The Evolution Of Plastic Surgery

Plastic Surgery: The Risk of Perfection

In today’s society has paint a picture in which beauty is curvaceous goddess with fare complex and sex appeal. This portrayal of the standard of beauty has convinced and blind society to believe that on must achieve such look to be happy or feel good about them. These standards of beauty are projected through the media, magazines, advertisements and the ideal beautiful portray. Many people feel that the only way to achieve such looks is through the process of plastic surgery, women especially. Women feel an immense amount of pressure to achieve a certain look to be considered beautiful. Plastic surgery is a cosmetic procedure in which in helps to alter the appearance and functions of the body. Over

Society did not always have the option to surgically correct their flaws. We once lived in a world where living in our own skin and accept the cards we were dealt was the only option.. According to "The History and Evolution of Plastic Surgery" by A.B. Wallace, “ Some of the oldest records of plastic operations com e from India in which, constructed noses from the skin of the face or forehead for thieves who had been punished by loss of their nose”(Wallace 2013). During those times, plastic surgery was taboo and not in popular demand. Today there has been vast shift in the direction of how the public views cosmetic procedures. When an individual is seen as beautiful, they are thought to gain sense recognition from peers, social acceptance, and an increase in their self-esteem (Berscheid and Gangstead, 1982). The first signs of the public’s shift in perceptive of plastic surgery, was first seen in the early 1960’s ,when Barbara Streisand received attention for her nose and was questioned as to why she would not get it fixed. In the early 1920’s, Fanny Brice had undergone nose reconstructive surgery in order to gain publicity. During this time, the public was confused and outrage at her desperate attempt to gain attention, this would showcase the clear non-acceptance of plastic surgery (Haiken, 1997). Once the idea of plastic surgery began to gain acceptance from the public, the industry of

Today plastic surgery has been considered to be relatively simple and easy. Due to these advances in these types of procedures, there has been a decrease in risk factors when undergoing elective surgery and augmentation. Today’s medical techniques in the cosmetic world have allowed for better outcomes in cosmetic surgeries and success rates easier to achieve. Things such as, recovery time have usually inhibit ones daily function and activity, have been reduce and become more efficient. In our generation finding a plastic, it has become easy to find plastic surgeons that are reputable and have obtained years of experience, with a click of a button. These surgeries have become relatively convenient and successful, but due to medical advances there rise in variety of the type of surgeries available. The most common surgeries include liposuction, breast implants, Brazilian butt lift and Botox. Today medical advances have allowed for surgeries such as alterations to genitalia, stomach fat, eyelids, and more. These new surgical options have become convenient and proficient in helping to improve almost any physical feature an individual chooses to change or fix on their body. According to Northwestern University Medical School, “advances in technology will accomplish another transformation of the specialty, notably the recent advances in tissue engineering, the