Why is Plastic Surgery Dangerous for Teenagers?

 Why is plastic surgery dangerous for young teenager?

In today's society, the picture of beauty is a model with a tinny waist, larger hips, and bigger breast. Because society portrays this to women starting at such a young age, most girls truly believe this. This especially starts to play a big role in their lives starting around puberty, ages 10-15. Young women truly believe they need to look like these models, the easiest way to achieve this, and to fix themselves is cosmetic or plastic surgery. Although most think cosmetic surgery and plastic surgery there is a slight difference. Cosmetic surgery is plastic surgery for improving a person's appearance by restoration of damaged areas of skin removal of wrinkles or blemishes, etc. (Mifflin, 2002) Plastic surgery is the branch of surgery dealing with the repair or replacement of malformed, injured, or lost organs or tissues of the body, chiefly by the transplant of living tissues. (Mifflin, 2011)

Plastic surgery is dangerous for young teenager because of media in our world today, it has placed with importance and high significance on the physical characteristics of young adults. Teenagers today are considering treatments that could cause them potential harm due to the fact that their bodies are still growing and maturing. Cosmetic surgery changes your appearance by altering or reshaping parts of your body that function normally but don't look the way you want. Before you proceed with cosmetic surgery, consider expenses, risks, recovery, expectations, etc. (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2016, para.3)

The reason I picked this topic is because my sister has been interested in cosmetic surgery for years. And I completely believe she is too young, and also I think social media has a larger role in her thoughts.

Another huge factor of social media is that it also causes other problems for young girls like anorexia, depression, and which all can evolve to them thinking for plastic surgery. Bullying is a huge aspect of plastic surgery although I do not agree teen with plastic surgery, I certainly do not approve of childhood plastic surgery. At this young age children

There are many risk factors can occur in cosmetic surgery in teens. The biggest risk factor in teen plastic surgery is that adolescence bodies are still growing. Average young woman gains weight between the ages of 18 and 21, and that is likely to change her desire or need for breast augmentation and liposuction. (Zuckerman, 2012, para. 5)

Gender

Society today has brain washed not only today's women, but also the men to believe thatin order for a person to look beautiful, they must look like the images that are seen on television, inmovies, and on the cover of magazines. These images portray thin women and muscular men. TheHollywood figures that are so famous for their looks and bodies also encourage the belief that thinis beautiful. These images are plastered all over television shows, commercials, and magazineadvertisements. With all these visions of beauty that are seen everywhere, a person feels compelledto look just like those images.

Their results also suggested that women are more likely to undergo cosmetic surgery than men, and that older men report less desire to undergo cosmetic surgery than younger men. (Furnham, 2012, para.6)

Risks/ Recovery

Dissatisfaction is possible after any type of cosmetic surgery. Surgical complications are possible, too ” including excessive bleeding or infection at the surgical site. With all these visions of beauty that are seen everywhere, a person feels compelled to look just like those images. Although plastic surgery can improve patients' appearance and self-image through both reconstructive and cosmetic procedures, it can induce a lot of detriments whichmay lead to the perilous risks, even death

Recovery. After cosmetic surgery, you might need days, weeks or even months to recover. Understand the physical effects that might be part of your recovery, as well as how the surgery might affect aspects of your personal and professional life.

Addiction, Cost

Cosmetic surgery isn't covered by most health insurance plans. The cost varies depending on the procedure, ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars. Also, consider the cost of any follow-up care or additional corrective procedures.    

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