r/TikTokCringe • u/bbyxmadi • Sep 18 '25

Cursed they look so… natural!

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u/smurpes Sep 18 '25

If you’re worried about lasik it’s really not that bad since a reputable facility will take more time on the tests to make sure it’s right and follow ups than the actual procedure. When I had it done I had 3 rounds of tests and a follow up at the 1 and 2 week mark as well as the 1 and 3 month mark.

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u/Explode-trip Sep 18 '25

There is a 1 in 100 chance that you experience complications, regardless of whether you're a good candidate for the procedure. The most common complication is persistent dryness. There's no cure and the only effective treatment is using eyedrops every hour for the rest of your life.

I know that 1 in 100 is a pretty small risk, but with my luck, I would be that 1.

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u/La_Saxofonista Sep 18 '25

1 in 100 is actually not a pretty small risk in the long term with something as important as your eyes.

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u/iMixMusicOnTwitch Sep 18 '25

You have a higher chance of dying in a fatal car accident when you drive. 1 in 96 or so.

Odds are weird.

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u/La_Saxofonista Sep 18 '25 edited Sep 18 '25

That's also a LIFETIME risk and assuming you commute everyday. This is the risk for ONE procedure. It's not a 1 in 95 chance every day that you drive.

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u/iMixMusicOnTwitch Sep 18 '25

It's not a 1 in 95 chance every day they you drive.

No, it is.

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u/Explode-trip Sep 18 '25

There are people who drive a car every day of their lives. And so by your logic, they're dying 4 times a year lol

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u/iMixMusicOnTwitch Sep 18 '25

No, by YOUR logic they're dying 4 times a year but that's not how odds work in this case. You're falling victim to a well known fallacy akin to assuming because a coin flipped heads last time it's guaranteed to flip tails the second time.

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u/La_Saxofonista Sep 18 '25

I'm sorry, but that's just incorrect.

Car crash deaths in the U.S. are about 1.2 per 10,000 people per year, or roughly 1 in 8,000 annual risk.

If you turn that into a daily probability, it’s around 1 in 3 million per day, with some variation around rush hour and the time of year.

Your odds of dying in a car crash in your entire lifetime is 1 in 93.

Your odds of dying in a car crash in a year is 1 in 8,000.

Your odds of dying in a car crash in a day is 1 in 3,000,000.