Insecurities happen to the best of us. Whether it’s a young supermodel or a senior citizen, our flaws stay with us until we decide to let go of them with time. Nowadays in America, people are infatuated with quick-fixes or they scrutinize their bodies until there is something to repair. There has been a significant rise in cosmetic surgery procedures not only in adults, but adolescents too. Since cosmetic surgery can be a high risk procedure and may have a deleterious impact on teenagers, states should work towards making laws to eradicate procedures performed on young people under the age of eighteen. Surgery is a dangerous procedure because there can be adverse side effects from the approach that a physician takes. Cosmetic surgery falls
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Once the standard of beauty changes, adolescents may regret the procedure they have done. Despite the temporary increase in self-confidence, cosmetic surgery is not always effective. Procedures like liposuction which removes areas of fat on the body to create a slimmer and more contoured look, may have to be redone if “you gain weight after the procedure” since “you may find it collecting in unlipo 'd areas on the body” (Kron, "Trimming the fat: When lipo works ... and when it doesn 't"). The most effective way of losing weight is through proper diet and exercise which needs to be vocalized instead of an acceptance to perform the surgical procedure. Allowing procedures like these on teenagers, leads to a need for a correction for the procedure or the desire for other procedures. Techniques like this are being used as substitutes for health regimens which can be harmful down the line. “The number of girls under age eighteen who received breast implants almost tripled from 3,872 to 11,326” (Cosmetic …show more content…
They are in the process of growing and developing which can alter the procedures done for them drastically. If a breast augmentation is completed by placing implants or lip augmentation is done, they may have to potentially come back for another procedure since it will transform with age and growth. It is better to wait when a body has matured to receive a procedure to decrease the amount of surgeries and risks that come along with it. “Growth charts indicate that the average girl gains weight between the ages of 18 and 21, and that is likely to change her desire or need for breast augmentation as well as liposuction” (Zuckerman, "AMA Journal of Ethics"). Though cosmetic surgeries have improved drastically over time, since it is a surgery, there are always risks involved. Risks may include “excessive bleeding, infection, surgical complications, injury to the wound after surgery and heavy scarring” (Schneweis, Cosmetic Surgery May Be Harmful to Teenagers). The state and legal guardians must realize this and see the extreme implications that the surgery to beautify minors can have. Even if there are no significant side effects that occur during the course of the action, other aspects such as scars, numbness, or rejection of an implant are all possible
Once the standard of beauty changes, adolescents may regret the procedure they have done. Despite the temporary increase in self-confidence, cosmetic surgery is not always effective. Procedures like liposuction which removes areas of fat on the body to create a slimmer and more contoured look, may have to be redone if “you gain weight after the procedure” since “you may find it collecting in unlipo 'd areas on the body” (Kron, "Trimming the fat: When lipo works ... and when it doesn 't"). The most effective way of losing weight is through proper diet and exercise which needs to be vocalized instead of an acceptance to perform the surgical procedure. Allowing procedures like these on teenagers, leads to a need for a correction for the procedure or the desire for other procedures. Techniques like this are being used as substitutes for health regimens which can be harmful down the line. “The number of girls under age eighteen who received breast implants almost tripled from 3,872 to 11,326” (Cosmetic …show more content…
They are in the process of growing and developing which can alter the procedures done for them drastically. If a breast augmentation is completed by placing implants or lip augmentation is done, they may have to potentially come back for another procedure since it will transform with age and growth. It is better to wait when a body has matured to receive a procedure to decrease the amount of surgeries and risks that come along with it. “Growth charts indicate that the average girl gains weight between the ages of 18 and 21, and that is likely to change her desire or need for breast augmentation as well as liposuction” (Zuckerman, "AMA Journal of Ethics"). Though cosmetic surgeries have improved drastically over time, since it is a surgery, there are always risks involved. Risks may include “excessive bleeding, infection, surgical complications, injury to the wound after surgery and heavy scarring” (Schneweis, Cosmetic Surgery May Be Harmful to Teenagers). The state and legal guardians must realize this and see the extreme implications that the surgery to beautify minors can have. Even if there are no significant side effects that occur during the course of the action, other aspects such as scars, numbness, or rejection of an implant are all possible