The Negative Effects Of Cosmetic Plastic Surgery

Plastic surgery is something the Western society is very familiar with. Billions of dollars are spent every year on these types of procedures The oldest type of plastic surgery is reconstructive, it developed out of need to treat wounded soldiers during wartimes and help them recover after. This type of plastic surgery is used to rebuild severely fractured bones, skin grafting, and implanting prosthetics. Plastic surgery was then introduced to treat birth defects like clef lip, and remove skin blemishes. This was the start of cosmetic plastic surgery, from the almost necessary correction of cleft lip for children to nose jobs, face lifts, and changing size of breasts on adults. Cosmetic surgery may be the most well-known form of plastic

Following a cosmetic procedure, patients may develop infection, disease or illnesses. Along with cosmetic surgery, complications such as: “paralysis of the face or other body parts, abnormal heart rhythm, airway obstruction, blood clots, brain damage, heart attack, malignant hyperthermia, nerve damage and stroke” are possible (Disadvantages). After surgery, patients may have to undergo a lengthy healing process. Healing takes days, months, or even forever depending on the patient (Disadvantages). Are the risks and process really worth the desired outcome?

In the past few years cosmetic surgeries popularity has increased, with wanting to look a certain way, the way that the media perceives body image for women, usually they use Botox, aesthetic surgery, and a reconstructive surgery; to fix facial features and body parts after a horrible accident. However the controversy begins is, how it can be harmful to every ones body and minds. Most people do not realize the damaging side effects with what is being injected into their bodies.

The trend for a number of women is to get breast augmentation as plastic surgery has become very popular in the United States due to consciousness of their appearance. Breast augmentation is the second most popular plastic surgery in the United States following liposuction. Breast augmentation consists of increasing the size, changing the shape, and altering the texture of the breasts of a woman. Many women get implants to make themselves stand out more and to have a great appearance, but there are many reasons that they should put the harmful effects into perspective.

Breast augmentation is rapidly becoming a common procedure among women in the United States. Shows detailing the surgery on TV station such as MTV and VH1 show mothers and their daughters getting implants together and teenage girls thrilled with their new 34-D chests. What most of these shows don't mention are the possible risks and painful recovery that come with the procedure. That breast implants are becoming more and more an accepted part of popular culture raises several questions. Are implants as safe and easy as they seem? Are women getting implants because they expect them to radically change their lives? More importantly, does our culture really believe that breast

Breast augmentation surgeries are the most commonly performed procedure regardless of the risks involved. Even knowing the risks a good majority of women

Plastic surgery may create jobs and money for professionals in the business. Someone may go in and pay for an expensive surgery, but that pays for the surgeon, receptionist, cleaners, and technicians. Although maintaining a body or image that seems perfect it is not why someone should undergo surgery. People should decide to have surgery because of personal psychological issues, accidental maintenance and hereditary or birth defects, not to abuse the opportunity and become someone who they are not.

the effectiveness of those acts, they’re exposed to crucial risks and consequences. Despite this trend towards increasing rates of cosmetic surgery, this appearance change strategy is not without numerous risks and consequences. Patients risk the development of physical conditions including persistent pain, blood loss, skin loss, scarring, skin discoloration, prolonged swelling, tissue death, infections, loss of sensation, nerve damage, cardiac and pulmonary complications, blood clots, fluid accumulation, deep vein thrombosis, asymmetry of facial features, wound separation, and poor healing. The few benefits I listed above, the drawbacks of plastic surgery are copious and severe. It’s extremely expensive, a single procedure ranges from tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Usually, plastic surgery can be associated with individuals that tend to be self-conscious or have low self-esteem. Acquiring cosmetic surgeries can significantly boost a person’s confidence and self-image. Normally, beautifying procedures are seen to improve psychological damage. Plastic surgery can be beneficial for mental health. Although this may be true, plastic surgery has become an addiction. The perception of beauty should not be held at the hands of surgery.

If one is considering cosmetic surgery I suggest reconsidering. Research shows cosmetic surgery can be a risky and costly procedure. Society is pressuring people to look more attractive. Media shows actors to be flawless and the public feels that one should be compared to these actors. Cosmetic surgery is becoming more popular is today’s culture. People are turning to cosmetic surgery for many reasons, some of them are not healthy.

One can argue that when one changes their outward appearance, all those compliments the person receives, can change their personality a bit. For example, a person that used to be very self-conscious about how they look would now become slightly more outgoing, because they feel better about themselves. When someone gets more attention from the opposite sex, after having done the surgery, that person would feel happier. Most people use facial plastic surgery for “correcting feature defects or improving the appearance; for example, removing birth marks, moles, scars and correcting disfiguring defects.” (Singh, 1)

To sum up, plastic surgery is aimed to make humanity look better. Thousands of people have these operations performed each year. However,

A cultural trend that has become prevalent among our society today is cosmetic and plastic surgery. Cosmetic surgery is surgery that corrects or modifies the appearance of a feature, or defect on the human body. Although plastic surgery can sometimes be used for treatment of injury or other health related issues. Surgery to improve appearance is widespread among our culture. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgery, there were 15.6 million cosmetic and plastic surgeries procedures done in 2014, bringing in as much as 12 billion dollars in revenue. Now even teens are receiving plastic surgery. In 2014 there were nearly a quarter million surgeries of teens as young as 13 years old. (ASPS) . However there are many health risks and side effects that are associated with these procedures. In addition, in some cases it can become addictive and there are also diseases that correlate with plastic surgery. An example would be Body Dysmorphic Disorder. Taken into account all of this, should cosmetic surgery be banned? This paper argues that cosmetic surgery has such a major impact on our culture and should be banned.

Plastic surgery is not the best choice for anybody because you never know what your final outcome is which Allison A. stated in 2008. Doctors cannot guarantee you will come out successfully from the surgery room. She also said that it is like a game where you do not know if you win at the end of the play. People turn to cosmetic products for better appearances but when it’s not enough or not satisfying to them, they turn to plastic surgery. They never think about the consequences of what they want to look like or the dangers and risks that are involved. Veronica S. (2007) believes that cosmetic surgery is more harmful than it is beneficial. Unnecessary surgery seems to put women in danger for the sake of Hollywood beauty. We all handle healing differently. Some may heal well and some won’t. Hykra (2005) states that if you have pre-existing health conditions cosmetic surgery can be really dangerous. He also reports that people with heart condition, diabetes, or if you are a smoker, or have allergies you may experience complications that others may not.

MedicineNet analyzes mental health risks as a result of unrealistic expectations of surgery. When a person engages in plastic surgery on the wrong grounds, they tend to be unsatisfied with their results. This causes stress and sometimes depression on the patient, which can also affect their physical health, due to delayed and/or prolonged healing time. It is critical for plastic surgeons to be specifically trained in psycho-therapy. During an initial consultation, the doctor must first determine whether the patient is emotionally stable. They look for things such as age, development, mental illness, whether the patient is realistic towards the outcome, whether the patient has recently undergone any sort of traumatic event, or any other factor capable affecting their mental health. Once this is assessed and the patient is cleared for surgery a whole new array of problems arise.