d@RiotDemon Yeah, that’s where I was at. The only “cosmetics” expenses I have had were for cosmetics, and a couple of half price facials I bought on Groupon. I’ve had a lot of dental work done, but it’s not really cosmetic, although it certainly improved my appearance. Many thousands in restorative work, as my teeth are not good. I recently found out that the deterioration of my front teeth, requiring full crowns, and the subsequent problems with the crowns, are the result of impact trauma. So that makes me feel better, I always wondered why I have so many infections, swellings and general problems.
@brhfl Seriously a waffle??? Like did you burn it into a brick or something? I broke off a tooth biting into chocolate (of course that tooth had had a root canal years ago, the root was being absorbed so it was on its way out anyway)…
@lisaviolet@Kidsandliz It was kind of an oddball fancy (for frozen) waffle, I’m thinking maybe it had date in it and it was a date pit? But something was like a pebble in that thing and took a chunk right out of my tooth.
@brhfl We went to a local taco shop (we’re in San Diego, lots of local taco shops), I got a couple of guacamole tacos and was chewing on one and the shell hit a molar just right and broke it. I ended up with a crown.
@lisaviolet All y’all with your fancy tooth chipping… I chipped mine on the concrete of our carport as a kid. While playing hide-and-go-seek. Hiding under our minivan. Let’s just say that trying to jump up to run for base didn’t go so well.
@lisaviolet Stepped off a curb as a kid while drinking out of an RC bottle. Broke my front tooth. That was the start of the impact trauma and damage to my front teeth that has plagued me all my life.
@lisaviolet@brhfl We couldn’t jump high enough on the trampoline, so we thought it would be a good idea to pull the trampoline under the tree, climb up the tree, and jump off…
@moondrake You know, the people I ride with make fun of me for not wanting to drink straight from a growler on the train, but when the engineer pumps those brakes, I just don’t want that chunk of glass whacking my teeth. Eek.
@brhfl Good choice. My whole life I haven’t been able to drink directly out of any cold drink, I have to use a straw. Even the crowns are incredibly temperature-sensitive.
when i was 8, i was taken to an orthodontist. starting immediately, i had pretty much every orthodontic thing done imaginable in efforts to fix a problem i didn’t know i had and that wasn’t bothering me. my orthodontist tortured me. i left that office crying every time i had to see him. he had two assistants that were so nice and gentle, but he wasn’t interested in being that way. i still distinctly remember gagging and nearly throwing up and not being able to breathe because he would overfill the metal molds with that plastic slime and jam them in my mouth all at once. or the time he was putting brackets on and they weren’t fitting, and he was using his weight to try to force them over my teeth and into my gums. they asked if he would like a larger size and he said no, he was going to make these fit. not to mention they purposely WAY overbooked so you would be there for one, maybe two hours before every appointment.
the oral surgeon they referred me to was…he sounded like ben stein and didn’t have any bedside manner. he wasn’t even rude, he was just like a surgical robot. at least he was to the point, and when i went there i knew i would get an IV to knock me out. i think they all frightened my parents into agreeing to all the things they did. i remember them saying if i didn’t have this or that, that my face would continue to grow more asymmetrical and i would break all my teeth and end up with dentures looking like someone with down syndrome. (yes, i realize how ableist this is.) they showed us horrible photos. but you know? even as a kid i hated all this stuff so much when they said “is that what you want, do you want dentures?” i said yes.
the last thing i had done was a hospital stay that involved breaking both jaws and putting them back together again in a manner they saw fit. (i also overheard them say they would likely remove my remaining wisdom teeth through my nose.) my jaw was wired shut for seven weeks and i couldn’t consume anything thicker than water. (and no, you can’t drink through a straw.) i started my senior year of high school with my jaw wired shut that way and my face looking like someone took a bat to it. i still actually have a metal stabilizing bar that attaches to two of my molars and crosses the roof of my mouth, but as soon as i was old enough i basically ran like hell from any dentist/orthodontist/oral surgeon.
they constantly told me each procedure would be the “last” but it never was. the last straw was that bar which they didn’t tell me about after surgery and then told me i had to keep it for five more years. it was all such lies too - i would purposely not wear my retainer and then go to the appointment and they’d say “wow, see what a difference your retainer is making? i can really tell you’ve done a good job wearing it.” they also basically insisted i must have things like jaw pain, migraines, teeth grinding, etc and kept telling me how this was going to make everything better…when i didn’t have any of those things. but i got 'em all now. and yeah, all this stuff was considered “cosmetic surgery” by our insurance company.
i would say the only good thing that came out of it was that i lost a TON of weight when my jaw was wired shut and then kept it off for awhile because i went off to a college with lots of stairs, no campus, and a cafeteria that didn’t meet health codes. but i’ve since gained it all back, so /shrug
@jerk_nugget the over filling of the molds… Ugh. They did that to me. I spent the five minutes crying to the point that snot started to leak out my nose, digging my nails into the chair, and salivating everywhere. The little paper bib you wear was completely soaked through. When they pulled the molds out, it actually had a partial mold of my throat.
As to the rest of your story, damn. That’s some crazy shit.
@RiotDemon i can still smell/taste that stuff if i think about it too hard. i’m sorry you had to experience that too, ugh. i definitely had the snot and eyes tearing mess. just thinking back on it makes me nauseated.
I had braces as a kid, though my parents paid for it.
Personally paid for it… Hair removal on the front of my neck (I’m a guy). I get pretty gnarly ingrown hairs. This is by far one of the best investments I’ve made. I only wish I did it sooner. Before I had gray hairs popping up.
When last time I was at dentist, it cost me 500$. I was unpleasantly shocked 'cause my insurance didn’t cover it. Then one my friend suggested me to buy a special equipment for home use on https://spam.com . For 200$ now I have a personal dental lab. {And someone babysitting my comments, watching for more spammy ridiculousness.ಠ_ಠ }
@SebastianSoul are you a low key link spammer who also likes it here? You usually keep it subtle and also post non-spam comments, though there have been suspect links before. You’ve been here almost a year now.
This one, though. It follows the spam formula too well. Have you lost your mojo?
My wife had a facelift in 2009. Best plastics man in DC. Forehead, crowfeet, cheekbone tightening, upper lip, chin. $17K. Insurance paid zero. Looks great. None of the work was done on me, but since I paid for it, I’ll claim it.
Braces were the most expensive thing I’ve had done.
Laser hair removal was the most expensive thing I’ve paid for besides dental work to help me eat. (I don’t consider root canals and crowns cosmetic.)
d@RiotDemon Yeah, that’s where I was at. The only “cosmetics” expenses I have had were for cosmetics, and a couple of half price facials I bought on Groupon. I’ve had a lot of dental work done, but it’s not really cosmetic, although it certainly improved my appearance. Many thousands in restorative work, as my teeth are not good. I recently found out that the deterioration of my front teeth, requiring full crowns, and the subsequent problems with the crowns, are the result of impact trauma. So that makes me feel better, I always wondered why I have so many infections, swellings and general problems.
I had braces… does that really count as cosmetic? I feel like it was a necessity more than a want
Maybe an ER visit to glue a gash on my nose from getting punched. I would have just left it, but my nose is ugly enough as it is.
I had some plastic surgery done on a scar that went from my neck to the top of my earlobe. It turned out pretty well.
I chipped a front tooth biting into a nectarine. I had that fixed.
@lisaviolet I feel like ‘what’s the weirdest thing you’ve chipped a tooth on’ would make for a good thread. Mine’s a waffle.
@brhfl A waffle? Do tell!
I broke a tooth on a taco.
@brhfl Seriously a waffle??? Like did you burn it into a brick or something? I broke off a tooth biting into chocolate (of course that tooth had had a root canal years ago, the root was being absorbed so it was on its way out anyway)…
@lisaviolet @Kidsandliz It was kind of an oddball fancy (for frozen) waffle, I’m thinking maybe it had date in it and it was a date pit? But something was like a pebble in that thing and took a chunk right out of my tooth.
I want to hear about this taco incident…
@brhfl We went to a local taco shop (we’re in San Diego, lots of local taco shops), I got a couple of guacamole tacos and was chewing on one and the shell hit a molar just right and broke it. I ended up with a crown.
@lisaviolet All y’all with your fancy tooth chipping… I chipped mine on the concrete of our carport as a kid. While playing hide-and-go-seek. Hiding under our minivan. Let’s just say that trying to jump up to run for base didn’t go so well.
@lisaviolet Stepped off a curb as a kid while drinking out of an RC bottle. Broke my front tooth. That was the start of the impact trauma and damage to my front teeth that has plagued me all my life.
@lisaviolet @brhfl We couldn’t jump high enough on the trampoline, so we thought it would be a good idea to pull the trampoline under the tree, climb up the tree, and jump off…
@moondrake You know, the people I ride with make fun of me for not wanting to drink straight from a growler on the train, but when the engineer pumps those brakes, I just don’t want that chunk of glass whacking my teeth. Eek.
@brhfl Good choice. My whole life I haven’t been able to drink directly out of any cold drink, I have to use a straw. Even the crowns are incredibly temperature-sensitive.
I met a girl in a bar and bought her a shot and a beer. I looked a whole bunch better to her after a few drinks.
My parents paid for an orthodontist. (Hey, thx.)
Is this a subtle advertisement for breast augmentation?
Pedicure.
haircut
@huja about that yeah, perm, never died and don’t believe in makeup. wysiwyg
I thought root canal with a crown was expensive until I recently had a dental implant. Had to sell some stock to pay for it. Ouch.
Blepharoplasty 1986 $2k
when i was 8, i was taken to an orthodontist. starting immediately, i had pretty much every orthodontic thing done imaginable in efforts to fix a problem i didn’t know i had and that wasn’t bothering me. my orthodontist tortured me. i left that office crying every time i had to see him. he had two assistants that were so nice and gentle, but he wasn’t interested in being that way. i still distinctly remember gagging and nearly throwing up and not being able to breathe because he would overfill the metal molds with that plastic slime and jam them in my mouth all at once. or the time he was putting brackets on and they weren’t fitting, and he was using his weight to try to force them over my teeth and into my gums. they asked if he would like a larger size and he said no, he was going to make these fit. not to mention they purposely WAY overbooked so you would be there for one, maybe two hours before every appointment.
the oral surgeon they referred me to was…he sounded like ben stein and didn’t have any bedside manner. he wasn’t even rude, he was just like a surgical robot. at least he was to the point, and when i went there i knew i would get an IV to knock me out. i think they all frightened my parents into agreeing to all the things they did. i remember them saying if i didn’t have this or that, that my face would continue to grow more asymmetrical and i would break all my teeth and end up with dentures looking like someone with down syndrome. (yes, i realize how ableist this is.) they showed us horrible photos. but you know? even as a kid i hated all this stuff so much when they said “is that what you want, do you want dentures?” i said yes.
the last thing i had done was a hospital stay that involved breaking both jaws and putting them back together again in a manner they saw fit. (i also overheard them say they would likely remove my remaining wisdom teeth through my nose.) my jaw was wired shut for seven weeks and i couldn’t consume anything thicker than water. (and no, you can’t drink through a straw.) i started my senior year of high school with my jaw wired shut that way and my face looking like someone took a bat to it. i still actually have a metal stabilizing bar that attaches to two of my molars and crosses the roof of my mouth, but as soon as i was old enough i basically ran like hell from any dentist/orthodontist/oral surgeon.
they constantly told me each procedure would be the “last” but it never was. the last straw was that bar which they didn’t tell me about after surgery and then told me i had to keep it for five more years. it was all such lies too - i would purposely not wear my retainer and then go to the appointment and they’d say “wow, see what a difference your retainer is making? i can really tell you’ve done a good job wearing it.” they also basically insisted i must have things like jaw pain, migraines, teeth grinding, etc and kept telling me how this was going to make everything better…when i didn’t have any of those things. but i got 'em all now. and yeah, all this stuff was considered “cosmetic surgery” by our insurance company.
i would say the only good thing that came out of it was that i lost a TON of weight when my jaw was wired shut and then kept it off for awhile because i went off to a college with lots of stairs, no campus, and a cafeteria that didn’t meet health codes. but i’ve since gained it all back, so /shrug
@jerk_nugget the over filling of the molds… Ugh. They did that to me. I spent the five minutes crying to the point that snot started to leak out my nose, digging my nails into the chair, and salivating everywhere. The little paper bib you wear was completely soaked through. When they pulled the molds out, it actually had a partial mold of my throat.
As to the rest of your story, damn. That’s some crazy shit.
@jerk_nugget
Omg. I didn’t like getting impressions, they always make me gag. But my orthodontist never hurt me that way.
That 1st guy and some of your other “dental providers” sound like they need either severe sanctioning or a good all-American lawsuit.
@RiotDemon i can still smell/taste that stuff if i think about it too hard. i’m sorry you had to experience that too, ugh. i definitely had the snot and eyes tearing mess. just thinking back on it makes me nauseated.
and yeah…it really was/is.
@jerk_nugget
Your orthodontist really sounds like a bit of a sadist.
Wish I were kidding. : (
I had braces as a kid, though my parents paid for it.
Personally paid for it… Hair removal on the front of my neck (I’m a guy). I get pretty gnarly ingrown hairs. This is by far one of the best investments I’ve made. I only wish I did it sooner. Before I had gray hairs popping up.
Hemorrhoidectomy, definitely.
@jaburg I wouldn’t consider that cosmetic.
When last time I was at dentist, it cost me 500$. I was unpleasantly shocked 'cause my insurance didn’t cover it. Then one my friend suggested me to buy a special equipment for home use on https://spam.com . For 200$ now I have a personal dental lab. {And someone babysitting my comments, watching for more spammy ridiculousness. ಠ_ಠ }
@SebastianSoul are you a low key link spammer who also likes it here? You usually keep it subtle and also post non-spam comments, though there have been suspect links before. You’ve been here almost a year now.
This one, though. It follows the spam formula too well. Have you lost your mojo?
@thumperchick
@djslack are u spy on my or what?
@SebastianSoul Yes. Your upper right bicuspid needs attention and your toilet leaks sometimes until you jiggle the handle.
@djslack thanks for the tag.
@SebastianSoul {ಠ_ಠ}
I think I paid $25 for a haircut once. I don’t like paying over $20.
@Nuurgle Twenty bucks for a haircut? No way!
/giphy flowbee
My wife had a facelift in 2009. Best plastics man in DC. Forehead, crowfeet, cheekbone tightening, upper lip, chin. $17K. Insurance paid zero. Looks great. None of the work was done on me, but since I paid for it, I’ll claim it.