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 eighteen as long as a parent or guardian is present during the consultations and agrees to sign the consent form as the minor is not of age to sign (Perry, 38). Going under the knife is not as easy and results are not what every teen expects especially if there are unrealistic expectations like wanting to look like a celebrity (37). Teens wanting to have cosmetic surgery performed should think twice before making an appointment as cosmetic surgery can lead to body dysmorphic disorder, it can have complications and participating in cosmetic surgery tourism is dangerous. Teens who undergo cosmetic surgery could lead to a life with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD).
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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 surgery. Teens who experience cosmetic surgeries gone wrong can experience complications. Some of these complications include infection (Perry, 30) and deep venous thrombosis (DVT) or a blood clot (32). Surgeons take major precautions when preparing for surgery like using sterile gloves and wearing scrubs, having the operating room’s air filtered and even providing the patient with extra oxygen when under anesthetics to reduce the rate of infections, but nothing eliminates the possibility of infections (Perry, 30-31). Teens, in the first 3 years of cosmetic surgery, are most likely to have an infection (Zuckerman). A DVT typically occurs during the process of the surgery. It can form in the thigh or the leg and travel to the lungs, which can cause a fatal pulmonary embolism meaning a blockage in a lung artery. This is dangerous because a blockage in a lung artery can damage other organs because of the lack of oxygen (Perry, 32). An infection and blood clot are complications that can be experienced by teens who participate in cosmetic surgery. Teens who associate with cosmetic surgery tourism is treacherous. Cosmetic surgery tourism is a business that was built in order to provide foreign doctors that perform economically affordable surgery as long as the patients travel to the surgeon who is out of the United States. The Dominican Republic is famously growing for its affordable surgery. In the United States a breast augmentation would cost around $7,000 but in the Dominican Republic it would only cost around $2,000 (Corderi, 41). Statistics show that the cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic is 80% cheaper than in the
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 surgery. Teens who experience cosmetic surgeries gone wrong can experience complications. Some of these complications include infection (Perry, 30) and deep venous thrombosis (DVT) or a blood clot (32). Surgeons take major precautions when preparing for surgery like using sterile gloves and wearing scrubs, having the operating room’s air filtered and even providing the patient with extra oxygen when under anesthetics to reduce the rate of infections, but nothing eliminates the possibility of infections (Perry, 30-31). Teens, in the first 3 years of cosmetic surgery, are most likely to have an infection (Zuckerman). A DVT typically occurs during the process of the surgery. It can form in the thigh or the leg and travel to the lungs, which can cause a fatal pulmonary embolism meaning a blockage in a lung artery. This is dangerous because a blockage in a lung artery can damage other organs because of the lack of oxygen (Perry, 32). An infection and blood clot are complications that can be experienced by teens who participate in cosmetic surgery. Teens who associate with cosmetic surgery tourism is treacherous. Cosmetic surgery tourism is a business that was built in order to provide foreign doctors that perform economically affordable surgery as long as the patients travel to the surgeon who is out of the United States. The Dominican Republic is famously growing for its affordable surgery. In the United States a breast augmentation would cost around $7,000 but in the Dominican Republic it would only cost around $2,000 (Corderi, 41). Statistics show that the cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic is 80% cheaper than in the