Beauty standards can be a lot to deal with. They often make women feel like they’re never quite enough. And while plastic surgery offers the promise of transformation—with enough money and a skilled team, you can change almost anything about your face or body—it doesn’t always bring the happiness people expect.

Unfortunately, many women have learned this the hard way. In one Reddit thread, they opened up about plastic surgeries that didn’t go as planned and shared what it was really like. Scroll down to read their stories.

I had implants after a bilateral mastectomy and they failed. So I had to have another surgery to have them removed - so much fun. I don’t think I’ll have them replaced. I can’t face more medical stuff.

I had a botched rhinoplasty 11 months ago. I’ve lived through a lo

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