The Dangers Of Cosmetic Surgery

In 2012, more than 236,000 cosmetic surgeries have been performed on teens between the age of 13 through 19 (Zuckerman). Plastic surgery is defined as a special type of surgery that alters, repairs, or reconstructs a person’s physical defects or features (Joseph and Pierre 60). Plastic or cosmetic surgery has gone back as far as 2000 B.C. in India and Egypt. Around the first century B.C., Roman physicians practiced early surgical methods to alter one’s body (Salcido). The Amount of people having surgeries is on the rise. In 2002 – 2003 the amount of plastic surgeries has tripled from 3,872 to 11, 326 (Joseph and Pierre). Teens should not be able to alter their bodies through the form of cosmetic surgery due to the effects on the body, impacts …show more content…
-For teens, Breast implants are one of the most wanted surgeries. However, it also comes with a lot of risk. According to Sabrina Joseph and Khorally Pierre, some complications that accompany breast implants are infection, leakage and break can cause the solution in the implant to be absorbed into the blood stream and it can cause an infection in the blood, Capsular Contractive defined as the Immune system rejects the implant, Necurosis which may be defined as the tissue surrounding implant dying. According to the National Cancer Institute, breast implants can lead to cancers in the breast (Joseph and Pierre 60). Interfere with mammograms. Kacey Long got saline implants at the age of 19 and suffered from, chronic fatigue , loss of hair , muscle tremors , dizziness , and memory loss. You will have to have other surgeries periodically to have the implants “maintained” . For example , after a certain number of years , you will have to get them replaced (Joseph and Pierre ) . In the article “Teens and Cosmetic Surgery” by Diana Zuckerman , Liposuction also has an astronomical amount of risk as well . Main risk include but aren’t limited to infection , Damage to skin , nerves or vital organs doc.4 . Blood clots that can migrate to lungs causing death , Excessive fluid loss, It can be associated to with eating disorders . Body Dimorphic Disorder has also been associated with liposuction . In Pennsylvania , …show more content…
You may think you will look like the perfect person after you come out of plastic surgery and you may think it is perfect. But some side effects can change that. Some procedures leave thick scars that normally don’t tend to fade (Holley). Also, side effects may be bruising or swelling around the sight (Holley). Also, you may have an idea of what you want in your mind, and it won’t come out that way. A surgery that you thought would help boost yourself esteem may end up decreasing it causing you to want to keep changing that specific body part till it’s the way that you want