In 2015, the number of cosmetic surgery procedures performed in the United States was about 15.9 billion, resulting in over $12 billion spent. In this day and age, thousands are constantly striving for the look of “perfection” presented to consumers by the media and other influences. Considering that not everyone is born with their desired look, many are choosing to turn to cosmetic surgery because it allows a person to change something about themselves. In the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, the author depicts a society where its inhabitants strive for impeccability by scientifically altering everything and reversing the norms of our current society. One of the dilemmas that Huxley touches on is cosmetic surgery, creating a dystopia
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One of them is that fact that there are always health risks although many people chose to ignore them. Receivers of any cosmetic procedure will most often ignore the health risks because the desire of the results are so strong. There are various things that could go wrong with the surgery or post surgery, but “As beauty becomes a more visible part of medicine, health risks may become less visible” (Opposing viewpoints). Another con of getting cosmetic surgery is that for some, it will become an escape for dealing with insecurities. Cosmetic surgery has become so widespread that “for more and more teens, achieving the ideal look means scheduling time under the plastic surgeon's knife” (Gersdorff). The idea of being able to fix any insecurity defies and prevents self-acceptance. The increase in surgeries have led people to think that undergoing a surgery will make them more beautiful than their natural look. After a breast enlargement, an 18-year-old teen claimed said, “‘I just wanted to look normal, and now I do’” (Should People Strive For Beauty?). Cosmetic surgery is changing the mindset behind its consumers, leading them to believe that surgery is the new
One of them is that fact that there are always health risks although many people chose to ignore them. Receivers of any cosmetic procedure will most often ignore the health risks because the desire of the results are so strong. There are various things that could go wrong with the surgery or post surgery, but “As beauty becomes a more visible part of medicine, health risks may become less visible” (Opposing viewpoints). Another con of getting cosmetic surgery is that for some, it will become an escape for dealing with insecurities. Cosmetic surgery has become so widespread that “for more and more teens, achieving the ideal look means scheduling time under the plastic surgeon's knife” (Gersdorff). The idea of being able to fix any insecurity defies and prevents self-acceptance. The increase in surgeries have led people to think that undergoing a surgery will make them more beautiful than their natural look. After a breast enlargement, an 18-year-old teen claimed said, “‘I just wanted to look normal, and now I do’” (Should People Strive For Beauty?). Cosmetic surgery is changing the mindset behind its consumers, leading them to believe that surgery is the new