{"id":22851,"date":"2022-05-05T11:36:04","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T18:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https://www.realself.com\/news\/?p=22851"},"modified":"2022-06-27T07:03:57","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T14:03:57","slug":"mother-daughter-plastic-surgery-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https://www.realself.com\/news\/mother-daughter-plastic-surgery-conversation","title":{"rendered":"How I Told My Daughter About My Rhinoplasty and Eyelid Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>Our new series, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realself.com\/news\/tag\/why-i-did-it\">Why I Did It<\/a><\/em>, shows real people having difficult conversations with friends and family about why they chose to get cosmetic procedures. In the first installment, Jess and her daughter Madison discuss the emotional reasons behind Jess&rsquo;s decision to get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realself.com\/surgical\/rhinoplasty\">rhinoplasty<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realself.com\/surgical\/eyelid-surgery\">blepharoplasty<\/a>, aka eyelid surgery, in 2015.<\/p><div id=\"doctorCTA_shortcode\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><div style=\"color: rgba(0,0,0,.5);margin-bottom:10px;\"><small>Interested in Rhinoplasty?<\/small><\/div><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realself.com\/drsearch?keyword=Rhinoplasty\" style=\"padding: 15px;margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.75rem;width: 300px;max-width: 100%;\">Find Doctors Near You<\/a><\/div><p>Madison was 12 at the time of her mother&rsquo;s surgeries, and Jess recalls being especially nervous to tell her. Madison was scared and confused, and Jess says her reaction almost made her reconsider undergoing the procedures. But she had wanted a nose job since she was a teen; she felt that if she were prettier, she&rsquo;d win her mother&rsquo;s acceptance. &ldquo;I perceived, from my mom, that maybe beauty equals more love,&rdquo; says Jess, so ultimately, she decided to go through with it.  <\/p><p>Watch below to find out how the mother-daughter duo navigated the situation and where they stand on plastic surgery today.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"How I Told My Daughter About My Nose Job\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SSaF_73DgO4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><div class=\"newsletter-signup\" id=\"newsletterForm\">\n    <h2 class=\"newsletter-signup__heading\" id=\"unlock-a-world-of-modern-beauty\">Unlock a world of modern beauty<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"newsletter-signup__text\">Stay up-to-date on trending news, popular procedures, and exclusive content.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"newsletter-signup__wrapper\">\n        <input class=\"newsletter-signup__input\" type=\"email\" id=\"newsletterEmail\" placeholder=\"Enter your email\">\n        <button class=\"newsletter-signup__button button\" onclick=\"submitEmail()\">SUBSCRIBE<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"newsletter-signup__small\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By subscribing, you accept our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realself.com\/real_self_privacy_policy.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Privacy Policy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realself.com\/terms-of-service\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Terms of Service<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and agree to receive marketing emails.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <div id=\"newsletter-message\" class=\"newsletter-signup__message\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our new series, Why I Did It, shows real people having difficult conversations with friends and family about why they chose to get cosmetic procedures. 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