augmentation which serves to reshape or increase the size of the breast. The silicone implant is inserted by a surgeon through an incision, lifting the breast tissue, and into a pocket created within the breast. There are other alternatives besides silicone implants such as saline implants or fat transfer, but the most popular remains as the silicon implant. The risks of this procedure include scar tissue that forms and squeezes around the implant as well as, rupture of the implant. Each complications can result in additional surgeries to fix the implant or to remove it. (Risks of Breast Implants)
Although not surgical, tanning is another procedure that offers immediate results with little effort. Facing the sun’s UV rays is inevitable but …show more content…
In 2012 alone nearly 24 percent of Americans had more than one tattoo (Body Modification & Body Image." Bradley University). But when it comes to Body modifications many Americans think of just tattoos, piercings, etc. but the complete definition of a body modification is anything that changes the natural appearance of the body, so tanning, dieting, plastic surgery, even brushing of the teeth all count as body mods (Body Modification & Body Image." Bradley University). So what deems a body mod as acceptable? Simple. It’s society. Look at Victorian England with the fashion of corseting- even though the binding of the rib cage is extremely unhealthy, it was still found beautiful by individuals because society deemed it beautiful, even today this trend is seemingly still around, although modified many women use a waist trainer in order to thin the waist area (Body Modification through a Sociologist 's Eyes). Another trend that existed like this was in feudal japan with the practice of foot binding, where a young woman’s feet would be broken and bent then wrapped tightly for months until she could fit a near size 2 shoe (Yuan, Anthony, Dr. Body Modification or Mutilation)! Is this just blatant sexism or stupidity of society (Body Modification through a Sociologist 's Eyes). Humanity needs to learn that our bodies and our culture only matter to us, so what we do should only be for us, and not forced upon …show more content…
The most obvious solution to this all, is to not question why, because humanity wastes time. Humanity is humanity, by definition we are meant for change. it matters not what someone thinks of another, because they don 't know the story why they got that certain tattoo or why they have that certain piercing, all we know is that all of humanity has a different story to be told about the life they live, so why not express it openly. Society is an idea created to keep people in line from obtaining true freedom of who they are, so this idea must be disbanded for society to move forward and lead humanity to a brilliant new
Although not surgical, tanning is another procedure that offers immediate results with little effort. Facing the sun’s UV rays is inevitable but …show more content…
In 2012 alone nearly 24 percent of Americans had more than one tattoo (Body Modification & Body Image." Bradley University). But when it comes to Body modifications many Americans think of just tattoos, piercings, etc. but the complete definition of a body modification is anything that changes the natural appearance of the body, so tanning, dieting, plastic surgery, even brushing of the teeth all count as body mods (Body Modification & Body Image." Bradley University). So what deems a body mod as acceptable? Simple. It’s society. Look at Victorian England with the fashion of corseting- even though the binding of the rib cage is extremely unhealthy, it was still found beautiful by individuals because society deemed it beautiful, even today this trend is seemingly still around, although modified many women use a waist trainer in order to thin the waist area (Body Modification through a Sociologist 's Eyes). Another trend that existed like this was in feudal japan with the practice of foot binding, where a young woman’s feet would be broken and bent then wrapped tightly for months until she could fit a near size 2 shoe (Yuan, Anthony, Dr. Body Modification or Mutilation)! Is this just blatant sexism or stupidity of society (Body Modification through a Sociologist 's Eyes). Humanity needs to learn that our bodies and our culture only matter to us, so what we do should only be for us, and not forced upon …show more content…
The most obvious solution to this all, is to not question why, because humanity wastes time. Humanity is humanity, by definition we are meant for change. it matters not what someone thinks of another, because they don 't know the story why they got that certain tattoo or why they have that certain piercing, all we know is that all of humanity has a different story to be told about the life they live, so why not express it openly. Society is an idea created to keep people in line from obtaining true freedom of who they are, so this idea must be disbanded for society to move forward and lead humanity to a brilliant new