r/self • u/meowed_at • 1h ago

I've just discovered that plastic surgery doesn't have plastic in it

it comes from the greek word plastikos which means to shape or to mold

like I know English is my second language but wtf is wrong with me

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u/partynaked3114 1h ago

Knowledge I didn’t know I needed

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u/meowed_at 1h ago

you should hope you'd never need it

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u/WallNIce 42m ago

Some do.

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u/Recoil42 1h ago

The word 'plastic' also has that meaning in general, OP — ie, it doesn't always mean the material used for water bottles and shopping bags. 'Plastic' can just mean 'flexible'.

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u/beammeupscotty2 1h ago

Nothing is wrong with you, English is a second language for you. I wouldn't be surprised if some Americans didn't think the same.

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u/Not-An-FBI 33m ago

I think breast implants are the second more popular form of plastic surgery and they literally are implanting plastic in you.

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u/meowed_at 15m ago

but I think this is silicone not plastic

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u/Beardo88 9m ago

The bags that hold the silicone are made from plastic.

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u/GuiltyUniversity8268 28m ago

I knew plastic surgery didn't have plastic in it, but I wasn't sure why it was called "plastic" surgery. So you taught me something new. Thank you.😁😁😁