Cosmetic Cocaine: Representations And Medicalization Of The Body, By Cristina Odone
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Some people are content with their appearance and other people get plastic surgery to change the way they look. Cosmetic surgery is just as bad and addictive as drugs. All humans are susceptible to addictions, certain psycho-social conditions trigger the need for plastic surgery. Plastic surgery, as an addiction, can be explained as a “search outside oneself for something that is lacking on the inside”, as stated by A. Suissa, writer of the article “Addiction to Cosmetic Surgery; Representations and Medicalization of the Body”. Cosmetic surgery in all cultures is on the rise. Each culture 's views it differently. Such as, in Venezuela, and Argentina, it is socially acceptable, and even considered normal to have surgery as a young girl. In
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Cristina wrote
this based off of a woman who admits she is addicted to plastic surgery. The woman states that no matter how many warnings and regulations the government has in place, it is not going to stop someone from having cosmetic surgery. Our culture adores wrinkle free foreheads, and tight buttocks. She has been warned that “you’re taking a risk every time you go under the knife”. She calls her addiction her “high of choice”, and knows the surgeons and manufacturers will keep supplying her because it is a 2.2 billion dollar industry. Due to botched surgeries and health risks, the government wants to make sure patients know the risks prior to surgery. Based on the growing numbers and increased revenue, the government 's warnings are not being heeded.
Based on these sources, the conclusion I have come to is plastic surgery can most definitely be an addiction. I did not find the surgeons arguments convincing. It appears that it is such a large money making industry that the surgeons do not want to call it an addiction because of the negative connotations. I would have to believe the source that has experienced the addiction
Cristina wrote
this based off of a woman who admits she is addicted to plastic surgery. The woman states that no matter how many warnings and regulations the government has in place, it is not going to stop someone from having cosmetic surgery. Our culture adores wrinkle free foreheads, and tight buttocks. She has been warned that “you’re taking a risk every time you go under the knife”. She calls her addiction her “high of choice”, and knows the surgeons and manufacturers will keep supplying her because it is a 2.2 billion dollar industry. Due to botched surgeries and health risks, the government wants to make sure patients know the risks prior to surgery. Based on the growing numbers and increased revenue, the government 's warnings are not being heeded.
Based on these sources, the conclusion I have come to is plastic surgery can most definitely be an addiction. I did not find the surgeons arguments convincing. It appears that it is such a large money making industry that the surgeons do not want to call it an addiction because of the negative connotations. I would have to believe the source that has experienced the addiction