Teen Plastic Surgery

At only seventeen years old, she found multiple imperfections that linger in every cranny of her body. As she lays down on the medical bed and stares up to nothing but the lights on the ceiling, for it is her only view. It feels right to inhale the anaesthetics that close her eyes, as she takes the danger of going under the knife or having surgery. Feeling no pain and realizing nothing, the breast augmentation she has requested was rejected by her body and she passed away on the table she laid her fate in. Cosmetic surgery is a dangerous step for teens as it could cause serious health risks, since the teen body is still in the process of growing (Joseph, 63). Cosmetic surgery is legal to perform on the audience of the ones under the age of …show more content…
BDD is when people constantly want to change body parts to the point where is becomes an obsession and it interferes with the everyday functions. One study showed that around 7% to 12% of plastic surgery patients appear to show forms of BDD symptoms like asking repeatedly, for multiple procedures on the same physical feature (Dittmann, 110). It has been stated that teens who seek breast implants are more likely to have BDD. Breast implants are intended to last for 10 years, which for teens means constantly going to a surgeon to have repeated surgeries and can only increase the chances of developing BDD (Zuckerman). In 2 studies, about 71% to 76% of individuals with BDD seek cosmetic surgery and about 64% to 66% of those individuals receive the appropriate medical treatment for BDD. Teens who develop severe symptoms of depression in BDD have higher rates of suicidal thoughts or attempts of suicide. The severe depression can come from the lack of improvement in the physical feature or from the thought that the procedure only made the feature worse (Kelly). Cosmetic surgery has been linked to BDD and further linked to depression and suicide in the life of teens who seek this