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Plastic Surgery

            
             Living in a society where everyone is practically judged by image, why do some people question the assets behind plastic surgery? Girls want to have the body like Britney Spears and the guys want the body of Brad Pitt because in the eyes of the general public to be "beautiful" you have to look like them. If a teenager is growing up over weight more than likely they have been teased by peers and often wanted to change something about themselves. I ask this, if it is wrong to change "what God gave you" then people should be looked differently upon if they dye their hair or go tanning. Plastic surgery is changing something about ones self that they don't like. Whether it is for bigger breasts in females or larger calves in males it can basically be correlated along with the simple act of dying ones hair.
             It is hard growing up with something about yourself that you do not like. On covers of practically every magazine we see physically fit and beautiful male and female models. That sends the message to viewers; "This is beautiful. Look like this to fit in." Being thin and in shape is shoved down our throats every day, so I say to those who aspire to look like the models, use everything our society has to offer. Most people do know that diets do not always work, and when one is desperate to flake off their excess pounds there should be no negativity when it comes to their choice of getting an operation to make themselves feel better about how they look.
             A twenty-four year old woman from British Columbia Canada was very satisfied with her almost perfect body. She had the height and the great legs, but her stomach was just not appealing to her eyes. She had tried every diet and nothing seemed to work. She had cut back on her red meat intake and stuck to the boneless skinless chicken breasts and in the course of ten weeks she had only lost three inches around her waist. Due to this she had become quite depressed and began looking into invasive operations that could help boost her self confidence.


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1. Americans and Plastic Surgery

... – like breasts that defy gravity – it's becoming a new bodily norm" (Bordo 1). The modern sense of the word beauty is defined by massive amounts of cosmetic plastic surgery which alter an otherwise naturally beautiful woman into a homogenous countenance where those considered beautiful all have to look like they came out of the same mold. Anything that ventures outside ... are also a plethora of benefits which aid people with physical deformities which were either caused by birth or by some lifetime trauma (Erhardt). For researchers investigating this branch of plastic surgery, they a...

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2. Plastic Sugery is bad

... in 1787. Dr. Mettauer performed the first cleft palate operation in the New World in 1827 with instruments he designed himself" (The History of Plastic Surgery, ASPS and PSEF). What this tells of the history of plastic surgery is that plastic surgery was originally meant to help out the person who had an obvious and hurtful imperfection. And as said on the American Society of ... done to approximate a normal appearance." Most surgeries that are performed are cosmetic, because many people find things wrong with themselves and want to change them. And over the years, plastic surgery faced...

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3. Plastic Surgery

... hands and noses that had been cut off as a punishment for adultery. Modern plastic surgery methods originated after World War I. Plastic surgery benefits one's appearance, but its effects can be tremendous. There are many types of surgery, and one of them is plastic surgery. According to the Webster's Dictionary, plastic surgery is the "branch of surgery, dealing with the remodeling of any portion of the human body that has been ... , and white heads around the area where the stitches were removed are some of the risks. Bleeding, infection, and slowness to heal are also temporary risks. ...

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4. Cosmetic Surgery - Beauty or Beast?

... of looking or feeling better should not make people blind to their health which they are exposing to threat. In more severe cases, plastic surgery can cause many health problems which may be life-threatening. Undergoing plastic surgery can open doors for bacterial or viral infections and allergic reactions to medications which can result in unwanted scars, irreversible nerve damage, internal ... and can improve quality of life. A study performed by a social worker and two psychiatrists reported by the American Psychological Association showed that many patients felt better about themse...

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5. Teens and plastic surgery

... of these teenage girls get depressed about their looks, and sometimes they can even become suicidal because they feel as if the don't fit in. They seem to think that plastic surgery will be a quick fix to their problem, and they will be "cured" of their depression if they could just fix whatever it is about themselves that bothers them. "Opponents to ... teenage plastic surgery feel that some teenagers are picking the easiest and fastest solution while actually avoiding the root problem" ( Battalion). These procedures cost upwards from one thousand dollars, and often enough are ... to ...

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6. The History and Development of Modern Day Plastic Surgery

... he did the first cleft palate operation in the United States with tools that he designed. However it was not until the World War of 1914 that plastic surgery really took off. World War 1 advanced plastic surgery procedures in knowledge because of ghastly wounds inflicted on the battlefield. Doctors were appalled by the abundant amount of "shattered jaws, blow-off noses and lips and ... aping skull wounds" imposed by new warfare technology used in the war. Plastic surgery was not only used in the United States but in countries around the world such as Britain, France, Germany, Russia and...

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7. The Social Pressures of Cosmetic Surgery

... look a certain way. The meaning of beauty has completely changed because of the pressures of what is considered perfect and the extremes of plastic surgery to achieve perfection. When people see women that do not look the way a created programmed image looks, it is immediately criticized. Thinking ... prompting some people to go under the knife, simply so they can project a better image in cyberspace. "I have seen a significant increase in plastic surgery requests specifically because of how people perceive how they appear online," Dr. Schulman says "(Luciani). Not only is it such a narr...

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8. Increase use of plastic surgery

... is on the inside, not how someone's physical appearance is or how another person looks with someone that has beauty. Some people may believe that plastic surgery is not used for materialistic or superficial needs, but to correct a physical defect that was caused by an accident or at birth. In this case, ... huge effect on peoples lives and in some cases their values, things that are shown more and more get accepted over time. With the case of plastic surgery, it has been used increasingly over time and has become socially acceptable. This is proven by statistics that show the overall num...

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9. Plastic Surgery

Living in a society where practically everyone is judged by image, it's easy to see why so many people are turning to plastic surgery. For years, we have altered our appearance through various forms of cosmetic plastic surgery. Girls want to have the body like Britney Spears and the guys want the body of Brad Pitt because in the eyes of the general public, to be ... been the solution for many people to change their image for numerous different reasons. There are many types of surgery, and one of them is plastic surgery. According to the Webster's Dictionary, plastic surgery is the "branch of ...

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