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Plastic Surgery

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Plastic Surgery

Most of us don't like some aspect of our appearance, whether it's sagging eyes or excess weight in particular areas, to name a few complaints. Lately a record numbers of Americans are doing something about it by having plastic surgery. Since 1995, the number of cosmetic procedures, which range from liposuction to facelifts, has almost tripled (English 23). Is that a healthy choice-or a dangerous trend? Aging has become the field of the future for plastic surgeons whose patients have reasons not always valid in the search for youth and beauty.

Many startling statistics surround the topic of plastic surgery. The strong economy of the 1990's, and the decrease in the average amount of children, is what many credit for the excess income that has allowed for "discretionary spending" on plastic surgery. An opportunity to improve one's self-image at what seems to be a fair deal. Cosmetic surgery fees, as reported by the Sun-Sentinel, range from a modest six thousand for a complete facelift to a meager five hundred for a partial chemical peel. Once you have completed a consultation with the chief surgeon, or a patient coordinator, a financial arrangement is typically available through some type of assistance program. While women make up most patients, (Neimark 9), men represent 13% of current patients. This trend has been on the rise mainly because of the mainstream acceptance society has of plastic surgery. In addition, the expectations of women are strongly based upon their physical beauty, especially in the workplace. Yet some link the psychological need for an acceptable body image to the fact that plastic surgery helps emphasize the feminine and masculine features that many desire. Is this national ob...

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...go have any operation unless it's absolutely necessary.

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Bergal, Jenni and Schulte, Fred. "Cosmetic Surgery: Lack of Regulations

Heightens Surgical Risks." Sun-Sentinel. 30 Nov. 1998.

English, Bella. "He Nipped…She tucked more and more couples are

discovering that Plastic Surgery isn't just for women anymore." Boston Globe. 2 April 2001.

Gottlieb, Scott. "Plastic Surgery rockets as baby boomers search for youth and

beauty." British Medical Journal. 10 Mar. 2001.

Kaminer, Wendy. "American Beauty." The American Prospect. Princeton. 26

Feb. 2001.

Neimark, Jill. "Change of Face…. Change of Fate." Psychology Today.

May/June 1994.

Stuart, Liz. "More and more ordinary people are splashing out on aesthetic

Plastic surgery, but it's not to be taken lightly." The Guardian. 17 Feb. 2001.

In this essay, the author

  • Opines that plastic surgery is a healthy choice or dangerous trend, since the number of cosmetic procedures has tripled since 1995.
  • Explains that the strong economy of the 1990's, and the decrease in the average amount of children, has allowed for "discretionary spending" on plastic surgery.
  • Argues that plastic surgery can control what the future has in store for the aging process.
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