Should cosmetic surgery in adolescents be legal? More teenagers are going “under the knife” to get breast implants, lip injections, or liposuction. Doctors are struggling with this topic today. Cosmetic surgery is surgery to improve a “normal” appearance. Body image is very important to teenagers. There are different influences that affect self esteem and how they see themselves. Social media is a main influence. Teenage celebrities are undergoing plastic surgery and it is being plastered all over social media, such as Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. The teenagers that are seeing these pictures may have unrealistic expectations as to how they should look. Cosmetic surgery comes with high risks, but can also help with psychological
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Teenagers feel the need to have their parents’ attention and approval. Criticism and neglect from a parent can affect how they look at themselves. Small comments like “that dress shows your love handles”, or “you’ve gained some weight” can really put a dent in a teenager’s self esteem. According to Amy Votava, in an article she wrote for “Mothering” magazine, positive body image begins with good parenting. She says that parents should talk to their kids about social media and body image. They should give positive reinforcements and never put them down, because it will only make them more self conscious. What parents say and do to their children affect how their children look at …show more content…
It causes them to have the desire to change their look. Some adolescents change their clothing or the way they do their hair, but others take the more extreme route and receive plastic surgery. There are many different types of plastic surgery that teens undergo. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) estimates that over 333,000 cosmetic procedures were executed on patients 18 years of age or younger, in the US, in 2005. One in four of those 333,00 surgeries were nose reshaping, ear surgery, breast augmentation, liposuction, chin augmentation, and tummy tucks. In addition, ASAPS reported that the most common plastic surgeries performed on adolescents are otoplasty, rhinoplasty, breast reduction, correction of breast asymmetry, and
Teenagers feel the need to have their parents’ attention and approval. Criticism and neglect from a parent can affect how they look at themselves. Small comments like “that dress shows your love handles”, or “you’ve gained some weight” can really put a dent in a teenager’s self esteem. According to Amy Votava, in an article she wrote for “Mothering” magazine, positive body image begins with good parenting. She says that parents should talk to their kids about social media and body image. They should give positive reinforcements and never put them down, because it will only make them more self conscious. What parents say and do to their children affect how their children look at …show more content…
It causes them to have the desire to change their look. Some adolescents change their clothing or the way they do their hair, but others take the more extreme route and receive plastic surgery. There are many different types of plastic surgery that teens undergo. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) estimates that over 333,000 cosmetic procedures were executed on patients 18 years of age or younger, in the US, in 2005. One in four of those 333,00 surgeries were nose reshaping, ear surgery, breast augmentation, liposuction, chin augmentation, and tummy tucks. In addition, ASAPS reported that the most common plastic surgeries performed on adolescents are otoplasty, rhinoplasty, breast reduction, correction of breast asymmetry, and