Cosmetic Surgery; A World Wide Trend
The days of the freak show may be over but the human fascination with physical appearance is stronger than ever (Simmons 45). According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, nearly 8.5 million people in America had some form of cosmetic surgery during 2001. That's a whopping 48% more than the previous year, despite a national recession. Yet having more techniques to control our appearance doesn't lead to greater individual freedom. Instead, it makes us feel as though we have to do everything possible to conform to the accepted ideal. And our sense of failure is doubled if, after all, we still don't look 'perfect'. But while some people embark on a ruthless regime of self-control in this quest for 'perfection', others rebel against the pressure to conform by dramatically changing their appearance (Simmons 89). The only cause that would make cosmetic surgery needed is someone having a pysical deformity. Otherwise, people have it for self assurance, self confidence and to all out feel good. People with disabilities, who have some clear physical difference from this ideal, come under even more pressure to conform. Cosmetic surgery, for example, can be used to alter the distinctive facial features of people with Do
You never how far people will go for perfection, but if that what it takes them to be happy with themselves- then so be it. The only way to be happy in life is to be happy with yourself and to be happy with yourself you have to be happy with the way you look. So what if you spend thousands of dollars on plastic surgery, in the end it is all worth it and you come out feeling a hundred times better. Life is short and you should be happy while you are alive, so go for it! The American Society for Aestheic Plastic Sugery (ASAPS), estimated that in 2001 over 8.5 million surgical/non-surgical procedures were performed. From 1997-2001 there has been a 304% increase, and 48% of that increase has happened in 2000-2001 alone. The top five surgical procedures that were performed in 2001 were as follows; lipoplasty (385,000), eyelid surgery (246,000), breast augmentation (217,000), rhinoplasty (177,000) and facelift (117,000). The top five non-surgical procedures were; bolutinum toxin injections, botox, (1.6 million), chemical peel (1.4 million), collagen injections (1.1 million), microdermabrasion (915,000) and laser hair removal (855,000). Women had 7.4 million (88%) of those procedures performed on them, while men only had 1.1 million (12%) surgeries done( ASAPS 2001). wn's syndrome. Prosthetic limbs look so much like the real thing that only those in the know can tell the difference. But this assumes that people with disabilities are dissatisfied with how they look and that other people won't accept them unless they imitate some notion of 'normality'. The surgeon's scalpel has become a double-edged sword, but who determines our templates for beauty? (Grandy 111). And how attractive are they? There are many causes why people ch
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