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Face Lifts...would you get one, why or why not?
CreaseHem Posts: 1581
Sep 26, 2009 2:19 AM GMT
This is a question for the older men.
antelope Posts: 683
Sep 26, 2009 4:44 AM GMT
Yeah, if I could afford it. I don't see that it does any harm, and can give your ego a little boost. I would go to a top surgeon, no hack jobs, please!
cupidshold Posts: 634
Sep 26, 2009 4:50 AM GMT
There is always face yoga instead.
GuiltyGear Posts: 5939
Sep 26, 2009 5:10 AM GMT

Go down on me, that'll lift my face!

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GuerrillaSodo... Posts: 2946
Sep 26, 2009 5:12 AM GMT
No. Bruce Jenner much? Maybe some resurfacing and fillers, though.
Sep 26, 2009 5:25 AM GMT
No, but I would take some butt implants and hair plugs.
Chizzad Posts: 921
Sep 26, 2009 5:28 AM GMT
Humm if it's ever needed I may. Right now I would rather invest that money in gym equipment haha.
CuriousJockAZ Posts: 3656
Sep 26, 2009 5:31 AM GMT
A face lift seems a bit extreme to me. I would be too petrified that the doctor would screw it all up and I'd be one of those plastic surgery disasters.
vince_in_chic... Posts: 116
Sep 26, 2009 5:49 AM GMT
There's a lot you can do before you reach the facelift stage. I'd start with Botox, and maybe limit tanning.
GuiltyGear Posts: 5939
Sep 26, 2009 6:01 AM GMT

I've been waiting for someone to say it, but I think this thread is a bunch of hooey. Why specify older men, it's like you are suggesting older gay men need a stupid face lift. What happened to appreciating older men? I sure do. If you're getting old, I say go with it and have some fricking fun with it. Of course, if the skin on a person's face is pulled within an inch of it's life, but the mind underneath feels old and unworthy, you get The Joker effect: a plastic smile with nothing good underneath. We don't want that.
Sep 26, 2009 6:11 AM GMT
GuiltyGear said
I've been waiting for someone to say it, but I think this thread is a bunch of hooey. Why specify older men, it's like you are suggesting older gay men need a stupid face lift.


In my earlier post, I was going reply with, "Tee hee, tee hee. What an adorably precocious toddler," but being snarky and grumpy is far more entertaining. And, far more befitting a man of my advanced years.
redheadguy Posts: 2971
Sep 26, 2009 6:23 AM GMT
I don't think face lifts work for men. Have you seen David Guest? Or Burt Reynolds? Or Kenny Rogers?
ThePenIsMyTie... Posts: 209
Sep 26, 2009 7:07 AM GMT
Men don't often need it. Women are lucky enough to grow jowls as they age. Men get better and better looking to a point. Women tend to get worse after 30.
Sep 26, 2009 7:15 AM GMT
Mine is already a bit hi . No really I've been researching but have much of the same concerns as state above. A lift should give u a rested look not move your eyes to the sides of your head.
zakariahzol Posts: 1963
Sep 26, 2009 11:58 AM GMT
Probably a little bit nip and tuck. But certainly not plastic surgery or anything major. Anyway, I cant afford it, so let forget about it.
rigsby Posts: 291
Sep 26, 2009 1:23 PM GMT
Been there, done that. I've told this story before, but it fits this thread perfectly: A couple of years ago, my partner had two procedures he wanted performed by a plastic surgeon. He made an appointment and I went along with him for the initial consultation. After a lengthy discussion with the surgeon about why he couldn't do the work my partner desired, the surgeon turned to me and said: "But I can really help you!!" And he did. I've been very pleased that I did it.
Sep 26, 2009 1:49 PM GMT
ruck_us saidNo, but I would take some butt implants and hair plugs.


I've heard that butt implants usually look bad! Lots of scarring issues (at the crease of the bottom of your butt)... and I also heard the recovery is just awful...
CreaseHem Posts: 1581
Sep 26, 2009 3:00 PM GMT
GuiltyGear said
I've been waiting for someone to say it, but I think this thread is a bunch of hooey. Why specify older men, it's like you are suggesting older gay men need a stupid face lift. What happened to appreciating older men? I sure do. If you're getting old, I say go with it and have some fricking fun with it. Of course, if the skin on a person's face is pulled within an inch of it's life, but the mind underneath feels old and unworthy, you get The Joker effect: a plastic smile with nothing good underneath. We don't want that.


Well, figured this thread would give me a bit of insight as to where gay men stand about how much youthful appearance matters. Myself, I have a view that reasons with legality in the country and therefore tells me if I am wanting to find someone who actually looks the age of consent then a few minor wrinkles is okay.
Sep 26, 2009 7:39 PM GMT


I'd want to be damn sure I came out better than this poor guy!
chuckystud Posts: 4815
Sep 26, 2009 7:50 PM GMT
I don't think I'd ever get a face lift. I know I've NEVER been worried about baldness, and I really don't mind getting older. It has its up sides and down sides.

Right now, the doc has me on a drug that's making my face a bit puffy, but, it's a temporary thing, and while it bugs me a bit, I realize it's temporary. Because I haven't been able to workout (tore my distal biceps tendon), my bp has come up, and the losartan is making me a bit puffy. As soon as I get back with my program, though, it'll come right back into line, and I'll be off the meds. HRT and exercise WORK. (Surgery is set for October 7 on the arm.)

We're all getting older.

I find a certain strangeness in the fact that we do cosmetic surgery, use botox, have our stomachs cut on, etc., yet, some things, like endocrine therapy (in guys, at least), and being in great shape, kinda' still are a bit taboo. Society is evolving, but, slowly.

Modern medicine in the United States is about profiting from the sick, and the vain / self-conscious.

I've never really had any features about myself I haven't liked. I do think that there are some folks who are ugly, and maybe could use some help, but, it's expensive, and a risk.

Each to his own.
Aquanerd Posts: 578
Sep 26, 2009 8:34 PM GMT
Never.Most older people lose their "character" when they get a face lift. It comes down to the reply I posted to the hairy/smooth topic; "Unnatural processes look unnatural."

After losing 150 pounds I thought about getting some excess skin removed if I didn't "shrink" on it's own. Luckily, it's not that bad, most people can't believe it when I tell them about the weight lose. I have some drooping eye lids, but I look at them as battle scars that give my face some character,
Sep 27, 2009 4:16 AM GMT
This is Madonna's dermatologist. I'm pretty sure he's had a face lift. Or two. And botox. And collagen. His face looks almost as plastic as his coat.

Sep 27, 2009 4:21 AM GMT
I can't think of one good face lift I have seen on a guy. Leave that crap for the ladies and let the men age gracefully!
Sep 27, 2009 4:34 AM GMT
I don't need a facelift, I need a hairline lowering.
innerathlete Posts: 94
Sep 27, 2009 5:09 AM GMT
I'll never get a facelift or botox.
Celticmusl Posts: 988
Sep 27, 2009 5:42 AM GMT
chariot saidI can't think of one good face lift I have seen on a guy. Leave that crap for the ladies and let the men age gracefully!


I tend to be able to notice "face lift" work and it disturbs me greatly. I could get used to it on someone else I guess, but to wake up every morning with that kind of face would be disturbing. I don't think there is anything wrong with it morally or ethically, I just tend to look at it as vanity.
Sep 27, 2009 6:06 AM GMT
NO- I would also NEVER take steriods or HGH.
timgoblue Posts: 50
Sep 27, 2009 6:39 AM GMT
No, I wouldn't. I like natural men.
xassantex Posts: 232
Sep 28, 2009 5:14 AM GMT
Face lifts are a bit too invasive. There's a notorious business woman in Montreal who died following 2 simultaneous cosmetic surgeries. Nobody cried over it as she was a total fraudulent bitch.
But i also met Edith Serei in person , who had probably as many face lifts as Joan Rivers.
Yet her face looked awesome.
cosmetic treatments can work.
it's a matter of reasonable expectations and careful selection of treatments.
I have friends who had injections of sculptra and botox. Took a few years off but still kept some lines and wrinkles.
Botox is now given in micro injections so you don't get the frozen look and feel.
Sculptra is polymers which agglutinate collagen molecules. After 3 months the polymers are dissolved and evacuated but the collagen remains for up to 2 years.
It is especially good for men who are heavily into aerobics as the low fat percentage also results in heavy loss of collagen.
The only surgery i would ever consider is blepharoplasty .It's minor and gives great results. I've seen it.

Aging is a weird phenomenon. Let's admit it , we're all vain to various degrees.
Mirror companies never go out of business. So , we can't stop time, but we can warp it a little.
Keeping in shape, proper dieting, enough sleep , supplements, all things we take for granted and help slow down the process. Technology offers a lil extra. that's all.



Sep 28, 2009 5:39 AM GMT
I never thought I would get a face lift. Until trying to find a face pic for this site....damn there must be something wrong with my camera ! I think it adds ten years.
Calvin Posts: 541
Sep 28, 2009 5:56 AM GMT
Well most of us guys on here exercise our bodies to look great why not your face?

xassantex Posts: 232
Sep 29, 2009 3:35 AM GMT
watches video.

tries

it WORKS !

tries again .. *YAY , i'm beautiful *
Sep 29, 2009 2:35 PM GMT
botox and filler sure...why not.
Sparkycat Posts: 487
Sep 29, 2009 2:52 PM GMT
I've had puffy bags under my eyes all my life, or at least since my teens. Even when I was 18 years old, 6'2" and 150 I had these bags. So, I'd love to have them removed. I have more than enough baggage without carrying some under my eyes. And I'd probably have a wee bit of nip and tuck of the upper eyelids. Just to look less tired.
Sep 29, 2009 3:02 PM GMT
sure why not
Alpha13 Posts: 1079
Sep 29, 2009 3:02 PM GMT
Sure worked for Michael Jackson.
Sep 29, 2009 3:03 PM GMT
Jockbod48 said

I'd want to be damn sure I came out better than this poor guy!


eh, the question was face lift- not sex change
Sep 29, 2009 7:11 PM GMT
and there is a big difference between a face lift and just have botox & filler. If dont right know one would ever know.
CreaseHem Posts: 1581
Sep 29, 2009 9:59 PM GMT
I don't expect any models to answer this question, it sure would be funny to see their absolute unquestionable "NO" forecasts for the future after not getting any because they looked like jail-bate long enough when they were young. Sex education is such a tease.
McGay Posts: 5116
Sep 29, 2009 10:00 PM GMT
I'm just gonna have my body pulled down.
Sep 29, 2009 10:09 PM GMT
hmm men arent suppose to get facelifts..........look at exhibits 1 through 3. There is one solution..AGE GRACEFULLY.

EXHIBIT 1


EXHIBIT 2


EXHIBIT 3
CreaseHem Posts: 1581
Sep 29, 2009 10:15 PM GMT
Even though I look young and I am young, I'm still vain. Cosmetics are definately on my shopping list, that ought to be a way to age gracefully for me.