Cosmetic and Weight Loss Surgery

When we have a job that we love, we want to keep it no matter what. That’s understandable, but we have to be careful how far we actually go in order to keep it. There are things much more important than any job in the world like our health. Even for those who’s jobs, looks are everything. We all want to look our best at all time, especially if we are in the modeling business. There have been many issues with models and their ways of losing weight. These models have eating disorders that can truly harm them. The way that they do their weight lost can have terrifying consequences. These consequences many times cause them their lives or threats just as delicate. Due

The media has been perceived to be in fault for portraying thin women as perfect models ideals as such ,some will have different opinions stating that these images are false and un realistic expectations for young women by young women looking to deeply into their outer appearance it will manipulate them thinking they will not beautiful unless they change their appearance to look like these thin models doing so this can cause eating disorders and can also have effect on their mind which can lead to body dysmorphia. Referring to Eva Wiseman March 2016 in the Guardian website ,It is estimated that approx. up to one in 50 people suffering from body dysmorphia , it has also been said that at least 20 % of people who suffer from this condition receive cosmetic surgery because of it, Eva Wiseman et

The video Dying To Be Thin and both articles by Serpell all implicated that what society values as a perfect image has a direct impact on how people view themselves. Most people are not happy with some part of their outside appearance. Pop culture and reality shows display obsessions with perfection, plastic surgery, most times exploiting insecure people who are unhappy with their appearance. The perfect body is advertised on every media outlet and constantly seen in public. There are number of people looking for that “new” and “perfect body” repeatedly going to the doctors and other professionals as well as developing eating disorders enhancing their obsession about their appearance and how unhappy they are. Unfortunately, for some people this obsession goes beyond entertainment, for some people this unhappiness and obsession is not something that just

Looking good and being in shape is a top priority of today’s adults. According to the American Society of Plastic surgery (ASPA) 14.6 million cosmetic surgery procedures were performed in the United States in 2012. This is a 5 percent increase since 2011. The constant media advertisement of weight loss, sex appeal, and cosmetically enhanced beauty often leads to unrealistic standards of beauty and dissatisfaction in personal appearance. This overexposure to Hollywood beauty causes women to wonder how come they don’t look like that and often leaves them questioning what they can do to have a picture perfect body and face. According to the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA), the promotion of unhealthy standards of beauty by the media often leads to depression and dissatisfaction in personal appearance (Chittom 3). Media have a negative impact on women’s body image and how women respond to the media’s portrayal of what is beautiful by advertisements emphasizing the importance of physical attractiveness, using Photoshop and airbrushing techniques to alter images people see in advertisements, and disregarding healthy living.

In our modern superficial world, there are people who are solely known for their good looks. It doesn’t matter how beautiful you may be or how beautiful you may think you are, the media will distort your mindset to make you have an idea that you could be better one way or another. With the growing industry that is Cosmetic Surgery people can now copy and paste parts of their body, they don’t take a fondness for. The beauty standard that is demanded by society and the media has caused body-image issues, addiction to surgery, and the traumatic death involved in cosmetic surgery.

This show, along with “Extreme Makeover,” has created the standards for beautiful people. People are drawn to these shows because of their ability to make people believe that anything is possible through some cosmetic surgery. “Extreme Makeover” features two plastic surgeons, also, along with Dermatologists and Makeover Specialists that help transform the individuals that are picked to star on this reality TV show. People’s bodies are physically altered to meet the needs of society’s high expectations of what beauty looks like. While the people on these TV shows can look better through various operations, society should not dictate what a person should look

Studio6 has a goal, when we change our patient bodies, is to enable them to use their personal power more effectively and to have the external

Despite wanting a new look, or a boost of self- confidence, cosmetic surgery has major side-affects, is expensive, and can cause death, so is it really worth it?

As Beauty trends and societal standards become increasingly less realistic, more young adults are feeling pressured to commit to cosmetic surgeries in order to appear “normal”. Dr. Thomas Romo and Ann Kearney-Cooke, director of the Cincinnati Psychotherapy Institute,

Although having a weight issue, it’s not so back to lose weight. With its rise in popularity, it seems that every one is getting plastic surgery. The most popular procedure are breast augmentation, facelifts, and liposuction. They all have something in common and that’s that all these procedures are to create a better look for the inner self, as well as feeding into society’s

Elective cosmetic surgery either increases or decreases self-esteem. Often at times, people are too quick to surgery. Cosmetic surgery ads over judge the ability to perfect someone’s expectation. Consequently, cosmetic surgery is a luxury more than a medical procedure. Before turning to surgery, people need to have realistic expectations. After surgery, patients expect immediate results (Roberts). For young adults, they can adapt to more natural alternatives. Natural alternatives could include a healthier lifestyle. Although cosmetic surgery can improve self-esteem, it can also degrade self-esteem. A study followed adolescent girls through a thirteen-year segment. The results showed that women who succumbed to surgery provided more symptoms of depression. However, high expectations make self-esteem stay unimproved (Brooks).

Surgical weight loss surgery has become an increasingly popular choice for patients as well as health care providers. It has become a go to procedure to decrease many co-morbidities and BMI in obese patients (Edholm et al., 2013). As a future provider it is important for me to understand the complexity and possibility for me to care for these patients as the rate of individuals with this surgery has increased as well as understanding that many co-morbidities increase with age that surgical weight loss choices can be used to decreases these chances (Edholm et al., 2013). These options are considered safe practices for large weight loss however, there are not many studies on the long term effects of the surgery.

In recent years, plastic and cosmetic surgery has become more saturated in society through magazines, television programs, and advertisements that promise attractiveness and youth. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, in 2015, 17.1 million cosmetic procedures were performed in the United States, 115% increase from 2000 (1st) . The surge in available providers as well as lower costs and less invasive procedures appeal to the majority. Provided conditions under which the maintenance of outer appearance is made important, cosmetic surgery constructs the need as well as legitimization. The normalization of cosmetic surgery is the result of the 2011 chin obsession, 2013 butt trend, and the 2014 battle of the breasts and pecs. The desire for the perfect pout in 2016 ultimately brought significant change and popularity to cosmetic surgery.

As with any surgery, there comes benefits and risks. It is on an individual basis that these

Somewhat surprisingly, patients did not report significant improvements in body image quality of life.” (Sarwer, 268) It seems the long-term effects are not quite yet 100% certain so far, so one cannot say that plastic surgery makes a person`s life better for the rest of his or her life.