What treatments have you had done or would you consider having done? I've had microdermabrasion and was thrilled with the results. It was a series of 8 treatments of microdermabrasion followed by a lactic acid application, done a week apart. I couldn't believe how good my skin looked and felt afterwards. Even my husband noticed, and that's saying something.

I don't know what category this really belongs under. I put it under Controversial Topics because the "What beauty treatment would you NEVER ..." discussion was there.

This is really sad, but I've never had a manicure or a pedicure that I didn't do myself. I'd just rather spend the money on books and music. Maybe one day I'll get one...
This isn't really a treatment. I'm on medication that's slowed down my metabolism. Then, I was in an accident a couple of years ago that immobilized me for about 4 months. Anyway, I've been working really hard to lose the extra weight and I'm having a really hard time. I'd love a personal trainer or something to help me get rid of this weight.

One that I've had that was totally worth the money is laser hair removal. Sorry if this is TMI, but I've done my bikini line and am in the middle of treatments for my underarms. Love it. It hurts a little and it's not cheap, but the results are worth it. I've got a free micro-dermabrasion session coming up from purchasing my laser package that I'm super excited to try. I'd also consider laser skin resurfacing or something similar, to reduce redness and improve texture.

I've definitely had times where I coveted a nose job, but I don't think I will ever get one. I'm too wimpy, plus I'd be so afraid it would go horribly wrong and I'd wind up with a freakish Michael Jackson nose. Ech!

ooooh yea! teeth whitening! I'm a smoker and coffee/tea drinker, so my teeth are yicky. I know I know.. I shouldn't smoke, but it's really a hard habit to kick, and I'm not mentally strong enough at the moment to kick the habit. :(

I also want to try thermage in the future. My sister had thermage done on her underarms (you know, the area that waves back to you when you wave), and it helped quite a bit. She had originally had lipo done in that area, so her skin became all loosey goosey and saggy. She said the office manager of her doctor's office also had thermage done on her neck (or face), and it looks really good and natural.

<i>Moxiehart: I love manicures and pedicures, but I REALLY like to spend my money on books and music too :)</i>
LoL, my priorities are so messed-up. I'll be happy if I can have books/movies/cd's, and then food if I have a little extra. Bad, bad habits.
I forgot about Lasik--that's the laser eye surgery, right? I've had glasses since I was 8 and I'm 24 now. Contacts frighten me, so I have a really cute pair of glasses by DKNY. I'm just kind of sick of having to depend on something to see properly. Plus, people can be really rude. I think my glasses make me look chic and unusual, but when I take them off, I can be guaranteed someone will say, "You're so pretty without your glasses, why don't you get rid of them?" So, am I ugly with them? Rude!

I've had my hair thermal reconditioned and love it! I wake up with straight hair every day now:) It used to be frizzy.

You know, I'd love to get my hair permed into loose curls, but I'm not willing to do that much damage to my hair.

My hair is stick straight, and it takes an hour to get those waves for me with a curling iron. Hot curlers and velcro rollers have never worked for me. When I put them in I end up with voluminous- but still straight- hair within minutes of removing them.

well girls...I've had a lot....I regularly get botox between my brows and around my eyes...I get radiesse in my n/l folds...right now I have a small amount of juvaderm in my upper lip just at the top.........I got breast implants 2 years ago, liposuction of the outer saddlebag area of my thighs...and got a tummy tuck! Am I happy with everything???? Absolutely!!! My body looks more like it did before I had children! I nursed 3 babies....and had 3 big babies....they wreaked havoc with my body...I've finally got it back and would do it all again in a second!!!! Very worth the pain! My only regret is that I didn't have it done sooner!!!!!!!!

I've had really bad luck with perms. I never got curls; I just got frizz. I would spend more time styling my hair and it wouldn't look as good when I was done. Last time, I wound up cutting it all off after 2 months because I couldn't stand it. I wouldn't risk it especially if you have long hair. You'll be living with the damage for years

Let's hope that 80s hair never returns.

I was watching 10 Years Younger reruns on Monday and one of the women had thermage for her jowls. The improvement was dramatic. I don't know how much it costs or how long it lasts but the short-term results were impressive.

I had LASIK done one year ago and it was one of the best things I've ever done. I'd gone to GA to visit a girlfriend and it was a pain in the butt swapping glasses to sunglasses, back and forth, in that glaring, blaring GA sun. So last August I had it done at Beach Eye Care (Va Beach). I did that intralasik (sp) version with no blade. I was prescribed a nap and a series of eyedrops for a week. No make-up for a week (ACK!). I had it done on a Friday and was back at work Monday. I wore polarized sunglasses because the glare of the computer screen and overhead lights was a killer. BUt it's awesome to not scrounge for glasses to watch TV or read books.

There wasn't any real pain. I was more wigged out by the machine clamping down on the eyecup. When the procedure's underway your vision blurs and goes gray, like you're in a tunnel. It was totally psychological. The doctor said, "Hermione, are you okay? You're looking rather white." I said I was fine, just a bit wigged out. I'll tell you what...to wake up the next morning and see things clearly was overwhelming! I started crying from happiness.

PurpleRain...80's hair, yikes! I was looking through some old pictures and I could've sang back-up vocals for BonJovi...I was rockin' the big-frizzed-out hair in 1988! I thought it was short but it was half-way down my back! I typically wore it in a trusty banana clip for work, ha!

eww!! mud bubbles.. HAHAHAH!! or self made jacuzzi??

my sister had thermage done on her under arms.. she lost a lot of weight in a short time, and even after years of healthy diet and constant exercise, her underarm was still loose from all the excess skin.. the thermage worked, but it hurt like hell..

here's some pix i found on body thermage: <a href="http://www.wangplasticsurgery.com/photo-gallery/results.cfm?StartRow=1">Wang Plastic Surgery</a>

I had a mud-spa treatment once. (My mother-in-law gave me a gift certifcate to a spa for my birthday.) It was a disappointment. The "mud" had the color and consistency of coke. And the technician or whatever you call them stayed in the room "for safety reasons" so I just sat there in the tub of coke thinking "well, this is awkward". My skin didn't feel any different after so I'd call it a total waste. I should've gotten the hot stone massage.

TailFeather, the coupons that you get if you live in Miami are for an LA Tan. Because the grass is always greener ... I live in Connecticut and I get coupons for lawn services and stuff, which seems very unfair.

In tanning salons you can go nude or wear a bikini,the little eye protectors they give you, and a tan accelerator cream, and you can go in for up to 15 or 20 minutes but they recommend shorter for the first few times.

I don't do the tanning booth, I do spray tan or st. tropez sunless tanner at home. No cancer for me thanks.

I stay out of the sun, too. I do Mystic Tans at tanning salons when something special is coming up. It really looks natural on me (no orange) but I absolutely HATE the process. I feel like I am in a gas chamber! My heart starts racing and I feel like I can't hold my breath one second longer. One of these days, I swear I'm going to have a panic attack half way through and freak out!

Every time I leave the salon I say, "This was my VERY last time." Famous last words....LOL

Tai, I know what you mean about "blindingly white". I'm Irish and was teased constantly about being so fair when I was in high school. My best friends were both Italian and spent their summers tanning and saying things like "I don't care if I have wrinkles when I'm 35; I won't care what I look like then." I bet they don't feel that way now. I had the biggest crush on one of my older brother's friends; he would completely ignore me when he came to our house with one exception; he told me my skin was the color "of a dead frog's stomach."

PurpleRules--that is really mean. I too have a lot of Irish in me so I can feel you with the white white white skin....I think I may have gotten burned a few times as a kid though because I have great freckles that come out in the spring/summer!

Taiwanesegurl--my legs don't get color ever either. Face--nice, arms--nice, back--nice (like I said I wait about 30 minutes before applying...generally it burns)

Interesting... So you only go into a tanning booth for about 15-20 minutes; or have the option of standing naked while someone sprays you all over with "dye" and stay that way until it dries. (I can't help but hink of DaVinci's Vitruvian Man) And it might feel like being in a gas chamber and claustrophobic.

Ok, good to know...

Even if I did want to go to a tanning booth, there ain't one big enough ;). And if I got sprayed I'd be there for literally hours drying.

cate: <high five> I'm a Catholic school survivor also, and I hated public school. I have that Irish fair skin too complete with freckles when I get some sun.

"my skin was the color "of a dead frog's stomach."
He's bald and paunchy now so I definitely got the last laugh."

Heehee!

Karen--I doubt shaving daily has anything to do with it because I don't shave daily. My poor husband! I get rather irritated and so does my skin. And in the winter--ha--forget it. Our house is so cold in the winter because we have baseboarad heaters in every room so we only turn them on in the kitchen, family room and our bedroom basically and we had our bathroom redone this past spring and supposedly the heat lamps we installed are supposed to be 'enough' to keep me warm--that's a joke! So no I don't really shave too often in the winter--I just can't get warm enough and stay warm enough for a complete shaving I know it sounds gross, but it's always a treat for my wonderful husband when I do shave. I always make him feel...lol!

I wouldn't think that waxing would be more effective at leaving your tan than shaving. You do actually pull off a layer of skin when you wax and depending on how sharp your razor is, it could be just as much as shaving.

I would like a nose job. My nose was broken when I was 7. I had an MRI done of my head a couple of years ago and got to see just how broken it is. I think I would breathe better at night if I had it fixed. And, I would like to have my teeth whitened. The latter is much easier to do than the first. Oh, and cheeckbones. I would like teaspoon like cheecks but I don't think my face is shaped appropriately for them.

I also buy too many book to have much left over for treatments but I have had some.

I have had teeth whitening which was kind of awful but I do like the results. 

I have also had mud baths which I would HIGHLY recommend.  Your skin really feels purged of all impurities afterwards.

I have had facials but my skin is too sensitve for them now.  They felt pampering but when I want to feel pampered I get a massage.  I also had my scalp and hair massaged and oll conditioned.  LOVED the massage but hated the oil stuff...it actually made my hair drier.

 I  guess I would like liposcution on my saddle bags but until then there are Spanx (actually I have Assets the Target cheaper version of Spanx).

I would also like collagen injected where my expression lines are beginning to sag.  Or is that a Botox thing?