That's what -psychiatrists- are for, dude, not cosmetic surgery. Traumatic experience or not, you need to -be mentally sane- before you get surgery. She's physically healthy by the time she'd get implants, so it's over. She's safe now. She made it. Sure it sucked, but come on; everyone has bad stuff happen to them. I'm sure a lot of people on this forum have had near death experiences and scars to show for it.
I simply think of the after affects of cancer like I do any other scar. If seeing it reminds you of it and puts you in a downwards spiral, or if you're ashamed of having lived through whatever gave you the scar and feel ugly either in general when people stare at you, yeah; I won't agree that you should get cosmetic surgery. I'll tell you to get help. It's not that you should flaunt your scars, but you shouldn't have to cover them up in shame, fear, memories, or because of other people's eyes.
Once you have a healthy perspective of your physical state, and you get your cosmetic surgery, then you'd be like any other mentally healthy person getting the cosmetic surgery. That's why it's no better or worse; because the surgery is still the same. Your past is just that: the past. Once you're over it, it's no better or worse.
When I say "over it" I don't mean that they have to forget it ever happened and carry on in their marry life, but to return to a healthy mental state. You can't get implants and make the past go away, or make yourself healthy if you're not already.
I never used cancer as a reason to justify that implants are a good thing, I just was arguing
against the idea that it's "more acceptable" for someone with a "different" body to get implants vs someone who has a more average appearance.
Yeah, I'm listening, but that doesn't mean I won't say anything back.
And you Amber, haha, I normally write out the username if it's any other Amber. Eh... sorry to include you in the middle of such a heated thread, but I don't have any other examples that show what I'm trying to say.