If someone has a mole or a tooth gap or whatever, and it really bothers them, then they should go ahead and change it. We all fixate on some body issue -- just some issues are more easily altered than others.

I agree with you Bella, I say rock it! I believe the world would be extremely boring if we all looked alike. Unless you have an extreme self confidence issue with it or it's harmful to your health, I say embrace your flaws. Sarah Jessica Parker is beautiful regardless!

I have gap teeth and I don't mind them, but if they bothered me I'd probably get them fixed. It really just depends on the person. If something bothers you that much then I say fix it, if it doesn't bother you then let it be.

I voted for team mole but I don't think hers looks that good, always coated in a thick layer of foundation. I don't like makeup very much...

i just wonder, why now? after all this time, why did she wait until now? did her timing have anything to do with the SATC movie (the directors maybe wanted her with mole in the movie?)

Maybe she got it removed because the dermatologist told her to. Could it have been precancerous or something?

I have a mole on one of cheeks, and its small. It looks nothing like SJP's mole. I hate that mole since I was a child and wanted it removed. I think that its great to alter herself if she doesn't like a certain part of herself. If a small flaw is damaging to your self-esteem, then I would say go ahead and change it. And its about time that SJP removed that mole.

I have gap teeth too, in front. I didn't used to mind them, but recently I've been considering getting them fixed. I'm having second thoughts, though, I'm afraid I'll miss it when it's gone.

It all depends on how they feel about it themselves. I may not have a problem with a small flaw on a friend but if it's really bothering them, then they should do what they can to make themselves happy.

I have a mole in almost that exact spot. I embraced it until a couple of years ago when it started growing hairs and getting significantly bigger. It has doubled in size. I have an appointment to have it, and several other moles, removed. It's best to have them removed as a precaution anyway.

some moles are cute
stuff on the face is not cute
team removal please!

Its easier to say when tat imperfection is not on your face. I think wateva makes the person happy. I have a mole on the side of my mouth since I was a child. I have been going back and forth to whether I should get it removed.

I have a mole, ahem beauty mark (my preferred term) on my face and am on the fence about removal too. I'm leaning towards removal b/c I've never really liked it. Never been teased about it or anything, I just prefer my face without it.

I feel that this is really a question of how far would we go/should we go/believe it's ok to go in order to feel better about our appearance. And IMHO there is no one correct answer.

I believe that almost everyone (men too!) makes "adjustments" of her/his physical appearance so as to feel better about it - and in the process spends big (or bigger) bucks and time.

We dye our hair, straighten it, curl it, add extensions - all because we don't love it exactly as nature/genes gave it to us. We pluck our eyebrows because we don't like them bushy. We wear mascara to make our eyes look bigger, lipstick to make our lips look fuller and juicier, blush to look less pale and concealer to hide our blemishes. We wear heels to look taller and black because it's slimming. All of us can make a list of things we do to feel better about they way we look. But when enough is enough? Where do we draw the line between "it's ok to change this since I do not like its ... original version" and "I should better accept it the way it is and not feel bad about it". Do you think there is one single rule that can apply to every case, every person, every "flaw"?

yuck, a mole on sarah jessica parker made her look more like a witch.. call me mean, but I think moles and gaps in teeth are really ugly.

I was the guy with the little gap that bothered me to death but all my friends liked it. It goes with your character. Well F that! I got braces at 20 with my own money and now I love my smile and all my friends can't believe I had a gap for that long.

I say if you wanna change your body, do it. Screw everyone else.

that mole was not an attractive feature on her.

They don't call them beauty marks for nothing!

If it's been checked out and deemed ok by a dermatologist, then I'm all for it.

Mother Nature doesn't like when you mess with her stuff. Most of the peeps in my family have the Lauren Hutton gap and some have gotten braces to close them. Mother Nature must have gotten pissed because the gap came back!

i'm wearing braces to correct a gap right now. i hate the braces and they make me somewhat self-conscious, but they'll be gone soon enough. the gap made me feel the same way, but it was never going to go away on its own.

and here's the thing. yeah, it added character, sure. but in your post, you called it a flaw, not a feature.

my gap is gone now, but i'm still in braces. do i miss the gap? not at all. do i still have character? hell yeah!

to alliallialli : go for it if you want to. braces are uncomfortable as can be while you get used to them, and i was pretty much miserable the first 6 months. it's been a year (most of the work is on my lower teeth now) and i don't notice them so much anymore. i never believed i'd ever say "it was worth it" but i know that's how i feel when it's all over.

I don't know because I usually here of people removing those because their doctor (not the plastic surgeon type) thought it would be a good idea and just doesn't seem the same as someone making drastic changes to please other people more than themselves. I actually like gaps. I'm so tired of "perfect" Hollywood smiles recently, I've actually thought I'd like it if I had a little bit of a gap in my two front teeth.

Oh, and to answer the question about little "flaws", I typically like them. I think "perfection" gets boring and old and I don't necessarily consider "perfect" people attractive. The flaws are what make someone interesting and appealing to me.

I'm not sure if it's visible in the smaller view of my profile picture, but I've definitely chosen to 'rock' my mole. I used to hate it when I was really little and avoid the side of my face with my mole for pictures, but now I think I actually like it and can't imagine my face without this beauty mark ha. I also have the 'flaw' of a gap in my front teeth, about 1.5 mm which is larger than normal so I have considered invisalign or some kind of retainer since I'm not willing to get braces at this time in my life. Unfortuantely I have the situation where more than likely my gap would return after any form of correction. Soo hmm. I'll deal for now!

I have a largish raised mole just to one side of my nose and for most people, I think it rapidly becomes one of those things that is a part of my face but they don't really see. I was talking with my sister (who lives in another state) about it and she insisted she had no idea what I was talking about - she had to go find a picture.

I really dislike it, though, and I do plan to have it removed fairly soon. I tend to minimize its pigmentation with foundation, and I even got my nostril pierced on the opposite side to try to pull attention away from it. I have a flat mole (a traditional "beauty make" just below my lower lip - I'll keep that one for uniqueness' sake.

its nasty, glad its not on me...

I have a raised freckle on my nose. it's a cute one right in the middle. i've had it removed but it decided to come back (could by the dermitologist's fault but whatever) and i can't decide whether I should do it again. It's never bothered me and most people don't notice it. The ones who day and say something find that it gives my mostly flawless skin character and shows that i have flaws too- that i'm normal. i think if a person if uncomfortable with a mark on the face then go for getting rid of it but hey it's whatever.

a person should be able to what they want to their body and it's rather small and what does it matter whether someone gets it removed? we shouldn't pressure our friends to like or dislike something about themselves. We should encourage them to have self-confidence and if it grows through something else, so be it

I think the timing is wierd in that she had that mole for what 40ish years now and never had it removed before. I know recently a lot of tabloids have been saying she looks like a witch but I would hope that wouldn't be the deciding factor. Maybe something happened and she jsut decided to go for it. Maybe it's soemthing she's always hated who knows? It's her choice I just hope it was bout her feelings and not based on catty comments

I'm sorry, but I never understood why ppl with tooth gaps never have it fixed.
I also think that ppl who say it looks "cute" are just being nice.
Imperfections are one thing, but something that obvious and that easily fixable is just not attractive. And I bet anyone who says it is, wouldn't want it for themselves.

Good for SJP that she had that mole removed. It wasn't as noticeable as the one on Enrique Iglesias, but still it was on her face so clearly that would bother you more over it having it elsewhere on your body.

I don't know.. that may sound kinda harsh, but I find it SO annoying when ppl are all "be happy with what you have.. why would you want to change what god gave you" blah blah blah. My question is why the hell not? If someone hates something about themselves, and can safely have it changed, then why should they worry about other ppl judging them? It doesn't automatically they're insecure and all the typical bs ppl throw at them. Get over yourselves. It does not make you a better person.

I've never had any form of plastic surgery done, but I'm all for it, provided that it's not overdone a la Joan Rivers, and that it's not ludicrous like butt implants.

I loved her mole, have no idea why she's saying she hasn't removed it, when she clearly has.

"I also think that ppl who say it looks "cute" are just being nice."

I'm not being nice. I like it, period and I'm the only person who decides that and I do NOT find it unattractive and frankly it's very catty and somewhat high-handed to think everyone needs to fix it because some random person doesn't like it. And no one said telling someone they look fine the way they are makes them better. I'm not all for plastic surgery and I can make up my own mind about what I like and what I think. It's not for someone else to say.

"It's her choice I just hope it was bout her feelings and not based on catty comments"

I completely agree.

GO TEAM MOLE!! hip hip hooray!

I don't even like Cindy Crawford's mole...........

Her mole was endearing. Now, the women who have those great big hairy obvious things on their faces need real help.

But, I don't care if she had it removed or not. When I'm watching her on screen it's not the mole I'm looking at, it's her acting, and she's great at it.

Does anyone ever really read the long posts?

tko, yes, I do. A lot of people probably don't, but for the few of us that do I hope they continue. They are usually well thought out and show that the person writing them has a lot of passion about the subject, whether for or against.

lol, God bless you Mykie!

I have a largish raised mole on my neck (in the front). I've never really disliked it but never really loved it either. I think I just accepted it as a part of me. But, this year I've been thinking about having it removed and my mom says I probably need to get it removed anyway b/c of skin cancer and such. But, I really don't mind beauty marks that much at all except for one of my teachers last year had this one that had a really long hair on it and it bothered me a lot. luckily, mine is not hairy! Also, i never try and cover it up with foundation because it looks very strange. I hope people will realize that moles are called beauty marks because beauty should be unique!

I had a beauty mark in the same place as Cindy Crawford. Cute when I was younger, but it was definitely getting bigger as I got older, and my dermatologist said it would likely keep growing for another 20 years! That sealed the deal and it came off. I wanted the scar to be as minimal as possible. No regrets.

i have a mole that my boyfriend thinks is sooo adorable, but i hate it and i want it gone

I didn't like the mole but I don't think it should be about what I or anyone else likes. If it really bothered SJP, then good for her for getting rid of it. I hope she didn't do it because of peer pressure though. I like Cindy Crawfords mole, I think it makes her look sexy. But if she chose to get it removed, I wouldn't dislike her for it.

If I were her, I would have gotten it removed.

But I go either way on this. I have a single freckle above my right eyebrow, and another on my bottom lip, and while they're not immediately obvious or as prominent as a mole, they definitely throw off my facial symmetry. Nevertheless, I like them, and absolutely avoid trying to cover any up with make-up.

As for teeth, I never had a gap, but my teeth weren't perfect so I'm sporting braces. Maybe my crooked teeth upped my "uniqueness" factor, but they trashed my self-esteem, so they're out!

People have a right to their own bodies, and I don't think any individual should consider the opinion of another when deciding what's beautiful on themselves.

Moley moley moley....

Dear Francoisehardly:

Brava, madame. My sentiments exactly.

I also think cost is a major issue. There is a difference between going into debt to fix a few moles and spending 0.000001% of your disposable income. When you're at a point when risking your financial future for minor cosmetic adjustments seems like a good idea, you might need to have a sit down with somebody and re-evaluate your priorities. However, I think wanting to fix a few things at no great personal cost is fine.

I don't know why she waited after the SATC movie.. that thing looked like a mountain on screen....

I usually really like moles - I have a family one on my cheek (but it's the flat kind that looks like a beauty mark) that I love, and I always say that moles and beauty marks are like a decoration for your face - like I love Cindy Crawford's and all of Rachel McAdams', but I think it depends on the person. I personally never liked SJP's, but then I have a friend who has a mole at the top of her nose (I know that sounds bad, but she is so beautiful) and I love how it looks on her. However, I think if it's something that really bothers you and you have the means, go ahead...

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i think that mole makes her really unique!

I think she may have taken it off for a medical reason. Moles can become cancerous if they're allowed to grow. I had a mole on my back that I had removed because my aunt who is a dermatologist said it's best if I removed it. She didn't charge me, so I know she did it out of true concern than making money.

Didn't you read this > "Sarah Jessica Parker's chin mole, which she just had removed for cosmetic and not medical reasons." It was removed for COSMETIC purposes! Anyway I think it is a signature look for her including her nose. She shouldn't change the way she looks because that is what she is known for but whatever floats your boat i guess...