has always struck me as an evasive half-truth. It is also what american women have been programmed to say. Interesting comment by L. Stern. The “for myself” reason for plastic surgery has always struck me as an evasive half-truth. It is also what american women have been programmed to say.

]]> By: Lois W. Stern http://thecurvature.com/2007/08/31/as-if-the-truth-about-cosmetic-surgery-isnt-scary-enough/#comment-1244 Lois W. Stern Sun, 02 Sep 2007 11:53:07 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2007/08/31/as-if-the-truth-about-cosmetic-surgery-isnt-scary-enough/#comment-1244 The way questions are phrased during an interview has a great deal to do with the response received. I know this first hand as I interviewed over one hundred women in preparation for my book about women's experiences with Cosmetic Surgery, (especially those of an emotional nature). Early on in my interviews, one of the questions I posed was: "What motivated you to have Cosmetic Surgery?" Most of the responses I received centered around issues of self-esteem - wanting to improve the way they felt about themselves. Then I began to ask a more in depth question: "Is there anything in your life that you hoped would change after Cosmetic Surgery." Thinking about this question helped them probe their thoughts more deeply. Gradually, through their answers, as well as my personal expereinces, I became aware of how much about Cosmetic Surgery relates to sexuality. Lois W. Stern Author of Sex, Lies and Cosmetic Surgery The way questions are phrased during an interview has a great deal to do with the response received. I know this first hand as I interviewed over one hundred women in preparation for my book about women’s experiences with Cosmetic Surgery, (especially those of an emotional nature).
Early on in my interviews, one of the questions I posed was: “What motivated you to have Cosmetic Surgery?” Most of the responses I received centered around issues of self-esteem – wanting to improve the way they felt about themselves.
Then I began to ask a more in depth question: “Is there anything in your life that you hoped would change after Cosmetic Surgery.” Thinking about this question helped them probe their thoughts more deeply. Gradually, through their answers, as well as my personal expereinces, I became aware of how much about Cosmetic Surgery relates to sexuality.

Lois W. Stern
Author of Sex, Lies and Cosmetic Surgery

]]> By: Cara http://thecurvature.com/2007/08/31/as-if-the-truth-about-cosmetic-surgery-isnt-scary-enough/#comment-1242 Cara Sat, 01 Sep 2007 21:04:41 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2007/08/31/as-if-the-truth-about-cosmetic-surgery-isnt-scary-enough/#comment-1242 I'm no mathematician, but I'm not really sure that you could even tell from such a small sample. I have no idea how the subjects were chosen-- it's not difficult to deduce, though, that they probably weren't chosen very carefully, seeing as how no one bothered to make sure that comparable numbers of American and British participants were used. I’m no mathematician, but I’m not really sure that you could even tell from such a small sample. I have no idea how the subjects were chosen– it’s not difficult to deduce, though, that they probably weren’t chosen very carefully, seeing as how no one bothered to make sure that comparable numbers of American and British participants were used.

]]> By: Foster http://thecurvature.com/2007/08/31/as-if-the-truth-about-cosmetic-surgery-isnt-scary-enough/#comment-1241 Foster Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:14:15 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2007/08/31/as-if-the-truth-about-cosmetic-surgery-isnt-scary-enough/#comment-1241 Were the results at least statistically significant? Were the results at least statistically significant?

]]> By: Stupendousness http://thecurvature.com/2007/08/31/as-if-the-truth-about-cosmetic-surgery-isnt-scary-enough/#comment-1239 Stupendousness Fri, 31 Aug 2007 22:53:09 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2007/08/31/as-if-the-truth-about-cosmetic-surgery-isnt-scary-enough/#comment-1239 And aside from the small sample size, they interviewed twice as many Brits. This study is so flawed that 8 year olds would be shaking their heads in shame. And aside from the small sample size, they interviewed twice as many Brits.

This study is so flawed that 8 year olds would be shaking their heads in shame.

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