{"id":1018047,"date":"2025-12-10T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1018047"},"modified":"2025-12-10T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T11:00:00","slug":"at-75-im-rethinking-my-no-plastic-surgery-stance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1018047","title":{"rendered":"At 75, I’m Rethinking My \u201cNo Plastic Surgery\u201d Stance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At 75, I’m Rethinking My \u201cNo Plastic Surgery\u201d Stance<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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My face is evolving, my personal choices can too.<\/div>\n
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By <\/span>Valerie Monroe<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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More times than I can count (or care to) I\u2019ve declared that, although I am zealous about every woman\u2019s right to decide what, if anything, she wants to do to her face, I myself have deep roots firmly planted in the no-surgery camp. At 75, I\u2019ve had plenty of time to think about it, weighing the pros and cons, giving full reign to my imagination about the delicate intricacies (and gory details) of invasive procedures, recovery processes, and eventual outcomes.<\/p>\n

All that thinking has only strengthened my conviction that learning to love your face without objectification is a powerful way to counteract the damaging and distressing messages from a beauty culture that prizes youthfulness and hypersexuality. I could say without ambivalence that I\u2019m not a candidate for elective surgery. Until now.<\/p>\n

It isn\u2019t wrinkles or sagging per se that have changed my outlook. I love an old face. (Including my own.) The problem is with a particular manifestation of aging, which I\u2019ve described this way: The corners of our mouths droop, making us look impatient or fretful when we\u2019re not\u2014intensifying resting bitch face (RBF) if we\u2019re already prone to it. That situation is exacerbated by an unfortunate combination of gravity, bone loss, and reduced soft tissue volume.<\/p>\n