New Technology For Plastic Surgery Emerging

In the article entitled "Teens Under the Knife" written by Kaitlyn Ali and Tiffany Lam readers are informed on the possible risks that are exposed to teens who have cosmetic surgery. Ali and Lam state, "There are many risks in plastic surgery, such as permanent numbness, infections, blood clots, and even death" (par. 9). The developing bodies of teens are still changing which could lead to altering the effects or future displacement of the surgical procedure. The article states, "Because teens ' bodies are still developing, what [teens] change now may not look the same in a year. What feels like a big nose at 11 might be perfect once the face is done growing. With surgery, it could end up looking worse later" (par. 9). This article helps identify that plastic surgery can potentially cause even more emotional and physical damage to teenage patients in the future. In order to fix this problem, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery should strengthen the guidelines for evaluating teenagers by requiring all potential cosmetic surgery patients that are under the age of 18 to be screened by professional psychiatrists and medical doctors to ensure physical and mental stability before proceeding with the desired surgical process. This is necessary because cosmetic procedures can interfere with the growth cycle of the developing body and the emotional state of teenagers which can cause serious health complications and possibly more surgical procedures in the future.

Now, the interesting thing is young ladies around eighteen years old and up spend a huge amount of money to have Botox injection in their faces to get their lips and cheeks bigger. It doesn’t make sense to me. When it comes to the old famous singers or actors such as Madonna, most of them these days have fillers and Botox injections to get rid of their face wrinkles. Their purpose is to keep themselves look younger than their ages. Although all the efforts to look younger, some celebrities failed on that. As a result, they look unnatural. For example, Madonna in age of fifty-eight years old succeeded to look younger in her face. But when it comes to her hands, she has hands of a grandmother. Therefore, it is better for us to live all the stages of our

People have become so unhappy about their bodies that they have turned to the only possible quick solution, which is plastic surgery. “The AAFPRS survey found a 31% increase over the previous year in the number of requests motivated by prospective patients’ concerns about how they appear on social media”(Sass). Sometimes it's not even that people want to change their bodies because of an ideal mental image they have of themselves, but because they want to change to look more like someone else. Images of celebrities are influencing people to want to change their bodies because they want to have features that are more similar to theirs. In the New York Times article “Looking Good on Facebook: Social media Leads to Spikes in Plastic Surgery Requests” it is mentioned that plastic surgeons say women want arms like Michelle Obama, and Kate Middleton's nose is the most requested facial features among plastic surgeries in the U.K (Sifferlin). There has also been an increase in teenagers undergoing cosmetic procedures. Dr. Richard Ellenbogen, CEO of Beverly Hill Body, tells “People” website that the increase in teen plastic surgeries is directly related to the surgery of the stars of their reality shows, and the acceptance of cosmetic procedures on social media (Olay). Plastic surgery is becoming more popular because it is the only

The number of people who want to look as young as possible through cosmetic and operational methods is increasing enormously. About 40,000 Austrians - 90 percent of women - put themselves under the knife each year. And nearly 11,5 million cosmetic surgeries were performed in the U.S in 2005

Besides Photoshop, plastic surgery is a permanent way to change any physical characteristic. There are things one can change, without having to go through any knife or injection— the way they dress, hairstyles, and working out. When it comes to our image plastic surgery has provided an easy yet dangerous solution to fix what one considers their imperfection/ flaw. It is not only adults; teens are also getting cosmetic surgery which only is deteriorating the youth. Stated in the article Pretty Unreal, “Last year in the United States, more than 300,000 teens are 18 or younger had some sort of cosmetic surgery done” (Mehta, Sparling. 288). An increasing number of teens are getting cosmetic procedures done; plastic surgery has become common with in different age groups and families. Personally in my family I know many teens and adults that have gotten plastic surgery, liposuction, nose jobs, to butt jobs. I believe that teens my age should not be worrying about getting procedures done because there are many risks involved. Adolescence is taken away due to constantly worrying about physical image.

Did you know more than 16 billion dollars was spent on Cosmetic Surgery in 2016? (ASPS 2017) Throughout the many decades, cosmetic surgery had become widely known method to enhance an appearance. In recent years, this procedure has become prominent not only among adults but also among adolescents however, popularity does not mean it is safe and the best option. There are numerous negative effects of cosmetic surgery that people, especially adolescents should consider before undergoing such procedures. Some negative effects of cosmetic surgery are high expenses, high medical risks, promotion of unhealthy body image and adverse psychological conditions.

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,

Another way that photo shop portrayed in the media is negatively affecting society is the increase in use of plastic surgery among teens and young adults. Supporters of cosmetic surgery for teens say: A teenager's emotional maturity should not be measured by age, as each individual is different. Rather, a cosmetic surgeon should carefully interview a teenager, and, when practicable, a teen's parents, to assess the maturity and emotional stability of the child. Cosmetic surgery is a viable means of helping teenagers with cosmetic flaws improve their self-esteem (“Teenagers and Cosmetic Surgery”). Although plastic surgery can improve a teenager’s self-esteem, the surgery wouldn’t be needed in the first place if it

As an advocate of self-confidence, I say that if there is something out there that you can do to make you feel better about yourself, without causing you any harm, go for it – and that includes cosmetic procedures, which are already so normal in today’s society. Youth is coveted, and with good reason, so it makes sense that many turn to plastic surgery and Botox to maintain a natural-looking younger appearance.

Innovative technological advancements in plastic and reconstructive surgery have led to a multitude of procedures that are specifically designed to enhance an individual 's appearance. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons ' 2016 National Plastic Surgery Statistics Report, the number of breast enhancement procedures performed annually continues to rise.

Cultural context: Many celebrities in the western culture are fearful of getting old. They think getting older symbolize death, so they turn to plastic surgery to look younger.

Also body image has a huge role on the impact upon a young women’s experiences. There is many pressures for young people to look like all these celebrities, they want to change their body image and looks just too known as a prefect girl. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) has the most relevant research for young women who has had some plastic surgery done, for example from their statistics 236,356 cosmetic plastic surgery procedures were performed on 13-19 year olds in 2012. Nearly half of all cosmetic surgical procedures performed on teenagers are nose reshaping procedures. More than 8,500 breast augmentations were performed on 18-19 year olds in 2010, up 3% from 2009. These statistic are shocking as these young girls are seeing

Famous actress and model Patricia Heaton once said “Plastic surgery is like the big elephant in the Hollywood living room,” (Brainy Quotes). For celebrities, a plastic surgery operation is just another trip to the doctor’s office. After all, in this day and age, image is everything. We see this in high profile professions, and in large cities across the country. However, recently in Beverly Hills, California, girls as young as 16 are getting nose-jobs as a “Right of Passage” to fit in. This is a trend that has moved beyond the big city, and with 250,000 teens getting cosmetic surgery a year, it’s becoming all too normal. Bullying, media, and just plain vanity are causing children and teens everywhere to go under

As it starts to become more and more popular to get lip injections, nose jobs, etc. just to change something simple about themselves, they don’t tend to take into consideration the problems that can occur as well as the reality of the aftermath. They may not research the pros and cons to getting surgery because they just want to feel better about themselves, they want to look prettier but what they don’t realize is that they still have some growing up to do, not only physically but mentally as well. Physically they may still be trying to develope and grow, mentally maybe they still need time to realize that there is really more to it then changing one thing about themselves. It seems that these days, teens are running to get in line at the plastic surgeon 's office, looking to change their appearance, but really how young is too young?

According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons in the United States 14.6million cosmetic surgery procedures were performed in 2012. Cosmetic procedures range from skin rejuvenation to cleft palate repair. The most popular age range of cosmetic surgeries performed is 40 to 54 years old. Most of us are self conscious about how we will appear in the future. Our self conscious feelings towards our body image affects us psychologically and psychosocially by our own body-self image, sexual relationships, social interactions esteem and self worth. As we age our body dissatisfaction increases and in order to increase our body self image and esteem we proceed to undergo cosmetic surgery procedures.