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I could have had plastic surgery to cover up a scar on my face that I got when I was 6 months old ( glass ginger ale bottle basically exploded when I knocked it over). I still have the scar, though (as those of you who have met me IRL can atest), and it doesn't bother me any more. But when I was in middle school, I felt like it was a gigantic neon sign reading "UGLY" with an arrow pointing to me. At the time, I would have covered up that scar, no questions asked. I would have still smiled lopsided, but I could have lived with it.
But that's not what most plastic surgery is about. Often it's fixing things that are problems like my scar or (sorry if I'm outing you here) ShaniFaye's breast reduction. All too often, though, it's about vanity. Hair plugs or bigger breasts or whatnot.
The thing is, if I fixed that scar on my face, faded as it is now, I'd still be the same old asshole you all know and tolerate.
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