Plastic surgery can be subdivided or called a variety of different names. Most common plastic surgeries are the ones that benefit birth defects. However, voluntary cosmetic surgeries are becoming more and more common. There are many factors that lead to the increase in the number of cosmetic surgeries. The media has a large influence over the way people see themselves, mainstream media pushes an unrealistic expectation on women’s appearance that can lead to damaging outcomes and many plastic surgeons don 't tell of all the risks.
Media shows women as what “society thinks” they should be and that cosmetic surgery is the answer. The marketing of cosmetic surgery in women 's magazines is ever increasing. The media 's influence on cosmetic surgery …show more content…
The desire to surgically alter appearance is treated as normative for teenagers as it is for adults. Teens are told "more and more teens are choosing cosmetic surgery" in magazines and on other social networking sites. Even mothers and daughters are getting cosmetic surgery together as if it is completely normal. “In 2012, more than 236,00 cosmetic procedures were performed on patients between 13 and 19, including more than 75,000 surgical procedures such as nose reshaping, breast lifts, breast augmentation, liposuction, and tummy tucks” (Zuckerman 1). Very few research studies have been conducted to examine the safety risks for teens of even the most common cosmetic surgeries. This can be alarming since one of the biggest concerns about cosmetic surgery on teenagers is the risks. For example, Most women who get breast implants have at least one serious complication within the first three years, including infection, hematomas and seromas, capsular contracture (a sometimes painful hardening of the breasts), loss of nipple sensation, and hypertrophic scarring. If adult women can experience dangerous complications after a common surgery like breast implantations, the effects that surgery would that have on a teenagers body is even greater! Teenagers’ bodies are still growing, so many things could go wrong before …show more content…
Media has a strong influence in today’s society with all the television programs and magazines. Media portrays the “ideal” women to be pretty, young, and thin, but with large boobs and butt. These ideals are not realistic for the average women. Because of all the available resources to media plastic surgeons are able to put out good messages about cosmetic surgery being able to help obtain the “ideal” body that media portrays, however without relaying all the risks to the people, and this can lead to very damaging
Media shows women as what “society thinks” they should be and that cosmetic surgery is the answer. The marketing of cosmetic surgery in women 's magazines is ever increasing. The media 's influence on cosmetic surgery …show more content…
The desire to surgically alter appearance is treated as normative for teenagers as it is for adults. Teens are told "more and more teens are choosing cosmetic surgery" in magazines and on other social networking sites. Even mothers and daughters are getting cosmetic surgery together as if it is completely normal. “In 2012, more than 236,00 cosmetic procedures were performed on patients between 13 and 19, including more than 75,000 surgical procedures such as nose reshaping, breast lifts, breast augmentation, liposuction, and tummy tucks” (Zuckerman 1). Very few research studies have been conducted to examine the safety risks for teens of even the most common cosmetic surgeries. This can be alarming since one of the biggest concerns about cosmetic surgery on teenagers is the risks. For example, Most women who get breast implants have at least one serious complication within the first three years, including infection, hematomas and seromas, capsular contracture (a sometimes painful hardening of the breasts), loss of nipple sensation, and hypertrophic scarring. If adult women can experience dangerous complications after a common surgery like breast implantations, the effects that surgery would that have on a teenagers body is even greater! Teenagers’ bodies are still growing, so many things could go wrong before …show more content…
Media has a strong influence in today’s society with all the television programs and magazines. Media portrays the “ideal” women to be pretty, young, and thin, but with large boobs and butt. These ideals are not realistic for the average women. Because of all the available resources to media plastic surgeons are able to put out good messages about cosmetic surgery being able to help obtain the “ideal” body that media portrays, however without relaying all the risks to the people, and this can lead to very damaging