Cosmetic Surgery: The Negative Effects Of Plastic Surgery

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Does spending thousands of dollars on a life-threatening procedure that does not guarantee the intended outcome sound worth it? According to Dugas, there is a 25-year history of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Nurses, which is the current standard you need to practice plastic surgery. Despite the credentials that are in place, plastic surgery can negatively affect a person’s physical, psychological and economic health. Everywhere we look we see advertisements of the most beautiful people, celebrities, models, makeup. It seems as though we cannot catch a break from this. When you turn on the TV there are multiple shows on plastic surgery which make it seem so easy to get that look you have been wanting. With millions …show more content…

For those people who are addicted to getting surgeries and altering themselves, is there anyone there to intervene? When a doctor refuses to perform any more surgeries because of too much scar tissue or risks to the patients that could put them in danger some take it to the next level. There are stories about people going international to find doctors who are willing to give them the procedure that they are seeking despite the dangers. According to The New York Times “as cosmetic surgery prices in the US rises Americans are looking abroad at Canada, the United Kingdom, Costa Rica and Singapore. It may be more affordable, but it’s not without risks.” Reported life-threatening injections causing hospitalization, comas and reported deaths often …show more content…

Plasticsurgery.com displays some of the most common procedures that people undergo. A Tummy Tuck costing around five thousand dollars, Botox around three hundred, a breast augmentation or reduction costing about five thousand dollars, a facelift costing around six thousand and so on. Without being in a position of to drop thousands of dollars at a time you will not be able to participate in this current craze of alterations. Some still seek to get these surgeries even if they are not financially able to. People go through the risks of finding under certified professionals to perform the surgeries and overlook the risks they are allowing just for a minor tweak on their body. This is most often when the risk of infection and death come in by using noncertified materials during implants and things along that line. The measures people are willing to go to are

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