Many young girls and boys aspire to look like someone they simply will never be and most children understand that but some are willing to take on death taking measures to meet their standards. According to a research done by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) in 2013 a documented 63,623 cosmetic surgical procedures were performed on children aging from 13-19 ("Plastic Surgery For Teenagers Briefing Paper"). That number will probably double if not triple by the year 2016 because of the demand of teenage cosmetic surgery. These surgeries do have a positive effect on many teens they do help with self esteem issues in the short term. But there is a great collection of negative affects these procedures have. Such as how girls are
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Young teenage girls are wanting change for all the wrong reasons, all the cosmetic and unnecessary reasons. During this time girls are the most vulnerable hormones are off the charts insane so we girls take criticism very seriously. Girls are being pressured into such rash choices by the "bully" usually a girl or boy that the young girl feels intimidated by, and girls are get this change for the acceptance from others such as those bullies. Wanting this change is affecting their adult bodies in a negative way, young girls are rushing into adulthood too fast, they are not giving their adult bodies enough time to develop. For adolescence, the transition from childhood to adulthood, there is no clear endpoint but around the of age 16 for girls and 17.5 for boys (Coghlan). The female body is never fully developed as stated before and early surgery can affect parts that aren't developed fully. Most teens do not understand that these procedures may make them look “beautiful” and “perfect” now, but they fail to realize what might happen in the long …show more content…
When you're only focused on your physical appearance, it really doesn't allow you to develop on the inside. "Growing up is learning to deal with the 'ugly duckling' stage, which all girls go through. So if you have plastic surgery rather than go through that stage and learn to deal, you really won't be prepared for the world"(Ryan & Cocotos). A study shows that the brain is only about 80% developed in teens, making easier to understand that rational decisions are hard to come by for adolescents(Williams). Development of a mature thought process takes time, time that many teens try to rush when making such decisions that are lifetaking. Although there is no specific plastic surgery mortality rate it should be known that all precautions should be taken while undergoing the knife. Undergoing the knife is a very risky choice many teenagers have decided for. All surgeries come with risks, with the association of the used anesthesia such as how in March, an 18 year old girl dies after a bad reaction to anesthesia before she even began her breast augmentation procedure.(Whitehouse). However, many come with their own set of risk like how breast implants have been proven to be very safe, but there always risks. Risk that include bleeding, infection or poor healing of the incision and changes in nipple or breast sensation. Capsular
Young teenage girls are wanting change for all the wrong reasons, all the cosmetic and unnecessary reasons. During this time girls are the most vulnerable hormones are off the charts insane so we girls take criticism very seriously. Girls are being pressured into such rash choices by the "bully" usually a girl or boy that the young girl feels intimidated by, and girls are get this change for the acceptance from others such as those bullies. Wanting this change is affecting their adult bodies in a negative way, young girls are rushing into adulthood too fast, they are not giving their adult bodies enough time to develop. For adolescence, the transition from childhood to adulthood, there is no clear endpoint but around the of age 16 for girls and 17.5 for boys (Coghlan). The female body is never fully developed as stated before and early surgery can affect parts that aren't developed fully. Most teens do not understand that these procedures may make them look “beautiful” and “perfect” now, but they fail to realize what might happen in the long …show more content…
When you're only focused on your physical appearance, it really doesn't allow you to develop on the inside. "Growing up is learning to deal with the 'ugly duckling' stage, which all girls go through. So if you have plastic surgery rather than go through that stage and learn to deal, you really won't be prepared for the world"(Ryan & Cocotos). A study shows that the brain is only about 80% developed in teens, making easier to understand that rational decisions are hard to come by for adolescents(Williams). Development of a mature thought process takes time, time that many teens try to rush when making such decisions that are lifetaking. Although there is no specific plastic surgery mortality rate it should be known that all precautions should be taken while undergoing the knife. Undergoing the knife is a very risky choice many teenagers have decided for. All surgeries come with risks, with the association of the used anesthesia such as how in March, an 18 year old girl dies after a bad reaction to anesthesia before she even began her breast augmentation procedure.(Whitehouse). However, many come with their own set of risk like how breast implants have been proven to be very safe, but there always risks. Risk that include bleeding, infection or poor healing of the incision and changes in nipple or breast sensation. Capsular