Hi anita,

I believe the only surgeries worth getting cosmetically are indeed the loose skin removal ones, they make by far the largest difference.

I don’t think about it long enough (1+ hours per day) to count as having diagnosable body dysmorphic disorder. I only think of it here and there and have learned to appreciate my body to a large extent. Any surgery involving bone is just something I’d do if I had money to waste.

As for hair removal, I actually mean IPL (intense pulsed light) which can semi-permanently remove any darkly colored hair, because when it gets flashed by the intense light the follicle heats up and is damaged, when repeated over time it stops growing. The units are about 100$ and I have one, which is slowly working.

I probably should avoid taking an antiandrogen due to their multitude of side effects.

I considered bdd, but don’t reach clinical criteria, which is more severe than what I experience, which is more of just an occasional longing.