How can this come about? By implementation of a national policy that prohibits surgeons from operating on teenagers without parental consent (Milner, 2004; Apple, 1995; Arnstine, 1987). While it may seem our culture is concerned only with capitalism and the gain of economic surplus (Bell, 1975) there are many real reasons young teenagers ask for surgery
Adults undergoing surgery are more likely to make wise decisions because their brains are fully matured and because their bodies have stopped growing. Opponents to teenage plastic surgery suggest it is not moral or ethical to conduct surgery on someone under age 25 whose brain and other vital organs have not fully matured (Blum, 2003)
Adults undergoing surgery are more likely to make wise decisions because their brains are fully matured and because their bodies have stopped growing. Opponents to teenage plastic surgery suggest it is not moral or ethical to conduct surgery on someone under age 25 whose brain and other vital organs have not fully matured (Blum, 2003)
Plastic surgeons do much more than breast augmentations and noses jobs after all. Many teenagers suffer from congenital problems that require correction; in such cases they should have the ability to seek quality care if they so desire, whether it is an elective procedure or not (Milner 42)
Nichols & Good (2004) note that the medial and those involved in capitalism often do not concern themselves with the plight of the individual; rather then focus more on the financial gain they might realize by targeting young consumers. It is no surprise the media is interested in targeting young people with the financial wherewithal to buy whatever they need, including a pretty "face" (Nichols & Good, 30)
Other procedures that are gaining popularity are Botox injections (to remove wrinkles), cosmetic dentistry, and pectoral implants. Men in their twenties prefer to enhance their nose, while those in their thirties and up prefer facelifts and eyelid surgery (Andruss, 2002)
In 2007, the numbers grew 283% to 1,098,550 (ASAPS, 2007). Plastic surgeons also noted at least a 10% increase in their male patients (Troy, 2004)
e., at least 5 to 6 years of approved surgical training, including a 2 to 3-year residency in plastic surgery; requirement of being in practice for at least 2 years and having passed comprehensive written and oral exams in plastic surgery (Begoun, 2005)
She is convinced by her experience with cosmetic surgery that surgeons "will take a patient on, even if the surgery is unnecessary." (De-Ville, 2004) Botched Overseas Surgeries 2006 report in "The Age," Australia issues a warning about how "cheap" cosmetic surgery overseas can go wrong
, doing it for oneself rather than for someone else, and having a realistic expectation from the procedure. (Grayson, 2003) Another major reason for the increasing trend towards cosmetic surgery is the intense competition in the business world and the bias against older people in the workplace: the widespread perception that an older person is less updated and less efficient in getting a job done
Removal of the superficial layer is usually done with ultrasonic liposuction. (Levine, n
Many of us will decide to have surgery just to keep up with the surgeries of others. Surgeons reported to me that this is often how they get patients" (Blum 2005)
Fifty-one-year-old mother Sarah Burge, for example, grew famous for becoming a talk show regular as the 'Human Barbie,' based solely on the number of elective cosmetic procedures she had undergone. Burge "holds the Guinness World Record for undergoing the most plastic surgeries" (Duerson 2012)
The high school pupil is preparing to return to classes with a new-look nose, chin and ears after undergoing plastic surgery, aged 14. The teenager from Georgia, who has been haunted by taunts of 'Dumbo' and 'Elephant Ears' since the age of six, had the surgical treatment in an attempt to curtail the abuse and end her misery" (Goddard 2012)
7 million cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical procedures were performed and Americans spent $13.2 billion on these procedures, an astounding 457% increase since 1997" (Haas 2007)
' Normalizing elective cosmetic surgery is particularly damaging given the very real risks associated with the procedure. Tissue death, infection, and the risk of bleeding are inherent to any surgical procedure (Marcus 2010)
Although the industry often portrays this as an empowering decision of women to exercise control over their bodies and the aging process (and the majority of patients remain women), the motivation for cosmetic surgery has been linked to low self-esteem and body dysmorphic disorder in personality surveys of patients (Haas 2007). One follow-up study of plastic surgery patients found that patients had higher anxiety scores than those in a control group and higher rates of social phobia (Newell 2007)
Otherwise healthy, Magnan died due to complications from the surgery known as deep vein thrombosis (DVT). "While DVT is not common with cosmetic surgery…operations on the pelvis, buttocks and legs carry a much higher risk of causing the condition" (Tutton 2009)
On one hand, neither of these types of procedures is medically "necessary"; on the other hand, there is a fundamental difference between correcting an understandable source of social anxiety from a cosmetic deformity and the pursuit of physical "perfection" through cosmetic surgery (Levine, 2008; Tong, 2007). The Relationship between Self-Esteem Issues and External Cosmetic Fixes Volumes of empirical research as well as anecdotal data have documented the causal relationship between low self-esteem and obsessive concern over superficial appearance (Gerrig & Zimbardo, 2008)
Or D-cup or liposuction on a patient who is not at all overweight but merely self-conscious about a small fat deposit in a specific area of the body. On one hand, neither of these types of procedures is medically "necessary"; on the other hand, there is a fundamental difference between correcting an understandable source of social anxiety from a cosmetic deformity and the pursuit of physical "perfection" through cosmetic surgery (Levine, 2008; Tong, 2007)